The East African NCD Alliance was formed in 2015 as an umbrella union of national Non-Communicable Diseases Alliances (NCDs) from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar. The member National Alliances are united by the overarching goal of working towards the prevention and control of NCDs in their respective countries. They are each constituted by a strong membership of the different national societies of non-communicable diseases (such as Cancer Societies, Diabetes Associations, Cardiovascular Disease Associations), patients associations and other civil society organizations working in the area of non-communicable diseases.