The future of global health is dominated by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The next decade will reveal whether our current actions are robust enough to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4 to reduce premature mortality from NCDs by a third by 2030.
According to the recent Lancet NCD Countdown 2030, “implementing the most efficient package of interventions in each world region would require, on average, an additional US$18 billion annually over 2023–30.” The paper presents recommendations to help guide 123 low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to implement packages of NCD interventions, highlighting key financing and health system implementation considerations.
The roadmap to 2030 will require efficient pathways of technical, financial and political commitment for NCDs. On 12th April 2022, an International Strategic Dialogue on NCDs and SDGs was convened, bringing together national leaders and dignitaries to put forward the NCD Compact 2020-2030 to galvanize action on NCDs. This marks an important step, but it is only the beginning. In this webinar session, we ask leaders, implementers and academics: what is next? What will it take to reach the SDG 3.4 targets by 2030? Going beyond high-level meetings, how can countries instigate change to engage, accelerate, invest, align and account for a robust and operational NCD agenda?
Speakers:
Ren Minghui, ADG Universal health coverage and communicable and noncommunicable disease
Bente Mikkelsen, Director, WHO Department for NCDs
General (Ret.) Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, Thailand (video message)
David Watkins, Assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and in the Department of Global Health, University of Washington
Lydia Dsane-Selby, Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)
Temo Waqanivalu, Unit Head, WHO NCD Integrated Service Delivery