About Us
A Healthier and productive South Sudan and free from NCD burdens
Background
The South Sudan NCD Alliance (SSNCDA) is a national umbrella civil society platform bringing together patient groups, professional associations, community‑based organizations, NGOs and academic institutions working on NCD prevention, care, research and advocacy in South Sudan. SSNCDA draws its inspiration from the East Africa NCD Alliance network and sister national alliances in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, adapting their lessons to the South Sudan context. The Alliance focuses on major NCDs—cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, mental health conditions and other priority NCDs—across the life course.
How We Do It
Core strategic pathways
These are the main ways SSNCDA plans to achieve its goals.
Capacity development: Building skills and capabilities of member organizations, communities, and PLWNCDs to design, implement, and monitor NCD interventions.
Collaboration and partnership: Working with government, UN, donors, private sector, professional bodies and other CSOs to scale up NCD action and reduce risk factors.
Advocacy: Influencing NCD‑responsive policies, legislation and financing at national and state levels, aligned with WHO and regional commitments.
Knowledge and research: Generating, synthesizing and using evidence on NCD burden, risk factors and health system response to inform advocacy and programming.
Strategic enablers
These describe how SSNCDA will organize itself internally to deliver the above pathways.
Governance and membership: Establishing strong governance structures and a broad, engaged membership base.
Operations and infrastructure: Putting in place systems, tools and infrastructure to run programs efficiently.
Financial sustainability: Mobilizing and managing resources to sustain NCD prevention, care and advocacy work.
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E): Tracking progress, learning, and accountability for outcomes and impact.
Team building: Developing a competent, motivated secretariat and leadership team to drive the Alliance agenda.
Our Statement
Mission
To lead a strong, coordinated civil society for actions that drive NCD prevention and care in South Sudan through advocacy, capacity building, knowledge generation and strategic partnerships, placing people’s health at the centre of national agendas.
Vision
A Healthier and productive South Sudan and free from NCD burdens
Core Values
Partnership | Innovation | Accountability | Inclusiveness | Empowerment
Our Objectives
To advocate for NCD‑responsive policies, legislation and financing at national and state levels, aligned with WHO recommendations and regional commitments.
To strengthen the capacity of member organizations and communities to design, implement and monitor effective NCD prevention and control interventions.
To promote meaningful involvement and leadership of people living with NCDs (PLWNCDs) in policy dialogue, program design and accountability processes.
To increase NCD research to facilitate generation, synthesis and use of evidence on NCD burden, risk factors and health system responses to inform advocacy and programming.
To foster multi‑sectoral partnerships with government, UN agencies, development partners, private sector and media to scale up NCD action and reduce risk factors.
Vision
A Healthier and productive South Sudan and free from NCD burdens
Core Values
Partnership | Innovation | Accountability | Inclusiveness | Empowerment