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Leadership in Focus: From Commitments to Delivery
Following the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on the prevention and control of NCDs and mental health, the coming years represent a critical moment to turn political commitments into real progress for people and communities.
2026 is a year to keep leadership in focus. Governments have made commitments — now they must be translated into action, investment, accountability and measurable progress.
The campaign will spotlight leadership at every level — from governments translating commitments into action, to communities, people with lived experience and partners across sectors helping shape, drive and hold progress to account.
Noncommunicable diseases, including cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and mental health conditions, are the #1 cause of death and disability worldwide.
If no clear action is taken to reverse this trend, deaths from NCDs could rise to 52 million — or the population of South Korea — per year by 2030.
With fewer than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 global NCD targets, the focus must shift from commitments to implementation - and from promises to measurable progress.
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