Briefing paper: WHO GPW13: how the UN system adds value

WHO GPW13: How the UN system adds value One billion more people benefitting from UHC Outputs Illustrative examples 1.2 Reduced number of people suffering financial hardships Country-specific NCDs, mental health and air pollution investment cases to support national investment to achieve SDG 3.4. 1.3 Improved access to essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices for primary health care Aligning UN-wide NCD procurement activities. The Defeat NCD partnership essential supplies and distribution support facility. The joint UN cervical cancer programme in support of the global elimination initiative. Briefing Paper One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being Outputs Illustrative examples 3.1 Determinants of health addressed, 3.2 Risk factors reduced through multi-sectoral action 3.3. Healthy settings and health in all policies promoted Task Force joint programming missions bring the UN system together to support whole-of-government and whole-of- society responses to the SDG-related NCDs. Guidance developed and widely disseminated on how non-health sectors can support government-wide NCD objectives. Development of the NCD and mental health catalytic fund. UNDP-WHO NCD governance programme. FCTC Secretariat-UNDP-WHO strengthening WHO FCTC implementation to achieve the SDGs. IDLO-WHO regulatory and fiscal capacity building programme: promoting healthy diets and physical activity. ITU-WHO digital technologies for preventing and controlling NCDs: The Be He@lthy Be Mobile programme. UNDP-WHO SAFER programme to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harms. WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work, 2019-2023 is available at http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA71/ A71_4-en.pdf?ua=1. For more information on the Task Force and its work see: https://www.who.int/ncds/un-task-force/en. WHO/NMH/NMA/19.91 © World Health Organization 2019. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. A more effective and efficient WHO better supporting countries Outputs Illustrative examples 4.1 Strengthened WHO leadership, governance, and advocacy for health UNCTs better positioned to deliver the NCD-related SDGs (capacity building, guidance), including increasing the number of UNDAFs that include NCDs. Annual Task Force reports to ECOSOC. WHO leadership through joint UN mental health, tobacco and environment thematic working groups. One billion more people better protected from health emergencies Outputs Illustrative examples 2.3 Health emergencies The NCDs in humanitarian settings working group encourages scaling up of NCD care for those affected by emergencies. ‘WHO must act in concert with partners, including and in close alignment with the United Nations system.’ ‘WHO is committed to supporting the UN Secretary-General’s proposal to work as “one UN” to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational activities at the country level.‘ ‘The WHO Secretariat will work with Member States and other partners in scaling up efforts to implement the high-impact and cost-effective measures needed by working through the Task Force.’ WHO 13th General Programme of Work, 2019−2023