October 2013 Consortium for NCD prevention and control in sub-Saharan Africa (CNCD-Africa) - A Four Year Report card Jared Odhiambo Owuor, (BSN)*(1), Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, (PhD)(2). (1) Secretary, (2) Coordinator, CNCD-Africa, 7 th Floor Suite B, Commodore, Wood Avenue /Kindaruma Road Junction, P.O. Box 45259– 00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254 (20) 387 33 85, Cell:0727 850 851; Email: [email protected] , Website: www.aihdint.org/cncd , P.O. Box 45259-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel/fax: +254-20-3873385. Introduction: CNCD-Africa was established in July 2009 upon the recognition that the prevalence, burden of NCD related disease and injury was increasing among low and middle- income countries. The collective mandates of the Secretariat, Steering Committee and Expert Group were aimed at addressing the objectives of the Consortium comprehensively while building capacity in the region to prevent and control NCDs Facilitation and process: With financial and technical support from CDC and IUHPE respectively, the Consortium has utilised health promotion, lobbying and dialogue, and partner platforms to achieve its mission. Experience: The Consortium has excelled in four key areas mainly convening; knowledge generation and sharing; advocacy; and networking. Some of the challenges so far have been (i) retaining interest of network partners - being a loose and flexible outfit; partners are not tied to specific deliverables; and (ii) resource availability. Applications: A key lesson is that regional platforms can be used to showcase what is being done locally and to share best practices and best-buys globally. Partnerships and stakeholder involvement are key in NCD action and to sustain partnerships, the various partners need incentives to keep them actively involved in NCD action. This could be achieved through joint inception, project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Innovative financing for NCD action is possible through establishing and sustaining regional and global partnerships that are robust and respond to country needs.