The Danish NCD Alliance is a cooperation between the Danish Lung Association, Danish Diabetes Association and the Danish Cancer Society.
Susanne Volqvartz founder of the Danish NCD Alliance
The Danish NCD Alliance is organised with a president and a steering committee, with leadership representation from the member associations.
The daily assignments are managed by the secretariat, with the possibilities of drawing on resources from experts from the member associations.
President: Professor, PhD, Per Kallestrup
The Danish Diabetes Association: Head of Political Department Ane Eggert Jackson
The Danish Cancer Society: Head of Political and Legal Department Una Jensen
The Danish Lung Association: Chief Physician Anders Løkke
Director of Development: Stefan Islandi
Program Officer: Morten Bach
Project Assistant: Nhung Emily Pham
The Danish NCD Alliance receive the majority of its funds from the Danish International Development Agency’s (DANIDA) Civil Society Fund.
Besides this the member associations contributes with technical expertise and a financial contribution totalling 385.000 DKK a year.
For our work in East Africa through a programme grant |
Grant 15,1 million DKK |
Periode 2020-2023 |
For our work in East Africa through project grants |
Grant 22,0 million DKK |
Periode 2010-2020 |
We are very engaged in global advocacy; in order to secure NCDs a spot on the global agenda. In this we are closely affiliated with the global NCD Alliance, so for more information about NCDs and global advocacy please visit their webpage: