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Richard Horton: This Year Is One of the Most Important for NCDs
May 23, 2025, 02:43

Richard Horton: This Year Is One of the Most Important for NCDs

NCD Alliance shared a post on LinkedIn:

” ‘This year is one of the most important years for NCDs.’ – Richard Horton, Chief Editor of The Lancet, welcoming participants at our session co-hosted with World Heart Federation at World Heart Summit. “We need solidarity, hope and a plan.’
The session was dedicated to urgent priorities and commitments that must be embedded in the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM4) Political Declaration, ensuring bold, actionable measures to tackle the burden of NCDs in an evolving global health landscape.
‘The scale of the disruption is unprecedented. But this crisis gives us unprecedented opportunities.’ – Sania Nishtar, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, mentioned the important role of accountability in the NCD response. ‘Getting targets into a [HLM4] declaration is not enough – accountability is what’s important for countries to truly’ .”

NCD Alliance