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“Community Is Crucial”
Paula Byron Paula Byron

“Community Is Crucial”

In recognition of World Diabetes Day, educator and advocate Edith Mukantwari shares her personal story of living with type 1 diabetes in Uganda, the lessons she’s learned, and the importance of a supportive community.

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Building for the Future
Paula Byron Paula Byron

Building for the Future

The PEN-Plus clinic in eastern Uganda began as a gathering under a tree and has blossomed into a standalone structure with consultation and treatment rooms, a training center, and a pharmacy.

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From Words to Action
National Commissions Paula Byron National Commissions Paula Byron

From Words to Action

The first International Conference on PEN-Plus in Africa provided a platform for health experts, policymakers, civil society organization representatives, donors, people living with noncommunicable diseases, and community advocates to expedite political and financial backing for PEN-Plus.

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PEN-Plus in Action Introduces a Global Partnership to Fight Severe, Chronic NCDs
Susan Donnellan Susan Donnellan

PEN-Plus in Action Introduces a Global Partnership to Fight Severe, Chronic NCDs

More than 60 representatives of leading global health policy, technical, advocacy, and financing institutions and people living with NCDs gathered at UNICEF House in New York on September 15, 2022, to introduce the PEN-Plus Partnership, a major international initiative to address the global burden of severe NCDs and injuries that cause more than 500,000 avoidable deaths every year among children and young adults living in extreme poverty.

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