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Strategic Plan Details Global Targets for 2028
Paula Byron Paula Byron

Strategic Plan Details Global Targets for 2028

On September 24, the NCDI Poverty Network officially published the PEN-Plus Partnership Strategic Plan (2025–2028). ”It is our commitment, our testimony, and our witness to the collective progress of NCDI Poverty Network partners in delivering healthcare and hope to people in lower-income countries,” said Dr. Gene Bukhman, co-chair of the Network.

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PEN-Plus Partnership High-Level Advisory Group Convenes in New York City
Allison Westervelt Allison Westervelt

PEN-Plus Partnership High-Level Advisory Group Convenes in New York City

The High-Level Advisory Group of the PEN-Plus Partnership met in New York City on 19 September to discuss the progress and future of PEN-Plus, an integrated care model that diagnoses and treats severe noncommunicable diseases in rural areas of low- and lower-middle-income countries, where more than 90 percent of the world’s poorest people live.

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