NCD Alliance Advocacy Briefing for World Health Organization 148th Executive Board 2021 (EB148)

Published	14th January 2021
Author	NCD Alliance
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This briefing note provides background and key advocacy messages on the NCD Alliance’s key priorities for the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board (EB148) in January 2021. The EB will take place in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A full list of documents, together with updated timetables for each day, can be found here. This note deals with key NCD-relevant items in the order of the provisional agenda of EB148.

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