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Geneva, 13 June 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY
Small Island Developing States Ministerial Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health
The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Ministerial Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/06/14/default-calendar/sids-ministerial-conference-on-ncds-and-mental-health] will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados from 14 to 16 June 2023, in hybrid format. Working hours will be from 09:00 to 17:00 Atlantic time (GMT -4).
Ahead of the conference, on Tuesday 13 June, from 17:30 to 18:30 Atlantic time (GMT -4), Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados will deliver a keynote address, and both Senator Dr Jerome Walcott, Barbados’ Minister of Health and Wellness and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO will offer remarks.
The latest version of the programme, including sessions, is available here [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/sids-ministerial-conference-overview-and-draft-programme].
The conference and Tuesday 13 June remarks can be viewed online using the Zoom details on the WHO event website [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/06/14/default-calendar/sids-ministerial-conference-on-ncds-and-mental-health].
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The conference’s outcome document, 2023 Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health, will be formally adopted on Thursday 15 June. The declaration outlines bold actions to accelerate progress in reducing premature deaths from NCDs through prevention and treatment, as well as promoting mental health and well-being.
About the conference
SIDS are disproportionately impacted by NCDs – which cause 74% of all deaths globally – due to their reliance on imported food, commercial influences and the climate crisis. Yet SIDS have a unique opportunity to pilot prevention and treatment interventions and develop evidence for the world to draw on.
Co-hosted by WHO, PAHO and the Government of Barbados, the conference will aim to strengthen political commitments and mobilize increased action domestically and internationally. It will also look at how to scale up actions on NCDs and mental health, in the context of the climate crisis. The discussions and outcomes will inform upcoming UN General Assembly High-level Meetings on universal health coverage in 2023 [https://www.who.int/activities/preparing-for-the-un-high-level-meeting-2023-and-achieving-health-for-all#:~:text=The%202023%20high%2Dlevel%20meeting,achievement%20of%20universal%20health%20coverage] and NCDs in 2025 [https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/on-the-road-to-2025].
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