The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran convened a Regional Consultation on Noncommunicable Diseases in Tehran from 25 to 26 October 2010, to discuss the challenges faced by the Eastern Mediterranean Region in addressing noncommunicable diseases and to provide an input to the preparatory process of the General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases to be held in September 2011 in New York. The Consultation, co-sponsored by WHO, was held at the University of Tehran.
The objectives of the Regional Consultation were four-fold:
to review the magnitude of noncommunicable diseases and their socioeconomic impact at the regional and country levels
to discuss the political and policy relevance of addressing noncommunicable diseases in developing countries as a development issue
to identify the challenges, opportunities and actions to be recommended for integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the development agenda at global, regional and national levels
to discuss the role of Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region in supporting the preparations for the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable diseases.
Three interactive sessions were held on the themes of (i) scaling-up public policy responses to address noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors; (ii) including noncommunicable diseases in global and national development initiatives; and (iii) identifying the desired outcomes of the High-level Meeting in September 2011. A fourth interactive session was held to discuss the contributions from Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to the High-level Meeting.
Meeting report
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran convened a Regional Consultation on Noncommunicable Diseases in Tehran from 25 to 26 October 2010, to discuss the challenges faced by the Eastern Mediterranean Region in addressing noncommunicable diseases and to provide an input to the preparatory process of the General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases to be held in September 2011 in New York. The Consultation, co-sponsored by WHO, was held at the University of Tehran.
The objectives of the Regional Consultation were four-fold:
to review the magnitude of noncommunicable diseases and their socioeconomic impact at the regional and country levels
to discuss the political and policy relevance of addressing noncommunicable diseases in developing countries as a development issue
to identify the challenges, opportunities and actions to be recommended for integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the development agenda at global, regional and national levels
to discuss the role of Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region in supporting the preparations for the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable diseases.
Three interactive sessions were held on the themes of (i) scaling-up public policy responses to address noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors; (ii) including noncommunicable diseases in global and national development initiatives; and (iii) identifying the desired outcomes of the High-level Meeting in September 2011. A fourth interactive session was held to discuss the contributions from Member States of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to the High-level Meeting.
Meeting report
