Access Accelerated

📣 Just released: The Access Accelerated in Action 2023 Measurement and Evaluation report reviews key accomplishments of the Access Accelerated – The World Bank in 2023: ✅ stronger policy evidence ✅ improved patient care ✅ an additional US$360M secured for future #NCD prevention & care efforts. Discover how our collaboration is supporting governments across four continents and making a difference: https://lnkd.in/ez-Vzasc

🗣️Have your say! Take part in a World Health Organization African Region web-based consultation! ❓What should form the basis of the NCD agenda in the African region in the next decades to catalyse urgent action on #NCDs? Learn more & submit your answers here 👉https://lnkd.in/e_cs_YKR 💪Let's #ActOnNCDs

"The onus is on us to address this challenge." Having witnessed lives lost from preventable #NCDs, IFC - International Finance Corporation's Farid Fezoua calls for working with the private sector to bridge the #healthfinancing gap and ensure no one gets left behind. IFC Health 📺 Watch:

🙌 One Year In: Herb Riband reflects on his journey at Access Accelerated. Surprises, challenges, and what excites him for the future. Read his story and see what's next for Access Accelerated.

IFPMA's blog story by Tamara Schudel on the second international dialogue on financing for #NCDs and #mentalhealth highlights the importance of multisectoral, collective action.  Great insights to help us move forward in strengthening NCD financing!

What’s in the latest Access Today newsletter? 🔸 #WHA77 key takeaways: Health and finance experts unite for sustainable financing solutions  🔸 Access Accelerated in Washington for International Dialogue on #NCD and Mental Health financing  🔸 Ministry of Health, Kenya Dr. Elizabeth Naukusi Wangia on the country’s ambitious health financing strategies  🔸 Novo Nordisk joins Access Accelerated as newest member company ⬇ More inside.

🙌 We're so proud to welcome Novo Nordisk as the newest member company of Access Accelerated. Joining our global community means taking a leading role in shaping #NCD responses around the world.  Together with our member companies, Novo Nordisk's commitment will be essential in continuing our efforts to bridge the health financing gap and improve access to essential NCD care in LMICs and underserved communities. Hear from Novo Nordisk's Carissa Vados as she reflects on the critical importance of healthcare access, the challenges of #healthfinancing, and her vision for the future of NCD care.

International Dialogue on Sustainable Financing for NCDs and Mental Health (Washington DC, June 20-21, 2024) I was very pleased to attend this important event, co-organized by the World Bank and WHO, on behalf of Access Accelerated. I had the opportunity to speak about the critical need for "unprecedented partnerships" to address NCDs and mental health, the imperative to constructively engage the "private sector" (which includes a broad variety of organizations that can support the NCD financing agenda in various ways), and the opportunity for country empowerment via platforms that enable countries to learn from each other about financing solutions, local insights/best practices, and investment cases. I applaud the World Bank-WHO collaboration, the joint attendance by country ministries of health AND finance, and the active presence of many global NCD thought leaders like Sir George Alleyne, Rachel Nugent, Johanna Ralston, Cary Adams, Allison Cox, Bent Lautrup-Nielsen, Jean-Luc Eisele, Felicia Knaul, Vanessa Peberdy, and others. Finally, I was gratified to be approached by World Bank country/regional leads who thanked Access Accelerated for our support and flexible funding over the years which enabled them to drive impactful projects that led to larger World Bank loans and grants. Together we are making an "on the ground" difference for people living with, or at risk of developing, NCDs. But there is much more work to be done!

We're heading to Washington for the International Financing Dialogue for #NCDs and #MentalHealth – and eager to join the conversation with government, civil society, and the private sector. Over the next two days, let's build on discussions and leverage the insights and experiences of countries as we collectively define strategies to integrate NCDs and mental health into national health financing systems. ⬇ Read the country experiences from the expert roundtable on NCD financing hosted by Access Accelerated, NCD Alliance, and World Diabetes Foundation.

💡 Sharing knowledge leads to better solutions. At Access Accelerated, we believe in evaluating, documenting, and sharing the lessons we've learned so that we can better support countries in developing sustainable and connected solutions for #NCDs. 📖 Learn more about our knowledge sharing activities https://lnkd.in/eXguPD-e