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2008-2013 Action plan for the global strategy for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Cover of NCD action plan 2008-2013, WHO.

Working in partnership to prevent and control the 4 communicable diseases - cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory diseases and the 4 shared risk factors - tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets, and the harmful use of alcohol.

Download NCD action plan [pdf 237kb]


Fact sheets: Noncommunicable diseases

Harmful use of alcohol [pdf 212kb]
Cancers [pdf 209kb]
Cardiovascular diseases [pdf 190kb]
Diabetes
Unhealthy diets and physical inactivity [pdf 222kb]
Chronic respiratory disease [pdf 181kb]
Tobacco [pdf 240kb]

ECOSOC High-Level Segment of the 2009 Annual Ministerial Review: 6-9 July 2009, Geneva

The upcoming ECOSOC High-Level Segment Meeting will discuss a number of public health and development issues, among which topics related to noncommunicable diseases, mental health and injuries.

- More information about the meeting
- Report on ECOSOC Qatar meeting [pdf 930kb]
- Doha Declaration on noncommunicable diseases [pdf 154kb]
- Issues note on addressing noncommunicable diseases [pdf 110kb]
- Discussion paper on mental health [pdf 435kb]
- Discussion paper on NCDs [pdf 301kb]
- Discussion paper on injuries
- Informal summary of relevant outcomes [pdf 189kb]

Global Noncommunicable Disease Network (NCDnet)

A new network to combat noncommunicable diseases: conceptual framework [pdf 374kb]

YouTube video: WHO global noncommunicable disease network

Events

- 19th International Congress on Nutrition [pdf 2.15Mb]
- mhGAP: Opening Address [pdf 95kb]
- Campaign for Violence Prevention: Opening Address [pdf 27kb]
- All upcoming events [pdf 14kb]
- Events archive

NMH NEWSLETTERS

NMH newsletters aim to keep you abreast with the latest news, upcoming events and health reports on issues related to Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health.

- NMH Newsletter February 2009 [pdf 1.07Mb]
- NMH Newsletter April-June 2008 [pdf 439kb]
- NMH Newsletter July 2008 [pdf 219kb]

NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND MENTAL HEALTH (NMH)

NMH Departments:
Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion (CHP)

Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MSD)

Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD)

Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI)

Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability (VIP)

WHO Centre for Health Development

NMH organigram [pdf 125kb]


CONTACT US

NMH cluster
Dr Ala Alwan
Tel: +41 22 791 4466
alwana@who.int

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