NCD Alliance

What NCD Alliance does

NCD Alliance is a Geneva-based civil society network organization founded in 2010 that unites national and regional NCD alliances, civil society organizations, and people living with noncommunicable diseases across more than 65 countries to accelerate advocacy on NCDs. Its core "product" is the network itself, delivered through a portfolio of programs rather than a technology platform: the Global NCD Alliance Forum (flagship convening held every 2–3 years, most recently in Kigali in February 2025 with 650 delegates), Global Week for Action on NCDs (annual campaign), Our Views Our Voices (lived-experience initiative), the Advocacy Institute (capacity building), and NCD Countdown 2030 (monitoring and accountability). Technically, the organization operates multilingual websites (English, Spanish, French), ISO 27001-certified infrastructure hosted in Germany with additional servers in Geneva and the UK, GDPR-compliant data handling, and digital media outputs including podcasts and video series. It does not sell products or services; its revenue base consists of membership fees, grants, and donations from charitable foundations and partners (e.g., The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, Abbott and the Abbott Fund, and corporate/NGO partners such as CARE).

As a go-to-market model, NCDA engages four primary constituencies: national and regional NCD alliances (direct members), governments and UN agencies (policy counterparties), people living with NCDs (represented through Our Views Our Voices), and civil society/disease-specific federations (coalition partners such as IDF, World Cancer Research Fund International, World Obesity Federation, Sightsavers, and others). Strategic significance is anchored by official relations with the World Health Organization and recurring engagement in UN High-Level Meetings on NCDs, positioning the network as a civil society counterpart to intergovernmental health governance. Its current strategic priorities include integrating NCDs into universal health coverage, expanding advocacy into humanitarian settings, and influencing the reform of global health architecture.

Name

NCD Alliance

Legal name

The NCD Alliance

Website

https://ncdalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NCD Alliance is a Geneva-based civil society network founded in 2010 that unites 65+ national and regional NCD alliances, people living with noncommunicable diseases, and partner organizations to advocate for NCD prevention, care, and policy reform through convenings, capacity building, and WHO engagement.

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Product category

Public Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Mental Health Programs (BPADAIAK), Chronic Disease & NCD Program Evaluation (e.g., diabetes/CVD/cancer) (HLAJANAG), Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD), Multilateral Global Health Partnerships (UN/WHO-led Initiatives) (HLAJAOAA)

Keywords

• Noncommunicable disease advocacy
• Civil society network
• Global health policy
• Public health advocacy
• Ncd coalition building

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NCD Alliance operates a global civil society network uniting advocates, people living with noncommunicable diseases, and partner organizations across more than 65 countries to accelerate policy action on NCDs. Its portfolio includes flagship convenings (Global NCD Alliance Forum), annual advocacy campaigns (Global Week for Action on NCDs), a lived-experience platform (Our Views, Our Voices), a media hub of podcasts and videos, a policy resources library, the Advocacy Institute capacity-building program, and the NCD Countdown 2030 monitoring initiative. The organization is funded through grants, donations, and membership fees from charitable foundations, partners, and member alliances.

Product overview

NCD Alliance (NCDA) is a civil society advocacy network, not a traditional software product company. Its core offering is the NCDA network itself — a global movement uniting civil society, advocates, and people living with NCDs across diseases, risk factors, and geographies. The portfolio consists of: the NCDA Core Advocacy Network, complemented by the web-based Global NCD Alliance Forum (held every two to three years), the annual Global Week for Action on NCDs campaign, the Our Views, Our Voices platform (featuring NCD Diaries and the Global Charter), the Media Hub delivering podcasts and video series including 'Facing Forward' and 'Turning the Tide', a Resources library of policy briefs, practical guides, and webinars, the Advocacy Institute for capacity building, and the NCD Countdown 2030 monitoring initiative. Together these components drive bold advocacy, knowledge exchange, community engagement, and policy change for NCD prevention and care worldwide.

