UK Working Group on NCDs

A network of UK-based civil society organisations with an interest in tackling non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries.

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Excellent to see @GlobalNCDsUK members speaking so pertinently at the #4HLM Multistakeholder Hearing in NYC today.
@Age_Int @georgeinstitute @WorldObesity @wcrfint

[Action for Global Health @AFGHnetwork]

📢 Reaction from our Director on the UK’s #UNGA #NCDs Statement 👇

#LeadOnNCDs

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Some thoughts from the UK Working Group on NCDs chair on yesterday's #HLM4.

[Katy Cooper @healthkaty]

Did you miss #HLM4 on #NCDs? Wondering what happened? Here are some brief thoughts from me on what went on.
@ncdalliance @GlobalNCDsUK @AFGHnetwork

https://t.co/rvEKxhIZL0

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Tomorrow's #HLM4 will hear WHO Member States' statements in response to the Political Declaration on #NCDs and #MentalHealth.

For the @ncdalliance's analysis of the positives and negatives of the 2025 Declaration, have a read of this helpful policy brief: https://t.co/oSuqivlP2Q

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Tomorrow is the #HLM4 on #NCDs and #MentalHealth - a rare opportunity to put NCDs in the global spotlight.

Please sign the @AFGHnetwork letter to the UK government on the need to centre these devastating diseases in international development: https://t.co/sYI7rcMurk

[Action for Global Health @AFGHnetwork]

🌍 “NCDs affect people in every country — and are rising fast in developing countries. The High-Level Meeting is a golden opportunity for the UK to show leadership.” – @healthkaty.

We can’t afford inaction.

✍️ Join the call today: https://t.co/YmQQpENg7A

#LeadOnNCDs

[Katy Cooper @healthkaty]

Delighted that @GlobalNCDsUK and I are contributing of the @AFGHnetwork campaign on #NCDs ahead of next week's #HLM4 in New York.... and, of course, it is the @ncdalliance Global Week for Action, too.

Time to for the UK government to #LeadOnNCDs!

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Next week's #HLM4 on #NCDs is a golden opportunity. Please consider signing this letter to call for UK leadership on this devastating - and under-recognised - global health crisis.
#LeadOnNCDs #ActOnNCDs

[Action for Global Health @AFGHnetwork]

🩺 Chronic diseases + mental health cause 3 in 4 deaths worldwide — many preventable.

The UN High-Level Meeting (25 Sept) is a rare chance for action. The UK must step up.

✍️ Add your name: https://t.co/lIcl1TW5Dj

#LeadOnNCDs

[IAS @InstAlcStud]

The UK Working Group on NCDs warns the latest UN draft of its Political Declaration on NCD's weakens action on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks.

The UK has led on the soft drinks tax and tobacco control - now’s the time to lead globally. @GlobalNCDsUK

https://t.co/f2HTcj900e

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

The UKWG - along with many others, including @ncdalliance - are concerned about undermining of key aspects of the #HLM4 Political Declaration on #NCDs in its latest draft. We've written to the UK government to ask them to take a strong stance.
More here: https://t.co/uz8djBEBBo

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Also, @AlzDisInt and @ncdalliance (failed to get screenshots, sorry)!

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Excellent to see @GlobalNCDsUK members speaking so pertinently at the #4HLM Multistakeholder Hearing in NYC today.
@Age_Int @georgeinstitute @WorldObesity @wcrfint

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

This #WorldHealthDay, the theme is 'Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures'. In this important year for #NCDs, let's push for NCD prevention and treatment to be integrated into maternal and child health, to help children thrive right from the start.

[Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) @THETlinks]

The statement from our CEO @bensimms65, following the Government's announcement today that the UK aid budget will be cut to 0.3% to fund an increase in defence spending ⤵️

https://t.co/YShAwdOkxm

[Action for Global Health @AFGHnetwork]

💬 "a destructive and dehumanising example of robbing Peter to pay Paul."

Read our full statement 👉https://t.co/v5uCI3uMBZ

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

The UK Working Group on #NCDs statement in support of the many voices (including @AFGHnetwork and @bondngo) calling for an urgent reconsideration of the UK government's decision to slash the aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI. https://t.co/bIDJlvpewt

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

It's currently the Global Week for Action on #NCDs - the last one before the UN High-level Meeting next year.
NCDs are a global health concern and tackling them should be central to the UK's international development commitments, as our new briefing paper sets out. @ncdalliance

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

This is SUCH an important message, and one that is too often forgotten: NCDs fall most heavily on the most vulnerable.

This Global Week for Action on NCDs, we call on the UK government to #LeadOnNCDs.

[NCD Alliance @ncdalliance]

Chronic diseases are a poverty issue, an equity issue, and a major human rights and sustainable development issue. They disproportionately burden the poorest & most vulnerable populations.
💪To #LeadOnNCDs, different stakeholders need to act together.
👉https://t.co/kUcaK0UlY4

[Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) @gacd_media]

Non-communicable diseases are a global health crisis, responsible for 3/4 of all deaths worldwide.

It's time for stronger leadership and investment to fight NCDs, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Read @GlobalNCDsUK new briefing paper: https://t.co/Xmsc6dtck8

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Global progress on #NCDs has been limited and too slow. But change is possible, and this is an opportunity for the UK to lead. It is time to take action!

Read more in our new briefing paper https://t.co/3HvXWPNYBN

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Who is listening in to the Global Dialogue on Sustainable Financing for #NCDs and #MentalHealth today? Livestream and more information here https://t.co/6AsdmeTtoh

[UK Working Group on NCDs @GlobalNCDsUK]

Supporting our member @wcrfint in this campaign - cancer prevention is so important.

[WCRF @WCRF_UK]

It's Cancer Prevention Action Week 📣

Join us and turn your moments into movements for #CancerPrevention!