WHA72 Launch Event of the British Medical Journal's (BMJ) Special Collection on Solutions for NCD Prevention and Control

The BMJ special edition on NCD prevention and control is a collaborative effort of the BMJ and World Health Organization involving experts from various relevant WHO departments as lead authors along with other global experts from academia, civil society and the United Nations Organizations. Speakers include:

• Dr Svetlana Akselrod (Director, WHO GCM/UNIATF)

• Dr Kamran Abbasi (Executive Editor, BMJ)

• Mr Greg Perry (Assistant Director General for the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations)

• Ms Erika Placella (Deputy Head, Global Programme Health, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation).