NP

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

NCDA

The mission of the NCD Alliance is to combat the NCD epidemic by putting health at the centre of all policies. Founded in 2009, we are a unique civil society network uniting 2,000 civil society organisations in more than 170 countries.
Together with strategic partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN) and governments, the NCD Alliance is transforming the fight against NCDs. This section introduces the diverse members of our global network.

Nagoya Protocol

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international agreement which aims at sharing the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way.

NTD

Viral, parasitic and bacterial diseases that mainly affect the world's poorest people.

NIH

The National Institutes of Health is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research, founded in the late 1870s.

NEPAD

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is an economic development program of the African Union. NEPAD was adopted at the 37th session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in July 2001 in Lusaka, Zambia. NEPAD aims to provide an overarching vision and policy framework for accelerating economic co-operation and integration among African countries.