Guide
30 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization guidance and toolkit for scaling innovations in public health systems offer an evidence-based, practical framework to assist governments to lead, coordinate and sustain the scaling of health innovations – specifically,...
Strategy document
30 Jan 2026
World Obesity Day 2026 takes place on 4 March, uniting people worldwide to raise awareness and drive action on obesity.This toolkit provides ready-to-use assets to help you raise awareness, share your reason to act, and advocate for systemic change.Y...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
29 Jan 2026
The 158th Session of the Executive Board (EB158), taking place from 2 to 7 February 2026, marks the first WHO gathering following the fourth High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health (HLM4). This resource covers NCD-relevant items on the provision...
India
29 Jan 2026
India’s NCD burden is growing, but not everyone has an equal chance to prevent, detect or treat these chronic conditions. This blog shares new evidence from Delhi and Hyderabad on who is being left behind – and how equity, empathetic care and lived experience leadership can drive a fairer NCD response.
29 Jan 2026
29 Jan 2026
In December 2025 and January 2026, six additional civil society organizations have been confirmed to join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD), strengthening global support to countries in advancing their NCD response through multisectoral government action and multistakeholder engagement. The Secretariat warmly welcomes the new Par...
29 Jan 2026
Guide
27 Jan 2026
Children spend a large share of their day in school, making it a critical setting for shaping lifelong dietary habits and reducing health and nutrition inequities. Yet the foods available, served, sold or promoted in and around many schools often inc...
Publication
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. While traditional risk factors for CVD have lon...
20 Jan 2026
World Cancer Day 2026 is just around the corner! This is the second year of the new 'United by Unique' campaign, which focuses on a people-centred approach to cancer care. This approach aims to place individuals, families, and communities at the heart of health systems. It means not just treating the disease, but adopting the perspectives and experiences of individuals, carers, families and commun...
20 Jan 2026
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...
Case study
23 Dec 2025
Pakistan hosts a significant population of children and young people living with type 1 diabetes, many of whom face severe financial and geographic barriers in accessing lifesaving insulin and diabetes supplies. The Promise of Insulin (POI) program,...
Publication
20 Dec 2025
The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions is staggering - and growing. Health care for NCDs and mental health requires long-term, coordinated support across the life course, including prevention, early detection, and...
17 Dec 2025
2025 was a challenging year for global health. For the Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD), it was a year of adapting and strengthening partnerships and activities, and of inspiring and meaningful engagement with countries, people and communities. Here are some of the highlights of how the GCM/NCDs worked to advance multistakeholder and multisectoral action on noncommunicable diseases...
17 Dec 2025
