Reclaiming momentum: Accelerating global action on NCDs in the SDG era and beyond
Date & Time: Thursday, 18 September 2025, 15:00 (3:00 PM EST)
Location: 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
In the lead-up to the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), a panel hosted by Imperial College London will bring together policy and civil society leaders and public health experts to review opportunities and challenges and recalibrate efforts for the years ahead.
Panellists:
- Anamaria Bejar, Director of Public Policy Engagement, GAVI The Vaccine Alliance
- Majid Ezzati, Professor of Global Environmental Health & Academic Director Imperial Global Ghana, Imperial College London
- Amanda Glassman, Executive Adviser to the President, Inter-American Development Bank
- Leanne Riley, Unit Head Surveillance, Monitoring and Reporting, Dept. of Non-Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization
Moderator: Mary-Ann Etiebet, President and CEO, Vital Strategies
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continue to account for over 70% of global deaths, with the burden disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. Progress on NCDs is happening around the world but is off track, despite early commitments and increased global attention.
As the international community approaches the final few years of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and evolves beyond the current Sustainable Development Goals framework, NCDs must be recognised as a long-term development and equity priority requiring sustained and integrated action. The discussion will centre around what has generated versus held back progress on NCDs, and how the global community can renew and advance the integration of NCDs into the health systems agenda.
This event also marks the publication of a new report by NCD Countdown 2030 on benchmarking progress on NCDs, providing timely insights into country-level progress and comparative performance.