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Every two seconds, someone under 70 dies from a noncommunicable disease like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or a chronic respiratory illness — with most of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.

With 80% of NCDs linked to preventable risk factors like smoking, alcohol, poor diets, and air pollution, we have the tools to fight back — if we can align fiscal policies with health priorities.

2025 is a decisive year to drive action, with the Fourth High-Level Meeting on NCDs in September offering a crucial platform to build commitments. The clock is ticking to mobilize cross-sector engagement and secure financing for NCD prevention, treatment, and care.

Stay tuned for regular content updates.

Climate & health

Opinion: Global kidney health via sustainability — a ‘best buy’ approach

Opinion: Global kidney health via sustainability — a ‘best buy’ approach

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Decarbonizing health care — lessons from COP29

Decarbonizing health care — lessons from COP29

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Deadly issue of air pollution needs attention — and money, experts warn

Deadly issue of air pollution needs attention — and money, experts warn

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Cycling against disease: The case for funding active mobility

Cycling against disease: The case for funding active mobility

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Mental health

Opinion: How can we address the mental health crisis?

Opinion: How can we address the mental health crisis?

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In Somaliland, a sin tax for mental health relief

In Somaliland, a sin tax for mental health relief

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Mining for more: An innovative investment in maternal mental health

Mining for more: An innovative investment in maternal mental health

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Closing the gap

Opinion: From strain to strength — advancing sustainable NCD financing

Opinion: From strain to strength — advancing sustainable NCD financing

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Could AI be a financial boost for diabetes care?

Could AI be a financial boost for diabetes care?

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Bridging the cancer care gap: Funding solutions for LMICs

Bridging the cancer care gap: Funding solutions for LMICs

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‘Health is an investment, not a cost’: 3 ways to expand NCD financing

‘Health is an investment, not a cost’: 3 ways to expand NCD financing

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Can tax breaks help Thailand take on NCDs?

Can tax breaks help Thailand take on NCDs?

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Health crises are economic crises, too

Health crises are economic crises, too

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Opinion: With political will, we can close the health financing gap

Opinion: With political will, we can close the health financing gap

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Policy, equity & access

Investing for impact: Harnessing partnerships to transform NCD care

Investing for impact: Harnessing partnerships to transform NCD care

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Opinion: UHC must start somewhere — why not childhood cancer?

Opinion: UHC must start somewhere — why not childhood cancer?

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The potential of city-level financing for NCDs

The potential of city-level financing for NCDs

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Opinion: Investing in health — unlocking fiscal policy potential

Opinion: Investing in health — unlocking fiscal policy potential

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Opinion: Healthy starts for lifelong health

Opinion: Healthy starts for lifelong health

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Addressing the NCD crisis: Driving global health transformation

Addressing the NCD crisis: Driving global health transformation

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Noncommunicable disease political declaration needs ‘more teeth’

Noncommunicable disease political declaration needs ‘more teeth’

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Noncommunicable diseases: A policy success but implementation failure

Noncommunicable diseases: A policy success but implementation failure

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How USAID's dismantling could impact noncommunicable diseases

How USAID's dismantling could impact noncommunicable diseases

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Opinion: With political will, we can close the health financing gap

Opinion: With political will, we can close the health financing gap

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Pan-African Transform Health Fund surpassed goal, raised $111 million

Pan-African Transform Health Fund surpassed goal, raised $111 million

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Deadly issue of air pollution needs attention — and money, experts warn

Deadly issue of air pollution needs attention — and money, experts warn

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Can warning labels help to guide consumers and counter obesity?

Can warning labels help to guide consumers and counter obesity?

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Opinion: Let’s heal the health challenges faced by small island states

Opinion: Let’s heal the health challenges faced by small island states

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Could city-to-city relationships be the key to urban health?

Could city-to-city relationships be the key to urban health?

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What we know about WHO's new €1.5B primary health investment platform

What we know about WHO's new €1.5B primary health investment platform

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Which innovative health financing mechanisms are right for NCDs?

Which innovative health financing mechanisms are right for NCDs?

How can innovative financing options support health system financing for noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries?

How can innovative financing options support health system financing for noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries?

Health financing for noncommunicable diseases: Landscape analysis of practices and challenges in the sub-Saharan African region

Health financing for noncommunicable diseases: Landscape analysis of practices and challenges in the sub-Saharan African region

Village Health Workers Key to Non-Communicable Disease Care in Zimbabwe

Village Health Workers Key to Non-Communicable Disease Care in Zimbabwe

ISN GREEN-K Launch: Global Environmental Evolution in Nephrology / Kidney Care (webinar)

ISN GREEN-K Launch: Global Environmental Evolution in Nephrology / Kidney Care (webinar)

Cracking the code: Innovative approaches to unlock sustainable financing for NCDs in LMICs

Cracking the code: Innovative approaches to unlock sustainable financing for NCDs in LMICs

5 Innovations in Global Health

5 Innovations in Global Health

Getting Fiscal Policies Right

Getting Fiscal Policies Right

Invest to Protect: NCD financing as the foundation for healthy societies and economies

Invest to Protect: NCD financing as the foundation for healthy societies and economies

Forecasting the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050: A Presidential Advisory

Forecasting the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050: A Presidential Advisory

International Initiatives of the American Heart Association: Original Concepts, Present Programs, and Future Focus: A Science Advisory

International Initiatives of the American Heart Association: Original Concepts, Present Programs, and Future Focus: A Science Advisory

Our shared responsibility: the urgent necessity of global environmentally sustainable kidney care

Our shared responsibility: the urgent necessity of global environmentally sustainable kidney care

Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus

Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus

Strengthening health care for young people living with and at risk of non-communicable diseases

Strengthening health care for young people living with and at risk of non-communicable diseases

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