On 14 September 2023, WHO, NCD Alliance and the World Diabetes Foundation co-hosted the second Multistakeholder Gathering to Accelerate Action on SDG 3.4 and UHC.
Explore key outcomes, the global mapping report launched at the meetung and related country stories in this thematic event collection.
Only a handful of countries are on track to reduce by one third the premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases by 2030 and meet SDG target 3.4.
The multi-year aim of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government for the prevention and control of NCDs, launched in April 2022, is to accelerate progress towards SDG 3.4 and achieving universal health coverage through SDG 3.8 by 2030.
At their first annual Gathering, on the occasion of the 77th High-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly in 2022, the Global Group of Heads of State and Government committed to the Global NCD Compact and offered strategic leadership to promote greater policy coherence and coordination through whole-of-government approach and engaging with non-State actors in an appropriate, coordinated, comprehensive and integrated response.
In September 2023, their second Gathering marked the kick-off of the Global Week for Action on NCDs, a multistakeholder campaign calling for integration of NCDs into UHC packages, and featured the launch of the WHO Global mapping report on multisectoral actions to strengthen the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions.
