NCD Alliance response to the 2024 High-Level Meeting UHC Political Declaration

This document presents the NCDA response to the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (HLM UHC) Political Declaration, which is currently in silence procedure and shall be adopted at the UN HLM on UHC on 21 September 2023. It is intended as a Advocacy Briefing to support advocates in their efforts with governments.

Overall message

The NCD Alliance welcomes the recommitment by Member States of the United Nations (UN) to the principles and actions set forth at the first High-Level Meeting on UHC in 2019, but notes with concern a missed opportunity to further develop policy that addresses the needs of people living with NCDs.

We urge stakeholders at all levels to build on this UHC Political Declaration, in order to make greater progress at the 4th UN HLM on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in 2025. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 3.8 of UHC for all can only be achieved through integrating efforts to achieve SDG Target 3.4 of reducing premature NCD mortality by 30%, which in turn cannot be achieved without delivery of UHC for all.