UNGA Guide 2023Since 2015, when the SDG was adopted by the Heads of State in the UN General Assembly, there has been a global paradigm shift in communicable diseases from control to elimination. South-East Asia Region was already moving towards the elimination of various communicable diseases as it was part of the Regional Director’s flagship priority programme....
The 2023 UN High-level meeting (UN HLM) on universal health coverage (UHC) provides countries and stakeholders an opportunity to reinvigorate progress towards delivering health for all. To ensure implementation and accountability, we need an action-oriented outcome that builds on the 2019 Political Declaration and focuses on creating resilient and equitable health systems, with primary health...
The World Health Organization’s Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, established in 2018, brings together stakeholders from around the world and across sectors with the joint goal of increasing the survival rate of children with cancer globally to at least 60% by 2030 while reducing their suffering and improving their quality of life. WHO and partners...
The event is designed to bring together First Ladies, Spouses of Heads of Government, multilateral agencies, UN representatives, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to foster continuous advocacy for programs investing in women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health and identify key opportunities to ensure an equal, healthier, and safer world for all. The event will...
1. Why Sign the Pledge? Tobacco causes eight million premature deaths worldwide every year and is forecast to cause one billion deaths this century. Global collaboration is needed to tackle the devastating impact of tobacco. The Pledge recognises the significance of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) —the first global public health treaty...
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are a global crisis, taking the lives of 41 million people prematurely each year, and inflicting daily hardship for those at risk or living with an NCD. Persistent action and bold leadership are needed to address this burden worldwide. The Global NCD Compact...