02 May 2025
WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs Access the list of members of the 3rd Cycle of the CSWG
Declaration
02 May 2025
A Call to Action: Making good on the promise of gender mainstreaming to address global health inequitiesNCDs are the leading cause of death and disability for women globally – accounting for nearly two-thirds of all female deaths, up to 19 million deaths every year. Around the world, girls and women living with or at risk of developing NCDs experience unique challenges in accessing prevention, e...
Declaration
02 May 2025
Panel 1: Tackling the determinants on noncommunicable diseases, mental health and well-being through multisectoral and effective governance and collaborative actionChildren, adolescents, and youth must be at the core of a comprehensive response to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health conditions. Embedding their priorities across the NCD and mental health care continuum is essential f...
Declaration
02 May 2025
Statement for UN Multistakeholder Hearing – Panel 2 Delivered on behalf of HRIDAY, the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance), South-East Asia Regional NCD Alliance, and Global NCD AllianceWe, HRIDAY, the Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance), the South-East Asia Regional NCD Alliance and the Global NCD Alliance, come together to deliver an urgent and united call to action ahead of th...
Database
24 Apr 2025
The World Heart Federation aims to become the reference organization for information, knowledge, and policy in the global cardiovascular sphere. As part of our strategic objectives, we launched the World Heart Observatory: a knowledge hub that curates, aggregates, and visualizes data on cardiovascular conditions, biological risk factors, social determinants of health, and health systems and p...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
23 Apr 2025
Global Stroke policy brief, highlighting the global stroke burden, and actions to improve prevention, treatment and recovery from stroke as part of the NCD response. Published by the Global Stroke Action Coalition, a multisectoral advocacy initiative convened by the World Stroke Organization.
Briefs & Fact Sheets
16 Apr 2025
This paper makes the case for prioritizing self-care as a central pillar of the global NCD response. It explores proven self-care strategies that enhance PHC and UHC, empowering people to take an active role in their health. Finally, it outlines three key asks for the 2025 HLM, ensuring self-care is firmly embedded in the next Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health.Download
Guide
04 Mar 2025
This comprehensive e-learning course empowers breast imaging health professionals, including radiologists, medical physicists, radiation technologists, postgraduate students, and managers, with essential skills to master digital mammography imaging, adhere to operational standards, and understand the multifaceted roles within a mammography imaging team, ultimately ensuring high-quality services an...
Declaration
28 Feb 2025
The Kigali Youth Declaration, co-created by young people in the global NCD community, highlights the urgency of addressing youth concerns and taking action against NCDs, including mental health.We, the young people of the global NCD community—including 60 youth from over 40 countries, participants of the Global NCD Alliance Forum (Kigali, Rwanda)—unite under a shared vision of combating n...
Report
28 Feb 2025
This report, submitted to the UN General Assembly in 2017, provides an overview of global progress in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It outlines measures taken since 2014, identifies areas where progress has been limited, and highlights factors influencing implementation at national and global levels. The report also offers recommendations to guide future action an...
Article
10 Feb 2025
The article discusses venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, noting that it is common and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It explains that VTE symptoms are nonspecific, but established diagnostic strategies combining clinical probability scores and D-dimer testing can help identify low-risk patients where VTE can be safely exc...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
04 Feb 2025
This World Stroke Organization policy brief outlines key challenges and opportunities to reduce the global burden of stroke and NCDs through interventions a policy and healthcare systems level. The brief draws on WHO Best Buys for tackling NCDs and the WSO- Lancet Neurology Commission's Pragmatic Solutions to Address the Global Burden of Stroke.
