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World Health Organization, Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD)

Slide Deck: Second GCMN Participants Gathering

Briefs & Fact Sheets

20 May 2026

Slide deck of the Second GCM Participants Gathering on 19 May 2026.&nbsp;The Gathering covered i) strategies to strengthen multisectoral governance and multistakeholder collaboration, ii) improving access to medicines and medical devices for NCDs in...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesDisability and rehabilitation+3
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World health organization

Working for a brighter, healthier future: How WHO improves health and promotes well-being for the world’s adolescents, Third edition

Report

14 May 2026

WHO continues to strengthen its work for adolescent health and well-being through a coordinated approach led by the HQ Interdepartmental Technical Working Group on Adolescent Health and Well-being, bringing together expertise from across the Organiza...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights+1

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World Health Organization

Governance for public health across the health and allied sectors: a report to guide country-level institutional capacity for essential public health functions underpinning multisectoral approaches

Report

15 Nov 2025

The diverse&nbsp;public health&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;require multisectoral, integrated action, supported by robust and well-coordinated governance that involves actors within and beyond the health sector. Framed around Essential Public Health Function...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health+3

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World Obesity Federation

Investing in action on obesity: Catalysing the double dividend

Briefs & Fact Sheets

30 Oct 2025

World Obesity has published a new advocacy brief, making the case for action on obesity as a ‘win-win’ investment for countries in fiscally challenging times.“Investing in Action on Obesity: Catalysing the Double Dividend” argues that investi...

Briefs & Fact SheetsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health carePhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets+3

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The Lancet

Invest in our chronic wellness, not chronic illness

Article

01 Oct 2025

This paper highlights the need to reorient global health efforts toward sustained, people-centred approaches that strengthen chronic care, promote meaningful engagement, and foster multisectoral collaboration to support long-term health and resilienc...

ArticleAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization, NCD Alliance, World Obesity Federation, The George Institute for Global Health

Advancing multisectoral and multistakeholder actions on noncommunicable diseases: thematic issue briefs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

22 Sep 2025

The thematic issue briefs discuss challenges and opportunities in advancing multisectoral and multistakeholder action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Each brief includes a rationale, stakeholder-specific recommendations and key messages on instit...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+3

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Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases, World Health Organization

Global scientific panel on chronic respiratory diseases: Background paper

Briefs & Fact Sheets

14 Sep 2025

This background paper was developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) to provide the scientific basis for strengthening the global response to chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Drawing on the latest evidence and in...

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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WHO, Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Key advocacy messages for chronic respiratory diseases

Strategy document

14 Sep 2025

This advocacy paper, developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD), calls for urgent and coordinated action to reduce the burden of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) worldwide.&nbsp;Building on evidence compiled in th...

Strategy documentChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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World Health Organization

Framework to implement a life course approach in practice

Guide

05 Jul 2025

The WHO Framework to implement a life course approach in practice summarizes current evidence to reorient health systems to produce health and well-being, draws on global examples of implementation, and proposes next steps. A life course approach ack...

GuideMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights+2

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Avoidable mortality, risk factors and policies for tackling noncommunicable diseases – leveraging data for impact: monitoring commitments in the WHO European Region ahead of the Fourth United Nations High-Level Meeting

Report

27 Jun 2025

Noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, remain the leading cause of death and disability in the WHO European Region. Approximately 1.8 million deaths annually are avo...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsPrevention of violence and injuriesHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+9

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The International League of Dermatological Societies

ILDS Response to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration of the Fourth High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Article

25 Jun 2025

The International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), an umbrella organisation of over 200 professional dermatological organisations across 104 countries, welcomes the commitment to advance global efforts on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and...

ArticleMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth promotionHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionUnhealthy diets+5
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World Heart Federation (WHF)

WHF Statement on Tackling the Determinants of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health and Well-Being Through Multisectoral and Effective Governance and Collaborative Action

Declaration

27 May 2025

This statement was delivered by Prof. Jagat Narula, President of the World Heart Federation, at the UN Multistakeholder Hearing on NCDs in response to a panel discussion on Tackling the Determinants of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health and W...

DeclarationCardiovascular DiseaseMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of health+7

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