Help improve obesity prevention and care globally: Take part in the MAPPS II survey

The World Obesity Federation has launched the MAPPS II (Management and Advocacy for Providers, Patients and Systems) surveys — a global effort to understand and strengthen obesity care, prevention pathways, and health system responses.

The MAPPS II surveys are now live and open to three key groups:

• Health care professionals
• Policy makers, civil society organisations, and researchers
• People with lived experience of obesity and their caregivers

We invite you to share your insights and experiences to help build stronger, more equitable health systems for obesity care worldwide.

Why MAPPS II?

Building on the success of MAPPS I, which revealed major gaps in obesity services (especially in lower-income and rural settings), MAPPS II expands the scope to explore not only services, but also the social and commercial determinants of health, policy landscapes, and inequities in access to care.

Your participation will inform national and global strategies and support evidence-based policy action, training, and advocacy across countries and regions.

How to get involved

1. Take a survey.
Each of the three surveys takes just a few minutes to complete and is available in multiple languages. Your answers will feed directly into national and global obesity policy recommendations.

• Health Care Professionals, available in English, Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish
• Policy Makers, researchers, advocacy groups and civil society, available in English, Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish
• People with lived experience of obesity and their carers, available in English, Mandarin, Spanish, French, Arabic, Hindi, Brazilian Portuguese, isiZulu and Japanese

2. Share the MAPPS Toolkit.
We’ve created a downloadable MAPPS II Communications Toolkit to help you promote the surveys within your networks. Use our ready-made visuals, sample messages and suggested content to encourage others to take part.

3. Stay connected.
Contact our team at health_systems@worldobesity.org if you're interested in partnership, support for local dissemination, or involvement in our deeper country-level work.

What comes next?

In addition to global data collection, MAPPS II includes in-depth studies in six ‘deep dive’ countries, where additional interviews, multi-stakeholder roundtables and coalition-building activities will further inform national obesity advocacy and system strengthening.

Why your voice matters

Obesity and overweight are projected to affect over four billion people globally by 2035, with the majority living in low- and middle-income countries. Yet many health systems are still not equipped to provide integrated, respectful, and evidence-based obesity care.

Whether you are a clinician on the front line, a policy maker shaping national plans, or someone living with obesity, your experience matters. 

Together, we can shape more effective, equitable systems that prioritise real needs and solutions.