NCD Policy Lab

24/07/2025

🎥"La vida con Diabetes"
Our partner CRONICAS - Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas has brought together powerful and deeply moving testimonials from individuals living with diabetes in 🔵

This video gives space to their voices — highlighting the daily challenges, resilience, and perspectives that are often left out of public health conversations. Listening to these stories is a reminder of why , , and approaches to health matter.

🔗 Watch the full video on the CRONICAS - Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/JFCEHvlP0gM?si=jIj19gk_9sbX-Gv4

Jesica Torre nos comparte su testimonio 🗣️ sobre vivir con diabetes tipo 2, destacando la importancia de la prevención y la adherencia al tratamiento. 🙌💙

Desde el NCD Policy Lab y CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, resaltamos las voces de la comunidad que nos inspiran a actuar con conciencia y responsabilidad sobre nuestra salud. Conoce más testimonios en este video de nuestro canal de YouTube. 🔗📺 https://bit.ly/45hDcUK

23/07/2025

🔍 Are you familiar with the symptoms of diabetes?

Watch this video from our partner CRONICAS - Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas highlighting key symptoms and the proactive steps you can take to support early detection and prevention.

Recognizing symptoms early is critical to ensuring timely diagnosis and reducing the risk of serious complications.

22/07/2025

One month ago, nearly 50 passionate innovators gathered at Impact Hub Geneva for the .

Dive into this aftermovie to discover the atmosphere of this special event
🎦 https://youtu.be/vtlYPflJNgk?si=t7Z1O2KOn-M8ZnSx

This unique collaboration format led to a range of concrete and creative outcomes:
⚪ A low-tech solution designed to decentralize care in conflict settings, easing access for patients and frontline health workers
⚪ A “Dare to Share” campaign encouraging transparency and global collaboration in digital health
⚪ An advocacy roadmap to guide stakeholders through the process of integrating essential NCD medicines and health products into national health systems
⚪ A defined access plan with three pathways: existing CGMs, current alternatives, and future technologies

💡 Curious to see all the solutions? Explore the pitches and outcomes on the platform 👉 https://hackccess-hackathon.sparkboard.com/

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The hackathon was co-organized by NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), in partnership with: Université de Genève (UNIGE), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF (Switzerland), NCD Alliance, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, and supported by the Swiss Development & Cooperation(SDC).

The NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub) co-organized the Hackccess Hackathon ( )—an intense 24-hour innovation event focused on d...

17/07/2025

📄 Excited to share the latest NCD Policy Lab resource: "Key Considerations for Inter-country Pooled Procurement of Health Products"

This document is designed for policymakers at national and regional levels, government officials, procurement experts, and others involved in or exploring pooled procurement mechanisms across countries. It provides clear, actionable insights about frameworks.
The need for this resource arose from discussions during an informal technical working group held in Geneva in July 2024, as part of the NCD Policy Lab’s pooled procurement initiative focused on enhancing access to NCD medicines.

🔎 Explore the full document to discover strategies that foster collaboration, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes 👉 https://ncdpolicylab.org/resources/factsheets/key-considerations-for-inter-country-pooled-procurement-of-health-products

This document has been developed to inform and assist policymakers at national and regional level, government officials, procurement officials, and others involved in or considering setting up pooled procurement mechanisms in inter-country settings. The need for such a document emerged from discussi...

26/06/2025

Hackccess Hackathon, a resounding success!

🧠 24 hours of collective intelligence
🤝 40 participants from diverse backgrounds
💡 4 innovative solutions
🌱 1 shared goal: Improve access to NCD medicines and care

Congratulations to all participants of for their outstanding dedication, collaboration, and creativity. Over an intense 24-hour sprint, their efforts culminated in a series of high-impact, co-created solutions that demonstrate the power of collective intelligence in tackling complex global health challenges.

Special compliments are given to two teams:
🏆 Jury Prize – Solution Challenge #1, led by the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC team:
A low-tech approach to support the decentralization of care to primary and community health settings, enabling both patients and frontline workers to better navigate conflict-affected environments.
💙 Audience Favorite – Solution Challenge #4, led by the Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub) team:
"Dare to Share Campaign" — a global initiative promoting transparency and collaboration in digital health. This campaign challenges implementers to share practices, successes, and lessons learned — .
Discover all challenges and solutions developed during the event 👉 https://hackccess-hackathon.sparkboard.com/

Bravo as well to the teams in Bamako, who, alongside partners ONG Santé Diabète and CERTES, joined a parallel decentralized hackathon. Their efforts brought meaningful solutions to local challenges in NCD care and Digital Health. Stay tuned to discover the momentum of the collaboration and the results between and !

