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United for Global Mental Health

4th Global Mental Health Advocacy Forum: Key Learnings and Take-Home Messages for Mental Health Advocates from the Forum’s Plenary Sessions

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05 Feb 2026

The 4th Global Mental Health Advocacy Forum foregrounded a central message: mental health advocacy succeeds when it is rounded in power, history, and lived reality - not only in technical solutions. Across sessions, speakers consistently argued that...

ReportMental Health and Neurological ConditionsGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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United for Global Mental Health

4th Global Mental Health Advocacy Forum: Policy, Advocacy and Research Recommendations

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05 Feb 2026

The 4th Global Mental Health Advocacy Forum foregrounded a central message: mental health advocacy succeeds when it is grounded in power, history, and lived reality - not only in technical solutions. Across sessions, speakers consistently argued that...

ReportMental Health and Neurological ConditionsGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionSocial determinants of health+2

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World Heart Federation (WHF)

Environmental Stressors and Cardiovascular Health: Acting Locally for Global Impact in a Changing World - A statement of the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the World Heart Federation

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20 Jan 2026

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 70% of global mortality and are responsible for over 38 million deaths annually, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) constituting most of these fatalities.&nbsp;While traditional risk factors for CVD have lon...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Literacy DevelopmentEnvironment, climate change and healthHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionUnhealthy diets+3

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World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO Academy course on National Cancer Control Planning for Programme Managers

Guide

31 Dec 2025

This course for programme managers is designed to equip ministries of health, programme managers and policy and health professionals involved in cancer control with the requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviours and abilities for effective go...

GuideCancerHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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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

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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 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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Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Global epidemiology of chronic respiratory disease

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22 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases constitute one of the most pressing, yet underappreciated, global health burdens. Determining the burden of disease is fundamental to identify unmet needs at the population level, and reduce individual suffering through i...

PublicationChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthHealth promotionHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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HRIDAY

Report on NCDs and Health Equity in India

Briefs & Fact Sheets

01 Sep 2025

The Report on Non‑Communicable Diseases and Health Equity in India has been jointly developed by the Healthy India Alliance/India NCD Alliance (HIA), HRIDAY and the Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad (IIPH‑H). This work has been support...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights+1

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The George Institute for Global Health

Women & Non-Communicable Diseases – A Call to Action: Making good on the promise of gender mainstreaming to address global health inequities

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24 Aug 2025

Position statement from the George Institute for Global Health ahead of the Fourth UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Second general meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: meeting report, 23-25 April 2025

Report

11 Aug 2025

The Second General Meeting of the GCM/NCD took place virtually from 23 to 25 April 2025. More than 300 participants from over 50 countries actively participated in the three-day main event. This meeting report assembles the main highlights and key ou...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of health+6

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Association Santé Diabète, BMJ Global Health

Rethinking and redefining the definitions and how we measure availability and affordability of medicines and technologies for non-communicable diseases

Article

04 Aug 2025

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) include cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and mental health. This group of conditions is the leading global cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with 74% of all deaths glob...

ArticleDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services+1

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The George Institute for Global Health

Meaningful progress or empty promises? An analysis of how gender features in NCD action plans

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11 Jul 2025

In the lead up to the 4th High-Level Meeting (HLM4) on NCDs and Mental Health, the George Institute for Global Health conducted an analysis of 65 national NCD plans covering 89 countries, to assess the inclusion of gender across four policy domains:...

ReportGender, equity and human rights

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