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Products and services

• NCDA Core Advocacy Network A global civil society network membership uniting national and regional NCD alliances, advocates, and people living with NCDs to accelerate policy action on noncommunicable diseases through bold advocacy, strong partnerships, and equity-focused initiatives.
• Global NCD Alliance Forum NCDA's flagship convening platform, held every two to three years and strategically timed ahead of key global advocacy moments, bringing together civil society, youth, lived-experience advocates, governments, UN agencies, and partners to promote knowledge exchange and strengthen the global NCD movement.
• Global Week for Action on NCDs An annual advocacy campaign mobilizing civil society and advocates worldwide to take action on NCDs, driving awareness, policy change, and community engagement across geographies.
• Our Views, Our Voices An initiative that amplifies the voices of people living with NCDs through platforms including NCD Diaries and the Global Charter, enabling meaningful engagement in policy and advocacy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 million lives can be saved by 2040 through trans fat elimination
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Rwanda NCD AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2025Local co-host of the 2025 Global NCD Alliance Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. Rwanda NCD Alliance is a national alliance working on NCD advocacy within Rwanda and the East African region.
• Rwanda Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2025Collaborated as co-host of the 2025 Global NCD Alliance Forum. Rwanda is recognized for its progress on health and NCDs within the region and globally, particularly its Universal Health Coverage reforms.
• Rwanda Biomedical CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2025Collaborated as co-host of the 2025 Global NCD Alliance Forum, working on health systems strengthening and NCD response within Rwanda's health infrastructure.
• CAREmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in humanitarian settings NCD programs. CARE is partnering with Abbott and the Abbott Fund on one of the world's first programs to address NCDs in regions affected by humanitarian challenges like Marawi, Philippines.
• SightsaverssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting WHO Executive Board constituency statements on health emergencies and NCDs. Part of broader coalition coordination.
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in NCD advocacy, supporting WHO constituency statements and global NCD policy processes.
• World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRFI)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing coalition partner in NCD advocacy, particularly on nutrition and cancer prevention. Joint statement partner on maternal and child nutrition.
• World Obesity FederationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on obesity and NCD advocacy. Joint statement partner on maternal and child nutrition issues related to NCDs.
• WHO (World Health Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCD Alliance maintains official relations with WHO. Collaborates on global health architecture reform, NCD best buys, and WHO Executive Board/World Health Assembly advocacy.
• City Cancer ChallengemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in reimagining global health architecture. Collaborates with NCD Alliance on ensuring NCDs are effectively positioned in future international health systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Gavi is a global public-private partnership that finances immunization in lower-income countries and has formal relations with WHO. It is comparable to NCDA as a global health partnership operating at scale with WHO, but focused on vaccines rather than NCDs.
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: The Global Fund is a major multilateral financing partnership that mobilizes and disburses resources for HIV, TB, and malaria programs globally. It is comparable to NCD Alliance as a high-profile global health partnership with civil society governance and WHO ties, though focused on infectious diseases.
• PATH: PATH is a large global health nonprofit that works across diseases and health systems with deep WHO and government relationships. It is comparable to NCD Alliance as a global health civil society organization, though PATH also delivers direct programs and product development rather than pure advocacy.

Direct peers

• World Obesity Federation: World Obesity Federation is a global membership body that influences obesity-related policy with WHO and runs World Obesity Day. It is an NCD Alliance coalition partner and direct peer in the obesity vertical of NCD advocacy.
• Union for International Cancer Control (UICC): UICC is a global membership-based cancer control organization with formal WHO relations that convenes the World Cancer Leaders' Summit and advocates for national cancer policies. It is a direct peer in the NCD advocacy space, focused on the cancer vertical within NCDA's broader remit.
• World Heart Federation: World Heart Federation is a global cardiovascular health umbrella organization with WHO relations that leads World Heart Day and advocates for cardiovascular NCD policy. It mirrors NCDA's role but for the cardiovascular disease vertical.
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF): IDF is an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in more than 160 countries that engages WHO on diabetes policy. It is a direct NCD Alliance coalition partner and operates the same federated civil society model on a disease-specific vertical.
• Framework Convention Alliance: Framework Convention Alliance is a global civil society alliance of nearly 200 organizations supporting the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It is comparable to NCD Alliance as a multi-stakeholder civil society network driving WHO-linked policy outcomes on a single NCD risk factor.
• Global Health Council: Global Health Council is a US-based membership organization advocating for stronger US and global policy and financing for global health. It is directly comparable to NCD Alliance as a multi-issue civil society advocacy network engaging governments, multilaterals, and funders on global health priorities.
• International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO): IAPO is a global umbrella alliance of patient organizations across disease areas that engages WHO on patient-centered healthcare policy. It is directly comparable to NCDA's Our Views Our Voices initiative in advancing lived-experience engagement in global health policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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