Map of Involvement
Stronger Together Jothan Johnson delivering a speech at the opening of the Stroke Ward in Sierra Leone

The Map of Involvement is a dynamic platform showcasing the diverse ways people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are meaningfully involved in advancing the NCD response.

Through this interactive map, you can explore a growing collection of Involvement Reports that highlight impactful:

  • Community engagement: Gatherings, conferences, and initiatives that drive meaningful involvement related advocacy.
  • Trainings: Capacity-building opportunities for meaningful involvement.
  • Resources: Tools and materials designed to support NCD advocacy and meaningful involvement.
  • Decision-making: Processes that include people with lived experiences of NCDs in shaping policies or strategies.
Stronger Together Jothan Johnson delivering a speech at the opening of the Stroke Ward in Sierra Leone

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Share Your Story – Submit an Involvement Report

We need your voice! If you've been part of an initiative or know of an effort that exemplifies meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs, submit an Involvement Report and add it to the map. Together, we can inspire others and help make meaningful involvement a priority. 

How It Works

  1. Submit Your Report: Complete the submission form on our website.
  2. Moderation Process: To ensure quality and relevance, all submissions are reviewed by our team before being published on the map.
  3. Get Featured: Once approved, your report will be showcased on the map, reaching a global audience.

Join us in building a comprehensive resource that highlights the transformative power of meaningful involvement.

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Submit an Involvement Report

The Global Charter on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs

The Global Charter on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs emphasises that people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)—including caregivers—should play an active role in decisions that impact their lives.

The Global Charter aims to integrate meaningful involvement into the practices of governments, international partners, the private sector, and civil society organisations. By endorsing the Global Charter, organisations commit to its principles and adopt ten core strategies to ensure people living with NCDs are involved at every stage—from policy design to implementation, monitoring, and scaling up NCD programmes and services.

This initiative seeks to make inclusion a standard practice, fostering more effective and inclusive approaches to tackling NCDs worldwide.

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I would say that living with a chronic disease always has tradeoffs in terms of quality... The impact includes a low grade sense of dread that the NCD will require costly interventions but also the opportunity cost of making choices about health based on cost savings rather than health benefits.

Johanna Ralston
Lived experience of cancer and autoimmune disorder, United States