As the global community prepares for the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs, this event will bring the right conversations to the table. Attendees will leave with a clearer sense of why lived experience is not a checkbox, but a compass—and how rights-based approaches can deliver more equitable, sustainable, and effective action on obesity and […]
Format: Hybrid Webinar to register: https://bit.ly/4ki6U05 Registration link https://forms.gle/VQPaMHQUGFJfN3ZU7, Non-communicable diseases (NCDS), including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases, are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICS). The burden of NCDs exacerbates health inequities, strains health systems, and impedes economic development. Integrating NCD prevention and […]
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for over 70% of global deaths and pose an escalating threat to public health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The first WHO World report on the health of refugees and migrants highlighted that refugees and migrants are disproportionately affected by NCDs, often facing barriers to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and continuity […]
Diagnostics are the first step on the path to health, yet often they are overlooked in favour of treatments and vaccines. Join us for a day of discussions around the diagnostic gap, challenges facing diagnostics today, how and why we need innovation in diagnostics for women, and what needs to be done for pandemic preparedness. […]
Almost 3.7 billion people worldwide suffer from oral diseases such as caries or gum disease. But despite the proven connection between oral health and overall health and well-being, it remains a neglected global health challenge that disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities in low- and middle-income countries, or LMICs. The fight to ensure oral health for all […]
This event is organized by IDA, GHTC, ASTMH, PATH, World Health Summit and Amref Health Africa. With shifting donor priorities and growing funding uncertainties, essential health programs—including those tackling infectious diseases, NCDs, maternal and child health, and health system strengthening—face increasing challenges. Now more than ever, sustainable financing mechanisms are needed to ensure long-term investments […]
Imaging is a pillar of modern medicine. However, access to imaging is scarce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the toll of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is disproportionately large and growing. Each year, about 17 million people die prematurely from NCDs, 86% of them in LMICs. Imaging modalities, including ultrasound, mammography, CT, and MRI, as […]
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) remains an urgent yet overlooked global health challenge. As the world gathers in Geneva for the World Health Assembly, WCSCD is convening a critical conversation on the sidelines to elevate the profile of SCD and highlight its profound impact, particularly on children and adolescents. SCD is a neglected condition linked to […]
The event will explore youth advocacy for SCD and the importance of including children and youth in the Political Declaration on NCDs.
On the side of the World Health Assembly, The Global Alliance for Patient Access and Mended Hearts Europe, joined by the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health, the Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health and the International Atherosclerosis Society, will convene a policy forum to highlight the value of screening and early intervention in CKM diseases. […]
The International Initiative for Pediatrics and Nutrition at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organization (WHO), the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, and the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) are proud to host a side event at the 78th World Health Assembly. The event will focus on […]
