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II. O

BJECTIVES FOR THE 

G

LOBAL 

F

ORUM

 

 

The objectives of the Forum were to: 

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Provide an opportunity for a wide range of stakeholders to discuss and share 

perspectives on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) 

•

 

Understand expectations, roles and contributions of the different stakeholders in 

support of the September 2011 UN High-level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs and its 

expected outcomes, as well as activities post the HLM. 

•

 

Update knowledge and share experience on progress in addressing NCDs including 

through implementing the Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention 

and Control of NCDs. 

•

 

Promote ways of accelerating the implementation of actions for international and 

national partners under each objective of the Action Plan. 

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Mobilize a broader base of stakeholders in support of NCD prevention and control, 

in particular in developing countries. 

 

III. P

ROPOSED 

D

ELIVERABLES OF THE 

G

LOBAL 

F

ORUM

 

It was intended that the Global Forum would yield three deliverables: 

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A short report to be presented during the World Health Assembly in May 2011 to 

inform Member States of the conclusions of the Forum and support their preparations 

for the HLM 

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Lessons learnt in organizing multi-stakeholder discussion forums 

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A statement to be delivered to the Moscow Ministerial Meeting representing key 

perspectives from the stakeholders. 

 

IV.

 

 

F

ORUM 

P

ARTICIPANTS

 

 

In keeping with the intent of the Forum participants were invited from the following 

stakeholder groups:  

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Civil Society and nongovernment organizations 

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Faith-based organizations 

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Patient and consumer organizations 

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Private sector representative organizations 

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Food and non-alcoholic beverage and alcoholic beverage representative 

organizations 

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WHO Collaborating Centres 

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Researchers and research bodies 

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Academia 

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Member States. 

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The list of those participants who had registered online by 25 April 2011 is attached as 

Appendix 2.  A number of other participants from Member States registered onsite for the 

Forum: these were members of the delegations for the subsequent Ministerial Conference, 

who had registered online for that event. 

V. P

ROGRAMME FOR THE 

G

LOBAL 

F

ORUM

 

 

The programme for the Forum was designed to provide a range of opportunities for 

participants to engage and contribute actively.  It included a short opening plenary session, 

concurrent sessions to identify outcomes sought from the HLM on noncommunicable 

diseases, a plenary report- back on the concurrent sessions, and a final plenary session to 

consolidate the key messages and findings from the day.  The final annotated agenda is 

attached as Appendix 1.

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VI.

 

 

O

PENING 

P

LENARY 

S

ESSION

 

 

The purpose of the opening plenary session was for WHO and the Russian Federation to 

welcome participants, outline the purpose and format of the WHO Global Forum and set 

the scene for the day. 

 

The WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, opened proceedings and welcomed 

participants to the Forum.  In her opening remarks (appendix 2),

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 the Director-General 

emphasized the scale of the challenge presented by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and 

the need for the response to go beyond the health sector.  Many of the drivers of NCDs are 

driven by strong commercial interests, over which the health sector has no direct control. 

 

Dr Chan noted that the private sector, including the food industry, needs to be involved in 

solving the problems, although was emphatic that there is not place at the table for the 

tobacco industry.  Some industry actors have begun to take action, but there is a need for 

more action by a wider range of actors. In closing, Dr Chan questioned whether there is a 

net gain if the benefits of modernization and economic growth are cancelled out by the costs, 

like medical bills, lost productivity, and premature death, of a preventable disease.  She 

concluded that sophisticated and costly medicines, devices, and technologies will not be able 

to save the situation and that only smart, farsighted policies can do this. 

 

The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, 

Veronika Skvortsova, then addressed the gathering and welcomed participants on behalf of 

the Russian Federation.  She noted that both communicable and noncommunicable diseases 

                                                 

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 The annotated agenda for the WHO Global Forum is available at: 

http://www.who.int/nmh/events/global_forum_ncd/documents/agenda_20110427.pdf

  

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 The WHO Director-General's opening remarks are available at: 

http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2011/global_forum_ncd_20110427/en/index.html

  

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