ASEAN Non Communicable Disease

A unique network of government, academic, and civil society organizations and individuals spanning
25 countries (and counting), the NCD Asia Pacific Alliance was established to catalyze concerted
regional action in response to the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Working
across traditional boundaries, the Alliance serves as a platform for collaboration and joint advocacy
on primary prevention and control of NCDs and their associated risk factors.

One bamboo does not make a forest.

Like the bamboo grove featured in the Alliance logo, our whole is greater than the sum of our parts;
the Alliances strength derives from its emphasis on unified purpose and action. By working together
from the regional to the local level in a mutually supportive network, our integrity is reinforced, our
individual voices amplified, our scope of action expanded, and meaningful scientific progress
accelerated toward reducing NCD-related death and disability worldwide.

WHAT Ncdapa Do:

The NCD Asia Pacific Alliance is dedicated to leading the regional fight against non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) by facilitating and enhancing regional coordination of activities, multi-stakeholder

engagement, and action across sectors at the local, national, regional, and global levels. To these
ends, our activities center around two core Alliance functions:

To serve as a central clearinghouse for NCD knowledge and best

practices in the region.
The Alliance serves as a data repository, a campaign hub, a platform for advocacy, and a resource for
sharing information among the wider regional and global NCD community. Through the Alliance,
partners showcase their current research and initiatives on NCDs, generate and exchange ideas, and
share best practices. In this way, the platform contributes to advancing scientific knowledge and
promoting knowledge transfer in the interests of better NCD prevention and treatment.

To facilitate partnerships for NCD research and capacity development.

Stakeholders wishing to implement new initiatives or to inform and support existing ones can request
Alliance support in connecting with appropriate experts in the field. The Alliance thus acts as a
liaison between members from different member countries, providing introductions and facilitating
mutually beneficial collaborations among relevant stakeholders.
Alliance focus areas include a range of issues pertaining to major NCDs and their associated risk
factors, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, cancer, mental health,
overweight/obesity, unhealthy diet, harmful use of alcohol, tobacco control, and intersecting burdens
of persistent infectious disease (e.g., HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria).

Contact Address
NCD Asia Pacific Alliance
Address:7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
Email : info@ncdapa.org
Tel : +62 901 434164