Non-communicable diseases–like cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mental health disorders–are the leading cause of death worldwide. As a member of the WHO's Commission on NCDs, DepSecHargan writes about the ongoing global effort to beat these diseases.
Countries around the world face different and unique public health challenges that sometimes require regional or even international collaboration to solve. One such challenge that has prompted calls for international cooperation are non-communicable diseases, or NCDs for short.
Recognizing the growing danger posed by NCDs, nations around the world committed to reduce premature mortality from NCDs by one-third, through prevention, treatment, and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals hosted by the World Health Organization. In 2017, to accelerate progress in reaching this target, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus established the Independent High-level Commission on NCDs, of which I am a member.
Last month, I had the honor of leading the U.S. delegation to the Sultanate of Oman, where we of the Commission presented our second and final report on NCDs.
In March of this year, with the World Economic Forum and the Government of Kenya, we organized a two-day workshop on how Member States, the UN system, civil society and the private sector can turn the corner and engage in a constructive way toward our common objective and commitment of achieving our particular NCD goal.
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