| No images? Click here  Tuesday, 16 September 2025 MEDIA ADVISORY Virtual press conference on global health issues When: Thursday 18 September 2025 at 15:30 CEST (Geneva time) Hosted by: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General Subject: Global health issues, with a focus on WHO data on NCDs and mental health: progress, setbacks and the path forward, in the lead-up to the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs and Mental health) on 25 September 2025. The WHO “Saving lives, spending less: the global investment case for noncommunicable diseases” shows how such measures as health taxes on tobacco and alcohol, protecting children from harmful marketing, managing hypertension, and scaling up cervical cancer screening, can deliver returns for both health and economies. The Countdown 2030 data benchmark reveals countries' progress over the past two decades. Recently released data on the world’s mental health and mental health systems completes the picture. Note: Embargoed copy of “Saving lives, spending less” and accompanying press release are available upon request. EMBARGO LIFTS AT START OF PRESS CONFERENCE on 18 SEPTEMBER at 15:30 CEST. To request embargoed materials (if not already done), please email Ms Jaimie Guerra at guerraja@who.int and cc mediainquiries@who.int More information: WHO website for UNGA High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health: On the road to 2025 Zoom link: https://who.zoom.us/j/96312066856 Password: WHO_VpC+18 Phone: International numbers available: https://who.zoom.us/u/ab07WTOXcV Webinar ID: 963 1206 6856 Passcode for phone access: 6215056504 Notes to journalists: Please enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet) in your Zoom profile and ensure your microphone is connected or active on your computer. When you sign in, you will be automatically put in the meeting room. Click the "raise hand" icon to ask a question (find it under the tab: participants). Please do not ask questions via chat, as we cannot guarantee that we will incorporate them into the Q&A session. Only questions from the media are allowed. WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption. The event will also be broadcast on WHO social media channels, and you can follow it there. Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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