Prepared by the International Diabetes Federation

Government Commitments at the Summit:

Whilst the Political Declaration contained no global time-bound targets or goals for NCD prevention or treatment, many governments made individual commitments to tackle NCDs at the Summit. Commitments ranged from implementing National NCD plans and policies for prevention and control, increasing surveillance and monitoring, establishing treatment centres and pledging financial assistance. Below is a list of significant commitments made for NCDs, and key quotes from political leaders to use in your advocacy.

AFRICA COUNTRY COMMITMENT QUOTE PRESS LINK 1. Botswana - Evaluating salt levels in food “The international community - Aiming to increase tobacco taxation must chart a successful course - Aim to conduct nationwide NCD prevalence for the future” (Minister of survey Health Seakgosing) 2. Cameroon - NCDs prioritised in strategic health planning “We are committed to - Measures to reduce risk factors 2011-2013 continuing to step up our fight - Improving NCD research and coordination against NCDs by bolstering through staff training in Ministry of Health human, material and financial - Aim to increase hospital technology and resources and implementing diagnostics for NCDs our first integrated - Establishing national fund for public health multisectoral strategic plan ” emergencies and NCD prevention (Mr Tommo Montho) 3. Central - Aim to reduce NCD mortality and morbidity, “Our political will is evident in African diminish risk factors, improve screening and the creation of a programme to Republic promote healthier lifestyles combat NCDs” (Minister of Foreign Affairs Gambi) 4. Chad - Establishing NCD screening centers “Human and financial costs of diabetes are becoming increasingly hard to bear” (Minister of Health Boguena) 5. Comoros - Implementing national NCD survey 6. Cote - NCD action plan and policy 2011 -2014 “This plan demonstrates our d’Ivoire - Certain services (e.g. doctor and clinic visits, resolve to move forward” medication, birthing services) are now free (Minister of Health Diri-Yoman) 7. Democratic - Government division to combat NCDs “Major challenge of today is Republic of - National programme to combat diabetes: the maintenance of clinics — Congo integrating services for diabetes and keeping them supplied them hypertension in major city health care with insulin and other diabetes centers; support for diabetes associations; medications, ensuring their establishing diabetes clinics for children. functioning and extending health coverage” (Minister of Health Kaput) 8. Gabon - Free s creening for diabetes/CVD/cancers “The Government has assessed - SMS project to inform people on how to the problem, and our public control diabetes health policies focus on the - Need to improve surveillance and statistics quality of life of our people” (President Ondimba) 9. Gambia - Establishing Health Promotion Directorate to “We remain committed to this oversee 5 year NCD plan cause, and we are optimistic - Promoting home grown food cultivation and that the world can stem the consumption with “Back to the Land” unprecedented rise in NCDs” initiative (Minister of Health Badjie) 10. Ghana - National NCD policy – implementing “The g overnment is committed Busin ess Ghana. nutritional strategic plan, promoting healthy to the fight against NCDs and 13.09.2011, lifestyles and sport will provide the needed political http://www.businessghana.com/p leadership and resources” ortal/news/index.php?op=getNew s&news_cat_id=&id=152300 (Minister for Health Chireh) 11. Guinea - NCD national programme in collaboration “We are counting on agreed with WHO measures to ensure that we are - Committing human, material and financial successful in combating NCDs” resources to meet NCD problem (President Keita) 12. Malawi - Developing Healthcare Strategic Plan (2011 - “Malawi is c ommitted to the Nyasa Times, 23.09.2011, 2016) and National Action Plan prevention and control of NCDs http://www.nyasatimes.com/mala (…) a major burden to the wi/2011/09/23/malawi-has-no- action-plan-on-diabetes-ncd/ country” (Charles Mansambo) 13. Maldives - Redesigning urban areas for recreation “Importance of sharing The President’s Office, - Social insurance scheme to ensure universal experiences, however small we 19.09.2011, health coverage may be (…) to enhance the http://www.presidencymaldives.g - Promoting