Posted on: Sun 08-04-2018

In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UN) is staging the third High-level Meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). As part of preparation for this meeting, the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a High-level Commission on NCDs to identify innovative ways to reduce mortality and improve life expectancy from diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes, respiratory disease as well as reducing suffering from mental health issues.

ICN has been actively involved in providing recommendations to support the Commission, and we are delighted that Annette Kennedy has been appointed as a Commissioner. ICN has strongly advocated for the inclusion of a nurse on the technical expert group as well as providing several innovative recommendations for consideration by the Commission.

Read: Statement of the Commissioner Annette Kennedy, President of the International Council of Nurses

A web-based public consultation will be open 16-26 of April 2018 – we strongly encourage you to keep an eye out for this for your chance to contribute.

1. ICN’s recommendations for NCD technical consultation, 21-22 March 2018 
2. Nursing Now Guide to Influencing the NCD Commission: http://www.nursingnow.org/influencing-ncds-commission-guide/
3. WHO Independent High-Level Commission on NCDs: http://www.who.int/ncds/governance/high-level-commission/en

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