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UN Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health
December 20 , 2025
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- The United Nations General Assembly adopted the first global declaration jointly covering Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health.
- The declaration sets clear targets for 2030 and expands NCD coverage to areas like oral health, lung health, and childhood cancer.
- It includes new risk factors such as air pollution, clean cooking, lead exposure, hazardous chemicals, and digital health harms.
- It calls for stronger regulation of tobacco, unhealthy foods, trans fats, and e-cigarettes, with whole-of-government participation.
- The declaration highlights that NCDs cause about 18 million premature deaths annually and mental health conditions affect over one billion people worldwide.
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