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World Health Organization

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases

Guide

08 Oct 2025

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases, a new publication from WHO that is packed with data, investigative hooks, and surprising angles on the world’s leading killers: cancer, heart d...

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WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs

WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs Statement on the UN High Level Meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health

Declaration

27 Sep 2025

Statement by the WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs Statement on the UN High Level Meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health “Equity and integration: transforming lives and livelihoods...

DeclarationCivil Society Working GroupMultistakeholder Collaboration
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PATH, Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines and Products

The case for investing better in noncommunicable diseases - even in times of crisis

Briefs & Fact Sheets

22 Sep 2025

Position of the Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines and Products highlighting three priorities for investing better in noncommunicable diseases through: 1) better national health spending; 2) better supply chains; and 3) better financing data.&nbsp...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services+4

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World Health Organization, NCD Alliance, World Obesity Federation, The George Institute for Global Health

Advancing multisectoral and multistakeholder actions on noncommunicable diseases: thematic issue briefs

Briefs & Fact Sheets

22 Sep 2025

The thematic issue briefs discuss challenges and opportunities in advancing multisectoral and multistakeholder action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Each brief includes a rationale, stakeholder-specific recommendations and key messages on instit...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+3

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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia

Chronic respiratory diseases in WHO South-East Asia: Burden, risk factors and services for prevention and management

Report

18 Sep 2025

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs)—primarily asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—contribute significantly to the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the WHO South-East Asia Region. CRDs impose a growing socioeconomic...

ReportChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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Vital Strategies

Health Taxes Action Guide

Guide

15 Sep 2025

Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes are among the leading causes of death worldwide, often driven by the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks. Governments have a proven tool to address these risks: healt...

GuideMultistakeholder CollaborationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets+3

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Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases, World Health Organization

Global scientific panel on chronic respiratory diseases: Background paper

Briefs & Fact Sheets

14 Sep 2025

This background paper was developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) to provide the scientific basis for strengthening the global response to chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Drawing on the latest evidence and in...

Briefs & Fact SheetsChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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WHO, Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Key advocacy messages for chronic respiratory diseases

Strategy document

14 Sep 2025

This advocacy paper, developed by the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD), calls for urgent and coordinated action to reduce the burden of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) worldwide.&nbsp;Building on evidence compiled in th...

Strategy documentChronic Respiratory DiseasesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthPrimary health careHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionTobacco use+5

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HRIDAY

Report on NCDs and Health Equity in India

Briefs & Fact Sheets

01 Sep 2025

The Report on Non‑Communicable Diseases and Health Equity in India has been jointly developed by the Healthy India Alliance/India NCD Alliance (HIA), HRIDAY and the Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad (IIPH‑H). This work has been support...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights+1

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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 ou...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health careSocial determinants of health+6

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International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)

Reimagining our response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health: Reflections on the draft Political Declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 Aug 2025

This policy brief outlines three areas where industry seeks more explicit commitments from governments in the upcoming Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health, to be agreed this 25 September at the UN HLM:Leverage health innovationStrengthen...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetesMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesPrimary health care+7

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Association Santé Diabète, BMJ Global Health

Rethinking and redefining the definitions and how we measure availability and affordability of medicines and technologies for non-communicable diseases

Article

04 Aug 2025

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) include cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and mental health. This group of conditions is the leading global cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with 74% of all deaths glob...

ArticleDiabetesMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and services+1

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