healthy lifestyles with civil society universal coverage of health ov.mv/Index.aspx?lid=13&dcid=59 68 care” (Vice President Waheed) 14. Mali - NCD Prevention strategy by end of 2011 “We are bearing the burden of these diseases” (PM Sidibe) 15. Namibia - Greater enforcement of law against selling “Together we can make it, and iNamibia, 20.09.2011, alcohol to under-18s we can make a http://www.inamibia.co.na/news- - Green Scheme programme to improve difference ”(President Pohamba) and-weather/15-africa/2427- pohamba-support-needed-to- national food security and healthy diets overcome-con-communicable- - Social grants to orphans, pensioners and diseases.html people with disabilities to reduce poverty 16. Niger - Drafting national strategic plan to combat “Our authorities have NCDs with multisectoral policies expressed their strong resolve - Aim to ensure access and affordability of to fight against NCDs” (Minister medicines of Health Sanda) 17. Nigeria - Encouraging industry to add vitamins and “W e in Nige ria are doing our The Guardian Nigeria, micronutrients into foods (e.g. iodine into best to meet the challenge that 21.09.2011 salt) NCDs pose to our health, our http://www.ngrguardiannews.com livelihood and our progress” /index.php?option=com_content& view=article&id=61817:nigeria- (Minister of Health Chukwu) urges-nations-to-target-world- wide-control-of-diseases 18. Rwanda - Aim to research NCD prevalence in 2012 “We want to make what is - Need to address NCD care and delivery unaffordable today history” (Minsiter of Health Binagwaho) 19. Sierra - NCDs prioritised in National Health Strategic “We recognize our Leone Plans 2010-2015 responsibility to develop - Developing specialist care for NCDs policies and programmes to effectively address NCDs” (Minister of Health Boguena) 20. South - Reforming legislation on alcohol and salty “We have been very ambitious Health -e, 19 .09.2011 , Africa and sugary food in our targets (…) we cannot http://www.health - - Inter-ministerial NCD Committee to oversee afford to let people die early” e.org.za/news/article.php?uid=200 33262 whole of government legislative approach (Minister for Health Aaron Motsoaledi)

21. Swaziland - Developing national NCD policy and strategic NCDs “alarming” , demand plan “urgent attention” (President Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini) 22. Tanzania - Allocating USD 2.5 million for raising NCD “Tanzania faces the double The Citizen Reporter, awareness burden of communicable and 19.09.2011, - Piloting an NCD surveillance programme non-communicable diseases” http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/busin (Minister for Health Haji) ess/13-local-business/14878- kikwete-off-to-new-york-for-key- un -conference.html 23. Tunisia - Food and sports strategies to combat “The international community diabetes and cancer should not just stand by and - Aiming develop multilateral network for observe” (Minister of Health NCD prevention and control Slaheddine Sellami) 24. Zimbabwe - Annual NCD awareness campaign “It is our collective The Herald, 27.09.2011, - 2nd NCD risk factor surveillance in 2012 responsibility as leaders to http://www.herald.co.zw/index.ph - Programmes for training NCD health make this meeting a success for p?option=com_content&view=arti cle&id=22173:un-to-prioritise- personnel the benefit of all humankind” ncds-prevention- (President Mugabe) treatment&catid=37:top- stories&Itemid=130 EUROPE COUNTRY COMMITMENT QUOTE PRESS LINK 1. European - 27 Member States have agreed to reduce “The EU will support low- EU Press Releases, Union salt by 16% income countries in addressing 20.09.2011, - Working on strategies to reduce sugar and NCDs”, “the time is now” (EU http://europa.eu/rapid/pressRelea fat Commissioner John Dalli) sesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11 /620&format=HTML&aged=0&lang uage=EN 2. Austria - Developing nutrition Action Plan “The prevention and control of - Sports Minister developing action plan for NCDs have to be part of our physical activity daily life” (President Fischer) - Discussion of 10 measurable health objectives for next 20 years 3. Bulgaria - Test for NCD risk factors with physical examinations 4. Finland - 2040 target for smoke -free society “Catalytic role” role of - Finland increasing Official Development development aid in combatting Assistance (ODA) NCDs, “The role of civil society in health