NCD Alliance Advocacy Briefing 78th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA78) - 19 May to 27 May 2025
As the world remains off track to meet the global NCD targets by 2025, this pivotal year offers a critical opportunity to drive meaningful progress through the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) and the upcoming fourth UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health (HLM4). This comprehensive briefing note outlines the NCD community’s key advocacy messages and priorities for WHA78, highlighting actions needed to close health equity gaps and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
The resource provides background context, a summary of NCD-relevant items on the WHA78 agenda, and detailed calls to action for Member States. These include advancing universal health coverage, integrating NCDs into national health strategies and climate action plans, safeguarding policymaking from harmful industry interference, and ensuring inclusive engagement with civil society.
