Lavinia Ngatoko
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Festive season a time to refocus on health and wellbeing
As we wrap up 2024 and look forward to Christmas and New Year, we’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you all for your engagement, encouragement and unwavering support over the past yea…Read more about 'Festive season a time to refocus on health and wellbeing'...
Report calls for clampdown on commercial marketing
Commercial marketing threatens human rights and is a major factor behind the global rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). According to the NCD Alliance NCDs cause 41 million deaths annually (74% …Read more about 'Report calls for clampdown on commercial marketing'...
Conference a global platform for change
Register now for the 25th International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE next year and catch the early-bird discount which ends on Feb 15, 2025. It’s the …Read more about 'Conference a global platform for change'...
HPF's achievements highlighted at AGM
The commitment, teamwork, and resilience of HPF was acknowledged by HPF’s outgoing Board Chairperson Mark Simiona at our AGM today. Together with our members, wider community and stakeholders HPF has…
Busting myths about diabetes
‘Don’t sugar coat Diabetes’ is the theme for Diabetes Action Month this month. It’s all about busting the myths that surround diabetes, so everyone has greater awareness and understanding of the con…
COP16 calls for more action to protect planet
Environmental leaders from some 190 countries are currently gathered in Cali, Colombia to agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet. Considered the world’s most important event to conserve …Read more about 'COP16 calls for more action to protect planet'...
Diarise the date for HPF AGM
We invite our valued members to join us at our online Annual General Meeting on Thurs, Nov 21 where we’ll share what has been achieved over the past year, and some new developments in the pipeline. …
Youth council issues bold call for healthier societies
The first Youth Declaration on Creating Healthy Societies calling for urgent, collaborative action to build wellbeing, resilience, and trust across societies was launched yesterday. The Declaration …Read more about ' Youth council issues bold call for healthier societies'...
Global week calls for action on NCDs
The Time to Lead is now! That’s the key message from this year’s 2024 Global Week for Action on NCDs (Non-communicable diseases). The aim of the week which runs from Oct 15 – 22, is to deliver …