Summary: 

The East Africa NCD Alliance Initiative: A civil society benchmark report - responses to NCDs in East Africa, June 2014

The report provides a snapshot of the NCD response in the East Africa Community, from a civil society perspective. Progress was measured using the global NCD Alliance Benchmarking Tool, which focuses on implementation of priority NCD policy objectives and has also been piloted in South Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean as part of the Strengthening Health Systems, Supporting NCD Action programme. The East Africa Report highlights gaps and good practices, and provides an evidence-based platform for further action.