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.

About us

Highlights

Collaborating centres for NCDs

Working to improve outcomes for people living with NCDs

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Comprehensive overview of the Secretariat’s technical work

A complement to the Report by the WHO Director-General in document EB154/7

Technical areas of work

Management of noncommunicable diseases

NCD integrated support

Sensory functions, disability and rehabilitation

Surveillance, monitoring and reporting

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Take a look behind the scenes of the Knowledge Action Portal (KAP).

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Explore the data by country

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Invisible numbers

The true extent of NCDs and what to do about them

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Research on noncommunicable diseases

NCDs in WHO regions

Regional Office for Africa

Regional Office for the Americas

Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Regional Office for Europe

Regional Office for South-East Asia

Regional Office for the Western Pacific

On the road to 2025 and beyond

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Preparatory process for the Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs (HLM4)

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for the Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013–2030

Related links

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Updating Appendix 3 of the WHO Global NCD action plan 2013–2030

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Global NCD Compact 2020–2030

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Global Group of Heads of State and Government for the Prevention and Control of NCDs

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SIDS action on NCDs and mental health

Related events and news

New publication

Related publications and documents

Other departmental work

Related health topics

Noncommunicable diseases

Sensory functions, disability and rehabilitation

Risk factors

Other related health topics

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Palliative care

Technical links

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Departmental events

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News

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Feature stories

Fact sheets

Related links

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NCD case studies

Stories from the field

Engagement with the private sector

Noncommunicable diseases and COVID-19

Questions and answers