This is a constituency statement on the EB154 agenda item 14: WHO's work in health emergencies. The statement was coordinated by NCD Alliance and supported by Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC), formerly the Framework Convention Alliance on Tobacco Control (FCA), FDI World Dental Federation (FDI), HelpAge International (HelpAge), International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), International College of Surgeons (ICS), International Diabetes Federation (IDF), International Federation on Ageing (IFA), International Society of Nephrology (ISN), Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF), Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), World Heart Federation (WHF), Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA).