General

GACD Cancer call open

The GACD call for research funding into cancer prevention is open for applications.

Global Alliance awards USD 50 million to scaling up hypertension and diabetes projects

GACD announces successful awardees of its scale up programme

GACD welcomes new co-chair

The GACD diabetes working group is welcoming a new co-chair.

Annual Scientific Meeting 2019

Sign up for the GACD ASM here.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GACD ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING IS FOR RESEARCHERS WORKING ON GACD FUNDED PROJECTS.

GACD Annual Report 2018-19

This year’s annual report, highlighting our expanding research projects into Chronic Non Communicable Diseases worldwide.

Diabetes: walking and talking saves lives

GACD funded project D Magic’s work with community groups has managed to cut diabetes rates by two thirds. Its results are published in the Lancet.

Hypertension and Me

Patient Advocate Roslyn Grimes tells an honest story of the reality of choices, when living with the full effects of Hypertension.

GACD Launches Hypertension Programme at UNHLM 3

The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases launches its inaugural report

GACD ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 Launched

This year’s annual report reflects the GACD’s unique connections and networks. Whether it be through our Research Network or the links we have made with global policy makers that are changing health policy in low and middle-income settings.

Thank You UCL

GACD Secretariat moves to the Wellcome Trust

GACD Scale Up Call Launched

GACD Scale Up Call

Canada and New Zealand announce successful GACD mental health research grants

CIHR & HRC New Zealand announce GACD mental health call awardees.

GACD Annual Report 2017 newly published

Read the 2017 annual report here

GACD welcomes New Zealand

New Zealand’s Health Research Council has been welcomed as the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases’ fourteenth member.

GACD lung diseases research programme co-chairs

Congratulations to Kamran Siddiqi (United Kingdom) and Muralidhar Kulkarni (India) on their election as Co-chairs of the GACD Lung Diseases Research Programme.

Developing countries are ill-equipped to manage the growing chronic-disease burden

As World Health Day is celebrated around the globe on April 7th, the rising burden of chronic diseases in developing countries must become a priority for global health policy.

How can research stem the tide of the NCD pandemic?

On World Health Day (7 April 2017) governments should consider long-term investments in high-quality peer-reviewed implementation research on tackling non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, in health systems.

GACD welcomes new Chair for 2017

The Board of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) has welcomed its new Chair, Professor Glenda Gray

GACD mental health call open

The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) has opened its fourth research call.

Spotlight on Professor Nancy Edwards

The GACD’s Management Committee plays a critical role in developing the nuts and bolts of the Alliance’s output. The thirteen members from each agency across the globe meet monthly by teleconference and shape the output of our work.