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Argentina’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation has joined the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) as its newest member.
“We are delighted to welcome Argentina to the GACD. By joining the alliance they are becoming part of a unique global network of funders who are jointly supporting research that will generate evidence to address implementation challenges in the area of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). With the burden of these diseases increasing and threatening the health as well as the economic development of many nations, we are pleased that Argentina has joined our collective efforts to build this evidence base to enable policymakers around the world to tackle the global NCD epidemic.”, says Dr Xuetao Cao, Outgoing Chair of the GACD and President of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
Argentina has become the GACD’s tenth member agency, joining public health research funders from around the world.
“Joining the GACD will create valuable opportunities for Argentinian researchers to collaborate with other international experts and to further advance the area of implementation science. Argentina has a long tradition of outstanding research and we are hoping that our involvement with the GACD will create mutual benefits and lead to positive health outcomes.” says Agueda Menvielle, National Director of International Relations, Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Argentina.
You can find the full press release here: Argentina pr