A global alliance of health research funders.
The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) brings together major international research funding agencies specifically to address the growing burden of NCDs in LMICs and in underserved groups experiencing health disparities such as Indigenous Populations, in high-income countries (HICs) by building evidence to inform national and international NCD policies and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals under section 3.4.
The GACD:
- Invests in impactful NCD implementation research;
- Builds implementation science capacity and capability in relation to NCDs;
- Facilitates collaborations and partnerships to support GACD investment and impact.
The GACD Research Network of investigators are active in more than 80 countries around the world.
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What we do
Find out how GACD develops and facilitates innovative research collaborations between low- and middle-income and high-income countries in the fight against chronic diseases.
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People and organisation
Read more about our Associate Member organisations and the people that make up our Board of Trustees, Strategy Board, Programme Subcommittee and staff team.