Africa Regional Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs

The Africa Regional Advocacy Agenda of people living with NCDs was developed by 238 people living with NCDs as a part of Africa NCD Network (ANN)’s partnership with the NCD Alliance, drawing on the Our Views, Our Voices initiative to promote the meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs in Africa in the NCD response. Through its network, ANN is striving to ensure the meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs, as key stakeholders and constituents in advocacy as well as decision- making processes on NCD prevention and control in Africa and beyond.

The Advocacy Agenda is intended to guide and support efforts of key stakeholders to improve NCD prevention and control. The agenda also serves to strengthen the NCD response not just at the regional level, but also at the community, national and global levels. It is a valuable reference for civil society, NCD Alliances in Africa, and people living with NCDs to present to key decision makers, thus urging them to take action to meet the agreed upon global NCD targets, and to put people first! Nothing about us without us! It can also be used strategically according to each setting and the advocacy opportunities that present themselves locally, national, regionally and globally.