Ummay Farihin Sultana

The writer works at the Eminence Associates for Social Development. E-mail: [email protected]

This year’s UN NCD declaration: Wins on targets, losses on taxes

The United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) is a multilateral platform convened by the UN General Assembly to engage 193 Member States at the highest political level.

1w ago

Navigating the political economy of non communicable diseases

In the 20th century, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) emerged to take control of the epidemiological landscape as a result of successive industrial revolutions and the ageing of the world’s population.

2y ago

The cancer misery for the women

Every morning, when the convoluted ray of sun mildly reaches my heart, I (52) reminiscence the fine days of my life.

4y ago

NCDs: a greater threat than COVID-19 to women

The matters of grave concern in health are not the epidemic, flues or parasites that reign over the news and take most of the government’s effort, rather they are the everyday diseases that people can address yet fail to take action.

4y ago
September 28, 2025
September 28, 2025

This year’s UN NCD declaration: Wins on targets, losses on taxes

The United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) is a multilateral platform convened by the UN General Assembly to engage 193 Member States at the highest political level.

August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023

Navigating the political economy of non communicable diseases

In the 20th century, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) emerged to take control of the epidemiological landscape as a result of successive industrial revolutions and the ageing of the world’s population.

September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021

The cancer misery for the women

Every morning, when the convoluted ray of sun mildly reaches my heart, I (52) reminiscence the fine days of my life.

May 23, 2021
May 23, 2021

NCDs: a greater threat than COVID-19 to women

The matters of grave concern in health are not the epidemic, flues or parasites that reign over the news and take most of the government’s effort, rather they are the everyday diseases that people can address yet fail to take action.