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.

On the road to 2025 and beyond

Square blue graphic with yellow strip and countdown to number of weeks to the 4th UN high-level meeting on NCDs

HLM4: On the road to 2025 and beyond

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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Implementation roadmap 2023–2030

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

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