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Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability
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 3 levels of the organization.
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On the road to 2025: The global NCD deadline
14 November 2013
Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 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...
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High-level policy expert group of the SIDS ministerial conference on NCDs and mental health
Preparing for the UN High-level Meetings on Universal Health Coverage
Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (STAG-NCD)
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3 November 2023
High-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases and mental health in small island developing...
The High-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health in small island developing states (SIDS) co-hosted by the...
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)...
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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27 June 2024
Meeting report of the expert workshop on monitoring and surveillance of oral diseases, London, United...
The purpose of the workshop was to bring together a group of epidemiological and policy experts to discuss and review oral health monitoring and surveillance...
5 June 2024
WHO guideline for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancer lesions for cervical cancer prevention:...
In 2022, cervical cancer was the fourth most commonly occurring cancer among women globally and also the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths among...
This document incorporates all key policy documents that inform and define the renewed global oral health agenda towards 2030: the resolution on oral health...
30 April 2024
Tackling NCDs: best buys and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable...
This document provides an updated list of “best buys” and other recommended interventions to address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). It is...
19 March 2024
Priorities for research on hypertension care delivery: web annex: results of post-webinar surveys
Hypertension (HTN) is a major global public health problem. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypertension, which...
8 March 2024
Meeting of the Director-General’s Expert Group on cervical cancer elimination: 25–26 September 2023
Key themes were raised by members of the Director-General’s Expert Group on cervical cancer elimination (CCEI) following technical updates on...
4 March 2024
Global oral health status report: towards universal health coverage for oral health by 2030: regional...
This regional summary draws on the WHO Global oral health status report, published in 2022, which provides a comprehensive overview of the global oral...
11 February 2024
Priorities for research on hypertension care delivery
Hypertension (HTN) is a major global public health problem. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypertension, which...
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