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

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

WHO Country Office, Sri Lanka Mr Ruwan Bandara
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Tackling NCDs: Best buys and recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

 

 

 

Background

Paragraph 3(a) of decision WHA72(11) requested the Director-General to, inter alia, “propose updates to the appendix of WHO’s Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs, as appropriate, in consultation with Member States and taking into account the views of other stakeholders, ensuring that the action plans remain based on scientific evidence for the achievement of previous commitments for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, including Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 (by 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from NCDs through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being) and other related goals and targets”.

 

Tackling NCDs: best buys and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, 2nd ed
Featured publication | 30 April 2024

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