The NCD Alliance is delighted to be collaborating with Boehringer Ingelheim on this series of events at the World Health Assembly throughout 19 May on key NCD topics to take advantage of the crucial opportunity for advocates to come together and jointly push for progress ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs. 
 
8:00-9:30. Building bridges: how national strategies can deliver interconnected care for cardiovascular, renal and metabolic conditions (report launch);
10:00-11:30. Finding the “triple win:” better outcomes for people with lived experience, healthcare systems and government;
12:00 -13:15. Advocacy in action: bringing lived experience to the global health policy debate;
13:30-15:00. Airways ahead: breathing new life into policy for lung health;
16:00-17:30. Progress toward parity: championing mental health within the global NCD debate.