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A selection of impact stories that demonstrate WHO's support to Member States and public health authorities, from the WHO country stories: delivering for all report.

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These impact stories were published as part of the WHO delivering for all report: 2022/23 NCD & Mental Health Country Stories report, which presents a snapshot of how WHO has delivered on its mission in countries and contributed to health outcomes across a wide range of issues during 2022-2023. The selection presented here features stories on NCD prevention and control, mental health care, and related multisectoral and multistakeholder activities.

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Cabo Verde invests in comprehensive essential services to offer better quality of care to the elderly
District health system strengthening to improve access to quality primary health care services in the Congo
Empowering health workers and mobilizing communities to improve early detection and treatment of noncommunicable diseases in Ghana
India Hypertension Control Initiative: a patientcentred approach to control hypertension at the primary care level
Introducing HPV vaccines for a cervical cancer-free generation in Montenegro
Improving access to mental health services by integrating them into general health services in Nepal
Towards universal health coverage (UHC): Government of Benin expanding health coverage to the extreme poor
From local to national: intersectoral network to create environments for healthy ageing
Legislative agenda setting, development and approval of national legislation to require front-of-package warning labels to regulate the marketing of processed and ultraprocessed food and drink products
Multisectoral approach to NCDs based on the management model of healthy cities, environments and ruralities (Ciudades, Entornos, Ruralidades, Saludables y Sostenibles (CERSS)
Improving cardiovascular health from the local community to the national level with a participative approach
Freedom from tobacco production in Kenya for healthier lives
From street food samples to TikTok videos: a social behavioural change communication(SBCC) programme as part of a comprehensive approach to salt reduction in Malaysia
Multistakeholder action to improve health and wellbeing by reducing health inequity through the first Healthy Island initiative in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Passage of the Tobacco and Nicotine Control Act to protect the Sierra Leone population from the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products
Improving oral health and well-being in Vanuatu through the community promotion of toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste and healthier food choices
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Noncommunicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings: Building Resilient Health Systems, Leaving No-One Behind
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Stories from the field: Sharing successful strategies from the Eastern Mediterranean Region mitigating noncommunicable diseases and mental health disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
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