2017 WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable diseases

To help address gaps in national policies on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the Office of the President of Uruguay and the Ministry of Health of Uruguay organized the WHO Global Conference on NCDs. The Conference provided a platform for showcasing high-level political commitment and sharing lessons learned and best practices on how to enhance policy coherence, with a view to attaining Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4 – to reduce by one-third premature mortality from NCDs. The Conference also supported the preparatory process in the lead-up to the third High-level Meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on NCDs in 2018.

Read the summary report here.