🙏 We extend our sincere gratitude to our jury — Erika Placella (Head of the SDC Health & Food Section), Thomas Vogel (Health Economist, HUG), Bertrand HUBERT (CFO, Impact Hub) — and to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine - UNIGE, Antoine Geissbuhler for joining our event. A final heartfelt thank you to our partners, participants, the Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub) co-organizing team, and Impact Hub Geneva — whose dedication and support made this event a true success.

The hackathon was co-organized by NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), in partnership with: Université de Genève (UNIGE), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF (Switzerland) (MSF) , NCD Alliance, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, and supported by the Swiss Development & Cooperation(SDC).

20/06/2025

🚀 , let's go!

The Hackccess Hackathon officially kicks off at Impact Hub Geneva.

💡 Over the next 24 hours, almost 50 participants from diverse professional backgrounds will collaborate on #4 innovation challenges, owned by key stakeholders, at the intersection of access, , , and impact. Their mission: to develop actionable, forward-looking solutions to improve equity in Noncommunicable disease (NCD)care and access.

Stay tuned for live updates, key moments, and outcomes — and learn more about the hackathon here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ds_iCxkx

The hackathon is co-organized by NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), in partnership with: University of Geneva (UNIGE), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF(Switzerland) (MSF), NCD Alliance, International Committee of the Red Cross, and supported the Swiss Development & Cooperation (SDC).

09/06/2025

The NCD Policy Lab is proud and delighted to celebrate 16 years of CRONICAS - Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas! 🎉

As a long-standing partner, CRONICAS continues to lead rigorous, locally grounded, and globally relevant research to advance global health and .

Warm congratulations to the entire team for their enduring commitment to excellence, innovation, and equity.

09/06/2025

⌛ – Registration closes tomorrow — last chance to join! ⚠

Only one day left to register for the Hackccess Hackathon — a 24-hour in-person innovation sprint at Impact Hub Geneva! This is the final call to join a collaborative effort to create impactful solutions promoting equity in and .

Register before tomorrow’s deadline 👉 https://unige.jotform.com/251213194840956
⚠️ Limited spots available — secure a place and select a challenge today!

The hackathon is co-organized by NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), in partnership with: Université de Genève(UNIGE), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF(Switzerland), NCD Alliance, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, and the Swiss Development & Cooperation (SDC).

More information here: https://hackccess-hackathon.sparkboard.com/

Every contribution counts. Bring your expertise and ideas to make a difference in NCD care and access.

04/06/2025

🚨 , registration deadline extended!🚨

Only 1 week left to register for the Hackccess Hackathon — a 24-hour in-person innovation sprint at Impact Hub Geneva! Don’t miss your chance to co-create practical, impactful solutions to advance equity in and .

Register now by the 10th of June 👉 https://unige.jotform.com/251213194840956

⚠️Spots are limited—secure your place and choose your challenge!

The hackathon is co-organized by NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), in partnership with: Université of Geneva (UNIGE), HUG - Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Médecins Sans Frontières (Switzerland), NCD Alliance, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

More information here: https://hackccess-hackathon.sparkboard.com/

Every perspective counts. Bring your skills, ideas, and experience to help drive change in NCD care and access.

04/06/2025

INSIGHT NCDs: Innovative Strategies for mapping and Integrating Global Health Technologies for NCDs

Join the Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub) at the to generate practical, user-centered, and scalable solutions that make it easier and more appealing for project owners and stakeholders to share information about their initiatives

Few more days left before registration close—register now! 👉 https://unige.jotform.com/251213194840956
🌐 Dive deeper into the Hackccess Hackathon details on the platform:
https://hackccess-hackathon.sparkboard.com/

The hackathon is co-organized by NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), in partnership with: Université de Genève(UNIGE), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF (Switzerland), NCD Alliance (NCDA), International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss Development & Cooperation (SDC).