Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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World Health Organization

Global report on hypertension 2025: high stakes: turning evidence into action

Report

23 Sep 2025

The second Global report on hypertension highlights&nbsp;the urgent need to scale up detection, treatment, and control of hypertension, especially at the primary health care level. It showcases proven solutions, country successes, and clear recommendations for governments and partners. Ensuring reliable access to affordable, quality-assured antihypertensive medicines and validated blood pressure d...

ReportCardiovascular DiseaseAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rights+8

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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 institutionalizing multisectoral governance, leveraging data and evidence for multisectoral policies and programmes, and strengthening multisectoral narrati...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rights+1

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Saving lives, spending less: the global investment case for noncommunicable diseases

Report

19 Sep 2025

Saving lives, spending less: the global investment case for noncommunicable diseases outlines why urgent investment in cost-effective interventions for NCDs is essential for health and sustainable development. Drawing on the World Health Organization’s package of NCD best buys, the report demonstrates how these evidence-based measures can help countries reduce premature deaths, strengthen health...

ReportMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholPhysical inactivity+2

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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 outcomes from the Second General Meeting, featuring selected speaker quotes from across the GCM’s multistakeholder constituencies and signposting key...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights+4

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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 prevention and early action for lifelong healthAddress multimorbidity through an integrated approach.Disclaimer: Resources posted by GCM Participants...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+5

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World Health Organization

Air pollution and health: Training toolkit for health workers

Database

04 Jul 2025

The Air pollution and health training toolkit for health workers (APHT) is a set of materials designed to enable health workers, in both the clinical and public health fields, to understand the health risks of air pollution and identify risk reduction measures. Using a train-the-trainer approach, the APHT toolkit also helps facilitate organization of in-person workshops, online courses etc.

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World Health Organization

Air Pollution Data Portal

Database

04 Jul 2025

WHO monitors the exposure levels and health impacts (i.e., deaths, DALYs) of air pollution at the national, regional, and global level from ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution. Such estimates are used for official reporting like the world health statistics, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Report of the WHO global oral health meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-29 November 2024

Report

02 Jul 2025

The first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) Global Oral Health Meeting was convened in Bangkok, Thailand, from 26–29 November 2024. Hosted by the Government of Thailand, it brought together approximately 350 stakeholders, including representatives from over 100 Member States (including 12 health ministers and senior ministry of health executives), 35 United Nations (UN) agencies, and non-stat...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingHarmful use of alcoholTobacco useUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Noncommunicable diseases: Progress monitor 2025

Publication

05 Jun 2025

The fifth in a series, the World Health Organization's 2025 Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Progress Monitor provides a snapshot of country progress toward meeting global NCD targets and commitments. Drawing on the latest available data, the report assesses national capacity, policy implementation, and health system responses across countries. It serves as a key accountability tool to inform action...

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PATH, Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines and Products

The case for financing action on noncommunicable diseases – even, and especially, in times of crisis

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 May 2025

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, hypertension, cancers, and mental health conditions, are the leading cause of early deaths around the world. Every year, we pay the price of inaction: USD $2 trillion in lost productivity and health care costs, and 43 million lives lost to a treatable or preventable condition.Yet, there is hope: NCD solutions offer a whopping 19:1 return on investmen...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing
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PATH, Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines

Reflections by the Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines and Products on the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 May 2025

The Fourth UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health (HLM4) presents a pivotal moment for countries to recommit and take action to better prevent and control NCDs and promote mental health, including by ensuring access to NCD medicines, products, and care.&nbsp;Concrete commitments on NCD financing will be particularly critical for advancing progress, including commitments to 1) invest more;...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing
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World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Armenia: the case for investment

Report

16 May 2025

Noncommunicable diseases (‎NCDs)‎ such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors are an increasing public health and development challenge in Armenia. This report provides evidence through three analyses that NCDs reduce economic output and discusses potential options in response, outlining details of their relative returns on investmen...

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