promotion is crucial” (Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala) 5. Greece - Implementing comprehensive health “Addressing NCDs leads to a reform which prioritises NCD risk factors better life for citizens, and - New school nutrition regulations to ensures the sustainability of our discourage salty and sugary food health systems” - New Ministry of Health structures for nutrition and physical activity - Considering innovative financing – support international levy on tobacco 6. Ireland - Aiming to reform healthcare system to “The health of our people guarantee free and equal access to high comes first, way before quality healthcare business interests” (Minister of Health Reilly) 7. Israel - 2020 programmes to bridge hea lthcare “We are pulling up our sleeves” inequality with indicators to monitor (Minister for Health Yakov progress Litzman) 8. Kazakhstan - National healthcare system to be NCDs “seriously impede Kazinform, 20.09.2011, introduced in 2013 with NCDs prioritised sustainable development and http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/ - Goal to reduce premature mortality from should be made a global 2406505 NCDs priority” (Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Kazykhanov) 9. Kyrgyzstan - Implementing comprehensive prevention “It is hoped these projects will programme for NCD risk factors have a significant impact on lifestyles ” (Minister of Health Djumabekov) 10. Malta - Finalizing NCD action plan addressing risk “The NCD epidemic know s no MaltaToday , 26.09.2011, factors and social determinants borders, race or population http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/n size” (Superintendent of Public ews/2011/0926/maltese-mep- urges-eu-to-fight-non- Health Dr Ray Busuttil) communicable-diseases-worldwide 11. Montenegro - Goal t o reduce NCD deaths by 2015 “We all agree that the cost of through: NCD prevention and control, intervention is lower tobacco control, nutrition action plan than the cost of inaction” (Mr Šćepanović) 12. Poland - During EU Presidency – identifying EU “I declare our openness and health inequality and creating initiatives for dedication to the pursuit of our early diagnosis common goal” (Undersecretary - Establishing international NCD monitoring of Health Fronczak) network 13. Russia - Developing primary health care and “Governments and The Voice of Russia, providing clinical assistance for over 35s organizations all over the world 20.09.2011, http://english.ruvr.r - USD 36 million to global NCD response – to still have time to make a u/2011/09/20/56432760.html facilitate monitoring, partnerships and difference”, “for the Russian intersectoral action Federation, the health of its - USD 75 million to a 5 year programme to citizens is an absolute priority.” reduce infant and child mortality- Muskoka (Deputy Minister for Health Initiative of the Group of Eight. Skvortsova) 14. Spain - Health strategies on diabetes, cancer and “The promotion of healthy Bolsamania, 19.09.2011, heart disease lifestyles is a public http://www.bolsamania.com/notic - Developing national health strategy on health priority for the ias-actualidad/prNews/World- Leaders-Commit-to-Fighting- health and gender government” (Minister of Tobacco-Use-as-Part-of-Global- - Re-evaluating approach to chronic disease Health Bermúdez) Battle-Against-NonCommunicable- -DC7112819092011-1- 18a36ceeb2e4593a62369c272554c bdb.html 15. Sweden - Swedish Education Act focusing on NCD “As political leaders we must Institute of Public Health, prevention in school environment consider our responsibilities 19.09.2011, http://www.fhi.se/A towards future generations ” ktuellt/Nyheter/FNs-toppmote- (Secretary of Health Johansson) om-icke-smittsamma-sjukdomar--/ 16. Ukraine - 2012 priority to modernize rural and “large -scale reform programme National News Agency of primary health care is aimed at creating living Ukraine, 21.09.2011, - Will produce and export more organic food conditions under which http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/ord er/?id=232042 - Opening specialized prenatal facilities for people will confidently look http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/ord areas with insufficient maternity care towards their future” (President er/?id=232044 - Promoting sports as key element of healthy Yanukovych) lifestyle as the Euro 2012 football host MIDDLE EAST AND NOR TH AFRICA