Where can the global health community find funding for noncommunicable diseases given the wide array of pressing health issues that need to be addressed and financed?
This is the unenviable task given to a group of technical experts, who, for the first time, are meeting Feb. 23-24 in Geneva to discuss which of the different financing models that currently exist could fund the prevention, control and treatment of NCDs — or if a new one is needed.
These experts form part of a new working group that was set up to accelerate progress on finding sustainable financing for NCDs. The group was established following a request from the World Health Organization’s member states. According to WHO communications officer Paul Garwood, the working group will be seeking input from state and nonstate actors in its quest to find sustainable financing models for NCDs.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
