3 years of COVID - we are not out of the woods! stories.undp.org/3-years-of-cov… UN Development UNDP HIV and Health World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Peter A Singer, OC Global Health Strategies Haoliang Xu Philip Schellekens Francine Pickup

#NCDs cause 74% of all deaths, yet attract a miniscule fraction of health financing. I discussed with @martydlogan the UN Health4LifeFund, which aims to increase country investments, while resisting the forces of Big Tobacco and Big Alcohol #soundcloud bit.ly/3zhARrx

Listen to our team member Douglas Webb as he explains the value of a dedicated Fund for #NCDs 👇

Barbados 🇧🇧 fights #BigSugar for the survival of its people. The legacy of colonialism, modern-day conveniences and a #diet high in fat 🍩 and sugar 🥤have bequeathed the island a #diabetes and high-blood pressure pandemic. theguardian.com/global-develop…

📣 Just published: Breakthrough #ECOSOC report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General on the 10-year anniversary and progress of the @UN Task Force #NCDs United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control fo Non-communicable Diseases. undocs.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

Our relationship with fossil fuels is perhaps the biggest social determinant of ill-health, yet we spend billions of dollars a day on subsidizing it. What should the health sector do? see our commentary in BMJ Global Health Odd N. Hanssen Robert Marten bit.ly/46jqmmw

As you prepare for ⁦World Health Summit⁩ read the new Health a Political Choice with contributions from many WHS speakers- this time focused on from Fragmentation to Integration -by ⁦The Global Governance Project⁩ - proud to have edited again with ⁦John Kirton⁩ issuu.com/g7g20summits/d…

Tackling the dangers of Antimicrobial Resistance is 🔑 for #SDGs & all the more pressing in face of conflict & climate change. Today I had the pleasure of discussing concrete ways 4ward w Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on AMR Prof. Dame Sally Davies. We CAN get ahead of AMR – 2gether.

This year's #PMAC2024 provided an opportunity to examine the often overlooked geopolitical dynamics impacting the #health and well-being of people and planet, together with pathways towards a fairer and more sustainable world. Read more: undp.org/asia-pacific/n…

New The BMJ study suggests national non-communicable diseases (NCDs) investment cases are effective at catalysing prevention and control of #NCDs through strengthening governance, financing, and health service access and delivery.   🏥Governance impacts spanned new or

Health economists rejoice..! Our evidence suggests that identifying and communicating the return on investment of acting on the risk factors for non-communicable diseases #NCDs really does influence and drive domestic financing and policy changes gh.bmj.com/content/9/4/e0…

We won't end malaria by only addressing malaria. UN Development, UN-Habitat and RBM Partnership are helping countries design comprehensive, development-focused actions. This piece by Luciana Mermet and me shows why and how this approach is being put into practice undp.org/blog/poverty-a…

🚀 Major update! UN Development, RTI International & WHO FCTC analyzed 21 national investment cases on tobacco control. 🌍Explore 4 game-changing papers to see how tobacco control accelerates #SDGprogress, boosts the economy and advances #equity. 📈 Read more: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/33/Sup…

Another virus, another potential global crisis—but this time, we can get it right. Urgent investments & global solidarity can stop #mpox from becoming another global health crisis. Read my new piece in Devex devex.com/news/opinion-r… UN Development World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Strategies UNICEF UNDP HIV and Health

Amazing progress by the @UN Task Force #NCDs flagship program NCD2030 by World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Development providing country support and developing national investment cases to prevent and control #NCDs non-communicable diseases, #mentalhealth and advance many other #health priorities.

Health taxes: missed opportunities for #health and health-care financing. A simple solution: a one-time #tax increase on tobacco 🚬, alcohol 🍷, and sugary beverages 🥤 (so-called health taxes). Raising prices 50% would raise US$3.7 trillion over the next 5 years - $2.1

At #COP29, I joined colleagues & partners to launch a new UN Development UNAIDS Global brief highlighting how climate crisis amplifies #HIV risks and deepens inequities. Time to accelerate integrated #ClimateAction to help #EndAIDS ! Check👉 unaids.org/en/resources/p…

The impact of the @UN Task Force #NCDs investment cases:   Ethiopia 🇪🇹 :   “The investment case has been widely used as an advocacy tool since its launch in 2019, as well as a background paper guiding NCD action. For instance, it contributed to building the argument to increase the budget

#UniversalHealthCoverage Day: Honored to participated in a thematic dialogue led by United Nations Foundation 𝔻𝕣. 𝔸𝕙𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕆𝕘𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝 - 𝔽𝔸ℙℍ on Investing in Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health. The event was co-hosted by the Group of Friends of UHC (led by Antigua and Barbuda, Belgium, Ghana,

Great interactive session on the impact of @UN Task Force #NCDs investment cases on prevention and control of #NCDs non-communicable diseases. Every country needs to develop and implement its own to ensure effective NCDs and broader health #governance, legislation and fiscal policies, as