{"id":15375,"date":"2023-05-26T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&p=15375"},"modified":"2023-05-26T12:44:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:44:53","slug":"addressing-the-prevention-and-control-of-ncds-and-mental-health-at-wha76","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/addressing-the-prevention-and-control-of-ncds-and-mental-health-at-wha76\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing the prevention and control of NCDs and mental health at #WHA76"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a statement led by the NCD Alliance at the 76th World Health Assembly on<\/em> Agenda item 13.2: Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, and mental health.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We commend the WHO on its work to expand Appendix 3 as an essential tool that supports effective action on NCDs and support the statement led by NCD Alliance.<\/p>\n

Action on NCDs is more urgent than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic caused extensive disruption to NCD prevention, diagnosis, treatment and palliative care services, which will have far reaching impacts on suffering, mortality and rates of disability resulting from NCDs. As countries recover from the pandemic and review progress on UHC at the UN High-Level Meeting this year, robust evaluation, investment, and action to further integrate NCD policies is critical. NCDs account for 74% of global mortality and 80% of years lived with disability across the life-course, therefore UHC cannot be achieved without a comprehensive NCD service package.<\/p>\n

To foster effective implementation, we urge Member States to:<\/p>\n