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Meaningful engagement of people with lived experience

Meaningful engagement is the respectful, dignified and equitable inclusion of individuals with lived experience in a range of processes and activities within an enabling environment where power is transferred to people; valuing lived experience as a form of expertise and applying it to improve health outcomes. Individuals with lived experience hold the key to designing effective health interventions that leave no one behind, overcoming contextual barriers and mobilizing political action.

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Bottom-up and inclusive co-development for effective health policy and practice

Individuals and communities with first-hand experience in living with or being affected by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and mental health and neurological conditions hold the key to designing effective, inclusive, equitable health interventions that leave no one behind. Their inclusion in decision-making processes through principles of respect, value and dignity is essential to achieving health for all.

Public health actors should develop equitable and contextual solutions to address the growing silent pandemic of NCDs, and mental health and neurological conditions. It is a crucial global health challenge which transcends borders, sectors, languages, ethnicities and political divides, endangering lives, livelihoods and global development

Publications

World Health Organization

WHO framework for meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases, and mental health and neurological conditions

Publication

10 May 2023

World Health Organization

Intention to action series: Regional reflections. Analysis from informal regional consultations with people living with noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions

Report

27 Apr 2023

World Health Organization

Intention to action series: People Power. Perspectives from individuals with lived experience of noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions

Report

19 Apr 2023

World Health Organization

Nothing for us, without us: opportunities for meaningful engagement of people living with NCDs: meeting report

Publication

14 Apr 2021
Lived Experiences Around The World
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Nothing for Us, Without Us.

WHO is committed to advancing the meaningful engagement of people living with NCDs and mental health conditions worldwide a with a range of dedicated activities and platforms. This short film documentary in all six UN languages sheds light on the experiences of people living with NCDs and mental health conditions around the world, highlighting perspectives from Australia, Brazil, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

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WHO framework for meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases, and mental health and neurological conditions

 

The WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions is a WHO technical product designed to provide practical guidance, norms, and standards to support WHO and Member States advancing, co-creating, and enhancing policies, programmes, and services through the meaningful engagement of individuals with lived experience of these health conditions.

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