News | Global Week for Action on NCDs

3 September 2026

A pharmacist examines available medicines in Malawi.

New advocacy toolkit helps drive concrete action to expand access

nurse cover financing brief

From Commitment to Action: New policy brief sets out financing priorities to expand equitable access to NCD medicines

Plenary room at UNGA HQ in New York with country speakers

NCD Alliance statement on the postponement of the Third Global Financing Dialogue on NCDs

Men riding biclycles in a busy road in Shanghai

New report urges governments to act on air pollution to cut NCD deaths

women with mask on polluted air

Air pollution is an NCD crisis. Clean air is part of the solution

NCDA President Leslie Rae Ferat speaking at NCDA's flagship event on the sidelines of WHA79.

Global Week 2026 launches with Leadership in Focus: From Commitments to Delivery

people being evacuated do to climate emergency in bangladesh

Global health reform cannot succeed without NCDs and civil society, leaders warn ahead of WHA79

15 December 2025

health worker with papers in clinic in Tanzania with two young women

UN adopts Political Declaration marking major step forward for NCDs and mental health

9 December 2025

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 78th WHO Regional Committee for South East Asia.

Where Momentum Meets Implementation: NCDs at the 2025 WHO Regional Committees

2 December 2025

WHO flag

WHO Member State briefing on HLM4: Broad support for Political Declaration