Fourth Time a Charm?—How to Make the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases Effective
This Viewpoint summarizes the history of United Nations High-Level Meetings on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and calls for a meeting document that includes transparent, accurate accountability metrics and targets priority areas (eg, health taxes, hypertension control, cancer prevention and treatment, reducing air pollution, and improving nutrition) to address NCDs.
Authors
- Awa Marie Coll‐Seck
- Thomas R. Frieden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4759-2256)
- George A.O. Alleyne
- Chris Tufton
Institutions
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas (US)
- Ministry of Health (JM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.1431
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.29