Financing the Fight™

Turning NCD Commitments into Funded Action

Introducing the Emerging INVEST Framework™

A Global Executive Webinar

Countries don't lack strategies.

They lack sustainable financing for implementation.

Over the past two decades, countries have made significant progress in developing national policies, strategies and action plans to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The evidence is stronger than ever, and proven interventions are well established.

Yet implementation continues to lag.

For many countries, the greatest challenge is no longer knowing what to do—but determining how to finance it.

Financing the Fight™ is a new initiative by ActioNCD International that seeks to address this challenge by bringing together governments, economists, development partners and public health leaders to explore practical approaches for financing sustainable national NCD action.

About the Webinar

Introducing the Emerging INVEST Framework

This inaugural executive webinar introduces the Emerging INVEST Framework a draft framework designed to stimulate discussion on how countries can better identify priorities, mobilize resources and finance implementation.

Rather than presenting a finished methodology, this webinar marks the beginning of a collaborative process. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the framework, share experiences, challenge assumptions and contribute ideas that will help shape its future development. Together, we will explore how countries can move from commitment to investment—and from investment to impact.

The Emerging INVEST Framework is an evolving concept designed to support countries in translating national commitments into funded implementation. It proposes six interconnected areas for discussion:

I Identify Priorities

What should be financed first?

N Navigate Financing Opportunities

Where can sustainable financing be found?

V Value Investments

How can countries demonstrate affordability, value and return on investment?

E Engage Decision-Makers

How do we build support across government and development partners?

S Secure Sustainable Financing

How can countries mobilize and sustain long-term investment?

T Track Results

How do we monitor financing, implementation and impact?

Why Attend?

This webinar will explore:

A deeper understanding of the financing challenges facing national NCD programmes

Why financing remains one of the greatest barriers to implementing national NCD plans

The economic rationale for investing in NCD prevention and control

The key building blocks of sustainable NCD financing and how governments, development partners and technical agencies can work together to strengthen financing for NCD action

The Emerging INVEST Framework™ and its potential application across different country contexts

Practical challenges and opportunities for mobilizing domestic and external resources

Featured Speakers

Dr. Ian Anderson

Health Economist and International Development

Dr. Anderson will provide reflections on the opportunities and challenges countries face in financing NCD prevention and control, drawing on more than four decades of experience advising governments and international organizations on health financing and development policy.

Dr. Temo K. Waqanivalu

Founder & Director, ActioNCD International/ BrightPath Ventures

Dr. Waqanivalu will introduce the vision behind Financing the Fight™ and present the Emerging INVEST Framework™ as a starting point for global dialogue on financing sustainable NCD action.

The Emerging INVEST Framework™

Join the Conversation

The Emerging INVEST Framework™ is not a finished product. It is the beginning of a global conversation. Your experience, ideas and perspectives will help shape a practical framework that countries can use to finance sustainable action on noncommunicable diseases.

If implementation is the next frontier in NCD prevention and control, then financing must become part of the solution.