Comprehensive overview of the Secretariat’s technical work: A complement to the Report by the Director-General in document EB152/6
Overview
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) “to consolidate reporting on the progress achieved in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health with an annual report to be submitted to the Health Assembly through the Executive Board, from 2021 to 2031, annexing reports on implementation of relevant resolutions, action plans and strategies, in line with existing reporting mandates and timelines”.
In addition, decision WHA72(11) requested the Director-General, inter alia, to present, for consideration by the governing bodies, proposed updates to the menu of policy options and cost-effective interventions for the prevention and control of NCDs, as set out in Appendix 3 of WHO’s global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013-2030. The Secretariat’s proposed updates to Appendix 3 of WHO’s global NCD action plan are presented as an Annex to the Report by the Director-General.
In addition, the Secretariat has prepared this comprehensive overview that complements document EB152/6 and details key actions, approaches, initiatives and global assignments delivered by the three levels of WHO, across the three strategic shifts of the Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2025 that support Member States in implementing the global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and achieving the nine voluntary global NCD targets by 2025 and fulfil the relevant commitments made for such prevention and control and the promotion, protection and care of mental health by the United Nations General Assembly, including SDG target 3.4, as well as other key targets, such as SDG 3.5, 3.8 and 3.A.