Documenting the experiences
of people living with NCDs

Christopher Agbega
Noura Arnous
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Kenneth Mkandawire portrait
Modina Khatun portrait

Documenting the experiences
of people living with NCDs

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Nfortentem Aaron portrait
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Sabiha Khan portrait
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About NCD Diaries

The NCD Diaries use rich and immersive multimedia approaches to share lived experiences to drive change, using a public narrative framework.

As part of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative, the NCD Diaries are a participatory, community-based and multimedia storytelling project that illustrates and highlights individual lived experiences and calls for action on NCDs.

NCD Diaries and themes

Each series of NCD Diaries will have a thematic focus, drawing on the key pillars of the global Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs and, potentially, more specific themes, depending on relevant advocacy opportunities.

The current NCD Diaries theme is:

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Equity and UHC

Equity and UHC

The fifth series of the NCD Diaries project is based on the theme: Equity and UHC.

Lived experience advocates share realities they have faced when it comes to lack of access to NCD services due to discriminatory practices around coverage or financial support in their country of residence. They shed light on key actions for decision-makers to take to ensure no one is left behind, and that all populations are covered in UHC benefits packages.

This fifth NCD Diaries series was produced from October 2023 through February 2024.

 

NCD Diaries are created in three formats:

NCD Diaries visual format

01 Visual 

A visual storytelling format featuring a series of images that represent the real and personal experiences of Diarists and their interaction with the healthcare system, local context and community. Drawing from elements of the PhotoVoice approach, NCDA will support Diarists in capturing images representing their lived experiences and contextualise them within the Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs to present their recommendations and calls to action. The Diary will take the form of a series of up to five photos and accompanying captions.

NCD Diaries visual format

NCD Diaries audio format

02 Audio podcast

A spoken word/podcast format through which Diarists will share their experiences and challenges of living with NCDs, their local context, community interactions and calls to action in a conversational manner, either in first person or in conversations with others, e.g. family, community members, advocates, etc. The Diary will take the form of two to three fifteen-minute recordings.

NCD Diaries written format

03 Written text

A blog/testimonial format through which Diarists will share their lived experiences through storytelling and public narrative, reporting on experiences, challenges of living with NCDs and recommendations for change. The Diary will take the form of up to three written entries of a maximum of 250 words.

NCD Diaries written format

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Podcast Diary icon Christopher Agbega

Christopher Agbega

Written Diary icon Noura Arnous

Noura Arnous

Written Diary icon Nfortentem Aaron

Nfortentem Aaron

Written Diary icon Sabiha Khan

Sabiha Khan

Visual Diary icon Kenneth Ngwira Mkandawire

Kenneth Ngwira Mkandawire

Visual Diary icon Modina Khatun

Modina Khatun

Visual Diary icon Benjamin Olorunfemi

Benjamin Olorunfemi

Visual Diary icon Nkiruka Okoro

Nkiruka Okoro

Visual Diary icon Jotham Johnson

Jotham Johnson

Podcast Diary icon Snehal Nandagawli

Snehal Nandagawli

Written Diary icon Mariana Gomez

Mariana Gomez

Written Diary icon Karmila Munadi

Karmila Munadi

Written Diary icon Evelyn Santos

Evelyn Santos

Written Diary icon Grace Achodo

Grace Achodo

Written Diary icon Maryanne Njuguna

Maryanne Njuguna

Written Diary icon Joselyne Simiyu

Joselyne Simiyu

Visual Diary icon Anita Sabidi

Anita Sabidi

Written Diary icon Wendy Reaser

Wendy Reaser

Written Diary icon Takwe Boniface Njecko

Takwe Boniface Njecko

Written Diary icon Chitrika De Mel

Chitrika De Mel

Written Diary icon Joseph Rukelibuga

Joseph Rukelibuga

Visual Diary icon Lucía Feito Allonca

Lucia Feito Allonca

Written Diary icon Brenda Chitindi

Brenda Chitindi

Podcast Diary icon Chikhulupiliro Stanley Ng'ombe

Chikhulupiliro Stanley Ng'ombe

Visual Diary icon Neema Mohamed

Neema Mohamed

Visual Diary icon Oduor Kevin Otieno

Oduor Kevin

Written Diary icon Ashla Rani MP

Ashla Rani MP

Visual Diary icon Katherine Berkoh

Katherine Berkoh

Visual Diary icon Mirriam Wakanyi

Mirriam Wakanyi

Visual Diary icon Amber Huett-Garcia

Amber Huett-Garcia

Visual Diary icon Mazeda Begum

Begum Mazeda

Visual Diary icon Linh Nguyen Ha

Linh Nguyen Ha

Podcast Diary icon Omar Abureesh

Omar Abu Reesh

Podcast Diary icon Liz  Owino

Liz Achieng Owino

Written Diary icon John Gikonyo

John Gikonyo

Written Diary icon Samuel Kumwanje

Samuel Kumwanje

Written Diary icon Jean Marie Blaise Migabo

Jean Marie Migabo

Written Diary icon Edith Mukantwari

Edith Mukantwari

Written Diary icon Adjo Rose Lankou

Adjo Rose Lankou

Visual Diary icon Gloria Haro

Gloria Haro

Visual Diary icon Rohan Arora

Rohan Arora

Visual Diary icon Robert Onyango

Robert Onyango

Podcast Diary icon Vijayalakshimy Silvathorai

Vijayalakshimy Silvathorai

Podcast Diary icon Allison Ibrahim

Allison Ibrahim

Podcast Diary icon Seema Bali

Seema Bali

Visual Diary icon Salome Agallo

Salome Agallo

Visual Diary icon Ama Quainoo

Ama Quainoo

Visual Diary icon Betsy Rodriguez

Betsy Rodriguez

Visual Diary icon Vivian Gyasi Sarfo

Vivian Gyasi Sarfo

Visual Diary icon Lion Osarenkhoe Chima-Nwogwugwu

Lion Chima-Nwogwugwu

Written Diary icon Shamim Talukder

Shamim Talukder

Written Diary icon Jazz Sethi

Jazz Sethi

Written Diary icon Michael Donohoe

Michael Donohoe

Written Diary icon Jaime Barba

Jaime Barba

Written Diary icon Stephen Ogweno

Stephen Ogweno

The current theme is

Equity and UHC

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The NCD Diaries are possible thanks to NCD Alliance’s partnership with the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.