WHO global meeting to accelerate progress on SDG target 3.4 on noncommunicable diseases and mental health, 9–12 December 2019, Muscat, Oman: meeting report

World Health Organization

16 Dec 2019

WHO global meeting to accelerate progress on SDG target 3.4 on noncommunicable diseases and mental health, 9–12 December 2019, Muscat, Oman: meeting report

In an effort to spur the implementation of national responses against NCDs, WHO and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman co-organized the Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG Target 3.4 on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health. Oman was chosen for its remarkable achievements in terms of sustained investment in development of the health sector, political commitment to prioritization of NCDs as part of universal health coverage, and institutionalization of the SDGs within the national health agenda.