About us
At the Danish NCD Alliance, we envision a world free from suffering, stigma, disability, and death caused by non-communicable diseases.
Our Organization
The Danish NCD Alliance is a collaboration between the Danish Cancer Society, the Lung Association, and the Diabetes Association. The alliance aims to create a common forum for knowledge sharing and collaboration, while also working internationally on development projects in East Africa, where we support efforts to combat NCDs such as cancer, lung disease, and diabetes.
The Danish NCD Alliance has a clear mission to help build and strengthen patient associations in East Africa. Through this work, we seek to empower their voices so that everyone affected by NCDs can achieve better conditions and rights. By fostering cooperation and knowledge sharing among partners, the alliance focuses on creating a stronger voice for patients and their needs, which is essential to ensuring they receive the support and resources they require.
The Danish NCD Alliance has a president and is led by a steering committee with a leadership representative from each of the three founding organizations.
The alliance’s work is carried out through the individual member organizations, supported by a small joint secretariat. Our partners in East Africa are led by locally emplyed project managers.
President and Steering Group
President: Professor, PhD, Per Kallestrup
Danish Cancer Society: Head of Policy, Una Jensen
Lung Association: Professor, Anders Løkke
Diabetes Association: CEO, Claus Richter
The Danish NCD Alliance Secretariat
Director: Stefan Islandi
Programme Officer: Morten Bach
Project Assistant: Lucas Wulf-Andersen
Where Does the Funding Come From?
The Diabetes Association, Lung Association, and Danish Cancer Society annually support the Danish NCD Alliance with DKK 360,000 and also contribute professional expertise on NCDs.
The Danish Cancer Society receives a four-year program grant of DKK 13,850,000 from DANIDA’s Civil Society Fund, administered by CISU (Read more about CISU here).
The Lung Association receives individual project grants from DANIDA’s Disability Fund, administered by Disabled People's Organisations Denmark (Read more about Disabled People's Organisations Denmark here).