United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs
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The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases was established by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2013. It was the successor to the United Nations Ad Hoc Interagency Task Force on Tobacco Control that had been in existence since 1999.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), often known as chronic diseases, include cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and mental health conditions. The Task Force consists of a World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat (currently led by Nick Banatvala from the United Kingdom) and 46 United Nations (UN) and inter-governmental organizations.
The Task Force supports countries to develop whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches for the prevention and control of NCDs and mental health conditions, in pursuit of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The Task Force was established in response to the 2011 Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of NCDs. It meets twice a year. The WHO Director-General provides a report on the work of the Task Force through the UN Secretary-General once a year to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Each year, ECOSOC Members agree a resolution on the work of the Task Force.