Preventing disease is the most powerful investment a community can make. Our prevention pillar is designed to stop NCDs before they start—by addressing their root causes through lifestyle interventions, education, early screening, and community-wide engagement.
The Center will act as a launchpad for behavior change—blending structured programming with culturally grounded outreach. Prevention will not be an abstract health message; it will be a way of life, shaped by environments that make healthy choices easier, shared, and sustained.
We will activate this vision through a range of interconnected programs that bring prevention to homes, schools, workplaces, places of worship, and community spaces across the region.
Nutrition Education & Food Systems Unhealthy diets—driven by urbanization, limited access, poverty, or misinformation—are a key
Sports and Physical Activity Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are key drivers of rising NCD rates.
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Use Prevention Substance use remains a silent driver of many chronic illnesses.
Screening & Early Risk Detection Most NCDs go undiagnosed until it’s too late. To reverse this,