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SUMMARY:The Cambridge Post-UN Summit Conference on Noncommunicable Disease
 s and Mental Health - Dr Richard Smith\, Dr Ann Keeling\, Prof Nick Wareha
 m\, Dr Robert Doubleday\, Mike Davies
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CONTACT:Tom
DESCRIPTION:The Humanitarian Centre\, in partnership with the the Centre f
 or Science and Policy and the Cambridge Institute for Public Health\, invi
 tes you to\n\nThe Cambridge Post-UN Summit Conference on Noncommunicable D
 iseases and Mental Health\n\nHow can the UK appropriately and sustainably 
 contribute to the prevention and treatment of Noncommunicable Diseases and
  Mental Health Disorders in the developing world?\n\nFriday\, 20 January 2
 012\n\n9:30am to 5:15pm*\n\nClare College\, University of Cambridge\n\nCli
 ck here for more information and to book your place.\n\nThe 2011 UN Summit
  on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) was a tremendous opportunity to bring 
 the world’s attention to the global burden of death\, disability and pov
 erty caused by noncommunicable diseases.  The Cambridge Post-UN Summit Con
 ference on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) seeks to capit
 alise on the momentum and energy the Summit created around noncommunicable
  diseases\, and put forth realistic agendas for further UK research\, acti
 on and policy on noncommunicable diseases and mental health in the develop
 ing world.\n\nKey speakers include:\n\n    Dr Richard Smith\, Director of 
 the Ovations initiative to combat chronic disease in the developing world\
 , previous editor of the British Medical Journal\n    Dr Ann Keeling\, Cha
 ir of the NCD Alliance and CEO of the International Diabetes Federation\n 
    Professor Nick Wareham\, Director of the MRC Epidemiology Unit and co-D
 irector of the Institute of Metabolic Science\n    Dr Robert Doubleday\, H
 ead of Research\, Centre for Science and Policy\n    Mike Davies\, OBE\, H
 ead of Programme Development\, CBM-UK.\n\nConference Sessions will include
 :\n\n    Critical reviews of the outcomes of the UN Summit on Noncommunica
 ble Diseases\n    Short- and long-term strategies for addressing gaps in p
 revention\, treatment\, policy and ‘public awareness’ on noncommunicab
 le diseases and mental health (NMH) in developing countries\n    Highlight
 s from a growing number of successful ‘linking’ and ‘capacity-buildi
 ng’ programmes\, which assist individuals and organisations in the devel
 oping world to strengthen their own sustainable NMH research\, treatment a
 nd care programmes\n    Different models of partnership to advance best pr
 actices and policies on NMH research\, interventions\, treatment and care
 —including multidisciplinary\, multisectoral and multinational partnersh
 ips\n    Dissemination of Conference outcomes to Parliamentarians and Poli
 cy-Makers\, on 31 January\, at a reception in the Jubilee Room\, House of 
 Commons\n\nClick here for more information and to book your place.
LOCATION:Clare College\, University of Cambridge
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