regional and national advocacy
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The 2024 WHO Regional Committee Meetings: A Strategic Lever for NCD Action
16th December 2024
The 2024 WHO Regional Committee Meetings (RCMs) happening from August to October this year, provided a crucial stage for NCD advocacy, bringing together alliances across regions to champion noncommunicable disease (NCD) priorities. These meetings are not just technical discussions — they are platforms for regional advocacy, providing an entry point for civil society advocates to engage with key stakeholders, strengthen partnerships, gather intelligence and strategically influence health agendas ahead of the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs.
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NCDs high on the agendas of all WHO Regional Committee Meetings
28th November 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee Meetings (RCMs) convene once a year in each of the six WHO regions. The NCD Alliance and its partners had a presence at all six of the meetings. Here are some of the highlights from each one.
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The Eastern Mediterranean Regional Committee meeting: a focus on key EMR issues in health
21st November 2023
In this blog, Dr Ibtihal Fadhil from Eastern Mediterranean Non-Communicable Disease Alliance shares her recent experience attending the last WHO Regional Committee meeting.