Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

Our vision

Better health and well-being for people of all ages around the Region, now and in future, through reduction of the noncommunicable disease burden and promotion of mental health.

Our mission

To guide and help countries around the Region take action to reduce deaths from noncommunicable diseases, promote mental health and achieve zero hunger by 2030, to improve health and wellbeing for all, at all ages.

Our work

Noncommunicable Disease Prevention

Noncommunicable Disease Prevention

We work with different sectors and partners to help countries take action to prevent noncommunicable diseases by addressing related risk factors, and meet regional and global commitments.

Nutrition

Nutrition

We work with different sectors and partners to help countries take action to improve nutrition by addressing all forms of malnutrition, and meet regional and global commitments.

Tobacco Free Initiative

Tobacco Free Initiative

We work with different sectors and partners to help countries take action to curb tobacco and emerging products through effective measures, and meet regional and global commitments.

Noncommunicable Disease Management

Noncommunicable Disease Management

We work with different sectors and partners to help countries take action to manage noncommunicable diseases through lifestyle measures and treatment, and meet regional and global commitments.

Mental health

Mental Health and Substance Use

We work with different sectors and partners to help countries take action to strengthen their response to addressing mental health, neurological and substance use disorders, and meet regional and global commitments.

Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance

Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance

We work with different sectors and partners to help countries take action to monitor chronic conditions through surveillance of risk factors and assessment of health systems, and meet regional and global commitments.