Responding to NCDs during and beyond COVID-19: examples of actions
Examples of actions being taken by selected members of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases
4 September 2020
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Overview
This document provides examples of NCD-relevant actions being taken by agencies, funds and programmes to support countries in COVID-19 response and recovery. Opportunities to increase, build upon and further apply these actions to NCDs should be pursued, including for building back better. Agencies, funds and programmes should ensure that their support for NCDs is aligned with the United Nations comprehensive response to COVID-19.
WHO Team
UN Task Force
Number of pages
20
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/2019-nCoV/Non-communicable_diseases/Actions/2020.1
Copyright
World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme, 2020