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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 outcomes from the Second General Meeting, featuring selected speaker quotes from across the GCM’s multistakeholder constituencies and signposting key...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights+4

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HelpAge International

Age inclusion handbook

Guide

30 Jul 2025

Age Inclusion Handbook (2024) – HelpAge InternationalThe Age Inclusion Handbook is a comprehensive three-part resource designed to support practitioners, partners, and organisations in embedding age inclusion across humanitarian and development programming.Section 1 provides practical technical guidance notes across 13 thematic and operational areas, offering concrete steps to ensure older peopl...

GuideMultisectoral ActionHealthy Aging

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HelpAge International

Toolkit for homebased incontinence care

Guide

29 Jul 2025

This toolkit was developed in Malawi and designed by older women and men living with incontinence, alongside their caregivers, in collaboration with MANEPO. In 2024, older people and caregivers shared the challenges they face with daily self-care. A team from MANEPO then worked with them to develop a step-by-step toolkit to address these daily challenges and provide home-based ways for improving t...

GuideMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesAccess to essential medicines and services
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Sugars and dental caries

Briefs & Fact Sheets

15 Jul 2025

This WHO technical information note on sugars and dental caries highlights the impact of sugar consumption on the global burden of dental caries. Free sugars, found in various foods and beverages, are the primary dietary factor in the development of dental caries. Consumption of sugars is influenced by a range of factors including the social and commercial determinants of health. To support popula...

Briefs & Fact SheetsUnhealthy diets

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The Lancet

Metrics for diplomats: is mortality from non-communicable diseases increasing or decreasing?

Article

03 Jul 2025

Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.1 With 5 years left to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, diplomats will be developing a roadmap to get the world as close as possible to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4.1, which is to reduce premature mortality (between the a...

ArticleCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+8

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Report of the WHO global oral health meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-29 November 2024

Report

02 Jul 2025

The first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) Global Oral Health Meeting was convened in Bangkok, Thailand, from 26–29 November 2024. Hosted by the Government of Thailand, it brought together approximately 350 stakeholders, including representatives from over 100 Member States (including 12 health ministers and senior ministry of health executives), 35 United Nations (UN) agencies, and non-stat...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Avoidable mortality, risk factors and policies for tackling noncommunicable diseases – leveraging data for impact: monitoring commitments in the WHO European Region ahead of the Fourth United Nations High-Level Meeting

Report

27 Jun 2025

Noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, remain the leading cause of death and disability in the WHO European Region. Approximately 1.8 million deaths annually are avoidable, with 60% preventable through reduced exposure to risk factors and public health interventions, and 40% treatable with timely and high-quality...

ReportCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+7

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The International League of Dermatological Societies

ILDS Response to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration of the Fourth High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Article

25 Jun 2025

The International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), an umbrella organisation of over 200 professional dermatological organisations across 104 countries, welcomes the commitment to advance global efforts on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health as reflected in the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration of the fourth high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention...

ArticleMental Health and Neurological ConditionsCivil Society Working GroupMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration+3
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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable diseases: Progress monitor 2025

Publication

05 Jun 2025

The fifth in a series, the World Health Organization's 2025 Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Progress Monitor provides a snapshot of country progress toward meeting global NCD targets and commitments. Drawing on the latest available data, the report assesses national capacity, policy implementation, and health system responses across countries. It serves as a key accountability tool to inform action...

PublicationReportEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+2

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World Stroke Organization

World Stroke Academy

Database

02 Jun 2025

The World Stroke Academy is the educational platform of the World Stroke Organization that provides high-quality stroke education to healthcare professionals.

DatabaseCardiovascular Disease

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FDI World Dental Federation (FDI)

NO HEALTH WITHOUT ORAL HEALTH - Advocacy priorities for the 4th United Nations High–Level Meeting (UN HLM) on Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health 2025

Guide

02 Jun 2025

The fourth UN HLM on NCDs (HLM4) will take place on Thursday, 25 September 2025. FDI and IADR are mobilizing all stakeholders with interest in oral health ahead of HLM4 through coherent and aligned recommendations for governments.

GuideCivil Society Working GroupAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholTobacco use+1

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World Hepatitis Alliance

World Hepatitis Alliance’s Response to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration of the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 May 2025

The World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and our network of 400 civil society and community organisations across more than 100 countries welcome the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration for the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs and Mental Health. WHA has prepared this suggested text for the Zero Draft and encourage Member States to include the proposed amendment in the political declaration on NCDs an...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionCommunicable diseases
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