Webinar to launch new report: Realizing the Return: Insights from a Decade of National Investment Cases on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for over 70% of global deaths annually, with a disproportionate burden on low- and middle-income countries. Yet responses remain underfinanced, underprioritized, and inadequately integrated into broader development efforts. With only a few years to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including NCD and mental health targets, the 2025 Political Declaration on NCDs, mental health, and wellbeing, adopted in December 2025, commits to accelerating efforts.

The unique report reviews lessons learnt from the experience of developing over 60 health investment cases in the last ten years.

This webinar, organized by the secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs (UNIATF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and other partners, will focus on:
 

- Launching the report and presenting its key findings and recommendations. 

- Discussing the report’s findings with authors and experts, and hearing perspectives from countries that have undertaken investment cases and their partners.

- Identifying the collective action needed by countries and partners to implement investment case recommendations and accelerate NCDs and mental health responses.  

Agenda

Moderator: Nick Banatvala, Head of the Secretariat of the UN NCD Task Force & Health4Life Fund  

Session materials

• Insight report - Realizing the Return: Insights from a Decade of National Investment Cases on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health 
• Presentation (master slidedeck)
• Summary report 
• Recording