Great opportunity for #yourvoice for #chronicdiseases #NCDs to be heard and amplified at the highest-level global health meeting, the UN General Assemby in Sept 2025. My #priorities: 1. Child health and well-being, and in particular stemming the rising global prevalence of #childhoodobesity According to #WHO in 2022 over 390 million children 5-19 years world-wide were living with overweight of which 160 million with obesity 2. Implementation of the WHO Health Service Delivery Framework for Prevention and Management of #Obesity https://lnkd.in/dR2-ZetZ According to #WHO in 2022 1 in 8 people in the world were living with obesity. 3. Better understanding of disease manifestation and intervention needs specific to women. #genderequity in #medicine #research #health
What do you want heads of state to commit to at the UN High Level meeting on prevention and control of #NCDs which takes place in September 2025 (less than 70 weeks away!) NCDs cause 90% of the disease burden in the WHO European Region. Countries committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs under the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and the clock is ticking... Whether you are a person with lived experience, a member of an organization, or an individual representing a member state, your voice needs to be heard! Find further details and join our international consultation here: https://bit.ly/3wjT4qQ Find out more about WHO/Europe activities in the countdown to 2025 here: https://bit.ly/3UI3Lg4
