"Civil society does play a key role in making the case to understand that we need system changes, that this is not about lifestyle diseases, or that governments aren't Nanny States by aiming for NCD prevention policies, but it's more about the fact that we want our environments to be health-promoting rather than harm-promoting [...]"

- Liz Arnanz

In the lead-up to the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs—and beyond—a whole-of-society approach is crucial for effective NCD prevention and control.

In the beginning of 2025, NCDA Policy and Advocacy Manager Liz Arnanz spoke with Dr. Owen Jackson from Cancer Research UK about the organisation’s experience and national advocacy efforts in the UK on NCD prevention. They also discussed multistakeholder collaboration and the concept of leadership.