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Nothing changes if nothing changes.

In joining their respective strengths, the global partners of the NCDI Poverty Network have already made significant progress in solving one of the world’s starkest health inequities. We invite you to join us in this ambitious work. The PEN-Plus model represents both an opportunity to dig deep into issues that matter to your mission and an outsized impact as part of the joint work of Network members.

Clinical experts bring their deep knowledge of specific diseases—such as type 1 diabetes, sickle cell disease, and rheumatic and congenital heart disease—to refine clinical protocols, identify referral pathways, and train and mentor lower-level providers.

Nongovernmental organizations—especially those that serve as PEN-Plus implementing partners—are critical players in the expansion of PEN-Plus. They bring operational prowess and creative thinking about how to integrate new clinical capacities into existing public health systems. Their place-based expertise and network of in-country relationships facilitate on-the-ground changes in care and holistic support for patients and their families.

Academic institutions provide the evidence base critical to ensuring quality and action. Care delivery for people living with severe, chronic NCDs in low-resource settings has never been tackled at this scale. Research is essential for understanding and validating the impact of PEN-Plus and related interventions in clinical, economic, and operational terms.

Global policymakers set the standard for determining where global resources should focus to meet minimum viable standards for human health and thriving. These policymakers are critical to ensuring these decisions address the needs of people living with severe NCDs.

Advocates share their lived experiences with severe NCDs in PEN-Plus countries to motivate, inspire, and raise the bar for all stakeholders. In telling their stories, they provide powerful reminders of the costs of inaction to people living with severe NCDs, their families, and society.

Philanthropists provide catalytic capital to a variety of stakeholders to fund innovative approaches to care, strengthen local institutions critical in care delivery, and meet near-term humanitarian needs. Their networks and influence are valuable assets in change management across stakeholders.

Industry shapes and is shaped by markets. Pharmaceutical and medical-device companies produce essential medicines and supplies. In collaboration with pooled purchasing mechanisms and governments, they also have a critical role to play in reshaping markets to better work for the poorest countries and populations.

A Truly Global Network, Working to Expand PEN-Plus

The NCDI Poverty Network collaborates with and coordinates among influential organizations making significant contributions to advancing PEN-Plus around the world. Major partners include:
 

• Africa CDC

• African Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology

• American Heart Association

• American Society of Hematology

• Beyond Type 1

• Breakthrough T1D

• Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Zambia

• Chaupal Gramin Vikas Prashikshan Evam Shodh  Sansthan (Chhattisgarh State, India)

• Clinton Health Access Initiative

• Doctors with Africa CUAMM

• East Africa Diabetes Study Group

• Foundation for Cardiovascular Care in Africa

• Global ARCH

• Global Sickle Cell Disease Network

• Harvard Medical School (USA)

• The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

• ICDDR,B (Bangladesh)

• International Pediatric Association

• International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes

• Kathmandu Institute of Child Health (Nepal)

• Mass General Brigham (USA)

• Mathiwos Wondu – YeEthiopia Cancer Society (Ethiopia)

• Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research (Mozambique)

• National Institute for Medical Research(Tanzania)

• Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya

• Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

• Partners In Health

• REDAC Network–Sickle Cell Disease Research Network Africa

• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (USA)

• Sangwari (Chhattisgarh State, India)

• The Scottish Government

• Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center

• Sickle Cell Aid Foundation (Nigeria)

• Sickle in Africa Consortium

• SolidarMed (Zimbabwe)

• The Sonia Nabeta Foundation

• Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases

• UNICEF

• Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique)

• World Diabetes Foundation

• World Health Organization

• World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa