Noncommunicable diseases
We are responsible for leading, coordinating and monitoring global action to cover additional people with health services, medicines, vaccines, diagnostic and health technologies for the prevention, screening, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. We aim to advance health equity for persons with disabilities, we have a focus on sensory impairments and bring together the work on rehabilitation from across the departments and from the three levels of the organization.
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14 November 2013
Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013–2020
The WHO Global NCD action plan 2013–2020 follows on from commitments made by Heads of State and Government in the United Nations Political Declaration...
25 January 2023
Comprehensive overview of the Secretariat’s technical work: A complement to the Report...
The WHO Director-General has submitted a report to the 152nd session of the Executive Board, as document EB152/6, pursuant to the request in decision WHA72(11)(2019)...
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This document highlights landmarks and key milestones in the development and implementation of the global agenda for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) over...
Small island developing states (SIDS) are a set of islands and coastal states that share similar sustainable development challenges, as a result of their...
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5 July 2023
Advancing the global agenda on prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2000 to 2020: looking...
This document highlights landmarks and key milestones in the development and implementation of the global agenda for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)...
5 July 2023
Report of the second meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Noncommunicable Diseases:...
The second meeting of STAG-NCD took place virtually from 29 to 30 June 2022. The meeting was organized by the WHO NCD Programme, which provides the Secretariat...
5 July 2023
Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report of the...
To assess national-level responses to NCDs, WHO has implemented NCD country capacity surveys periodically since 2001. This report is the latest in that...
Small island developing states (SIDS) are a set of islands and coastal states that share similar sustainable development challenges, as a result of their...
2 May 2023
Report of the second meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on NCD-related Research and Innovation
The WHO Technical Advisory Group on NCD-related Research and Innovation (TAG-NCD R&I) was established in July 2021, consisting of 12 experts from...
3 April 2023
Integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexual...
The global community has made great progress in reducing major health burdens in recent decades, including advances in infectious disease control and treatment,...
22 March 2023
Access to NCD medicines: emergent issues during the COVID-19 pandemic and key structural factors
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbated pre-existing inequalities in the treatment and care of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This report...
18 November 2022
Global oral health status report: towards universal health coverage for oral health by 2030: executive...
The executive summary of the WHO Global oral health status report presents a snapshot of the most recent data on major oral diseases, risk factors, health...
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