Staying positive can be a challenge, and being over-optimistic can be counterproductive and exhausting. But in this blog written for the Global Week of Action on NCDs, Katy Cooper (chair of the UK Working Group on NCDs) sets out our recent engagement with the UK government, making the case that it is absolutely essential toContinue reading “An NCD year of negatives and positives”
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‘From Westminster to the World’: NCDs can no longer be sidelined
Blog by Katie Jakeman (Age International) On 27 January 2026, Action for Global Health (AfGH) brought together parliamentarians and advocates at Westminster to reaffirm the UK’s role in global health. As representatives of the UK Working Group on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Age International (Katie Jakeman) and The George Institute for Global Health (Jieun Lee) highlightedContinue reading “‘From Westminster to the World’: NCDs can no longer be sidelined”
The UN HLM: the art of negotiation
The United Nations Political Declaration on NCDs and mental health was – at last – adopted by the UN in mid-December 2025, almost three months after the High-level Meeting, with 175 Member States in favour, two against (no surprises that these were the United States and Argentina) and one abstention. An article written by theContinue reading “The UN HLM: the art of negotiation”
UK Working Group on NCDs 