The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. It is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.
To identify common issues faced and to understand how people living with NCDs would like to be meaningfully involved in the NCD response, we are consulting them until the 31st of August.
The 70th WHA will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 22-31 May. We will be regularly updating this page with details of NCD related events, advocacy materials and official statements.
World Cancer Research Fund International and The NCD Alliance have published a joint brief about why non-communicable diseases should be considered in policies to address major nutritional challenges.
Theme: Addressing the importance of a life-course approach to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a focus on women and children
This free one-day event is open to the public from 9:00am to 5:30pm at the Royal Society (6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG). No registration is required. For more information, please contact Summer Ohno at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ([email protected])
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