COUNTRY COMMITMENT QUOTE PRESS LINK 1. League of - Improve basic medicinal services and family “It is vital to integrate Arab States medicine 2011-2016 strategies to fight NCDs - Integrating NCD services into national into national health and health services, improving diagnostics and development plans and treatment strategies” (Mr Bahous) - Prioritised primary healthcare and MDGs - Increasing funding for NCD research 2. Algeria - Launching NCD control strategy in next 2 “While terrorism kills brutally years with bombs, we are facing a - Increasing funding for NCDs and macabre silence regarding the strengthening health systems tragedy of NCDs” (Minister for - Taxing alcohol, tobacco and soda Health Djamel Abbes) 3. Bahrain - NCD pr evention committee “Be assured that we will work - National Strategy on diet and exercise assiduously in all areas to fight - Early screening programme with against NCDs” (Minister for specialized clinics by 2015 Health Albeloushi) - Strategic objectives to 2030 – include NCD prevention and care 4. Iran - Working group to determine taxes on “Iran is implementing a series Fars News Agency , unhealthy products and services of programmes and initiatives 21.09.2011, - Aim to ban all advertising for unhealthy aimed at reducing the burden http://english.farsnews.com/newst products of NCDs” (Minister of Health ext.php?nn=9006290128 - Introducing screening for glucosemia and Niknam) high blood pressure - Diabetes prevention and control programme in urban and rural areas 5. Morocco - Forming a National Diabetes Plan following “we must coordinate our joint All Africa, 20.09.2011, WHO guidelines efforts to formulate a http://allafrica.com/stories/20110 9200711.html - Green Morocco project for food security collective, coherent and - National Sport Strategy efficient response” (Minister for Health Baddou) 6. United Arab - Adopting policy to combat NCDs in whole “These major killers needed Khaleej Times, 21.09.2011, Emirates region government action to control http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Dis - Policy to combat diabetes with guidelines them” (Undersecretary for playArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/th euae/2011/September/theuae_Se from WHO and international forum on Health Policy Affairs Mahmoud ptember490.xml§ion=theuae diabetes Mohamed Fikri) NORTH AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRY COMMITMENT QUOTE PRESS LINK 1. CARICOM - Committed to ensuring the Declaration is “NCDS do not have to spell RJR News, 20.09.2011, not just rhetorical, but a platform for action inevitable doom for our http://www.rjrnewsonline.com/ne - Standard setting for salt and nutritional countries and peoples” , summit ws/regional/caricom-outlines-its- position-ncd-un-summit labelling. = “turning point” , “ need to - Second Saturday of every September to be agree on ambitious global a Caribbean Wellness Day – education ad targets and indicators, a practice of healthy lifestyles monitoring framework…” - Building Regional Sports Academy in (President of Suriname Desire Suriname Delano Bouterse) 2. Barbados - Barbados National Registry – new NCD “Urgent multisectoral action surveillance system and policy coordination is - Developing nutritional guidelines for needed” (Prime Minister Stuart) schools, national nutrition and salt reduction strategies 3. Canada - ‘Global Challenges Canada’ – international “Committed to promoti ng The Vancouver Sun, NCD funding for research organisations in healthy living, preventing 20.09.2011, developing countries. disease and reducing health http://www.vancouversun.com/he - Investing to address NCDs in indigenous disparities”, “promoting good alth/Canada+signs+health+risk+fac tors+declaration+after+dropping+o populations health is everyone’s business” bjection/5426244/story.html - Looking to create partnerships with media (Minister for Health Aglukkaq) to tackle obesity in children 4. Grenada - Chronic Care Passport aims to monitor and “Grenada reaffirms its evaluate NCDs and encourage self- commitment to improving the management health status of its people by - Aim to implement community health promoting wellness and programmes providing quality health care” (Minister of Health Peters) 5. Mexico - ‘New Life’ campaign to address tobacco “NCDs do not distinguish The News, 20.09.2011, consumption, school lunches and healthy between borders, social sectors http://www.thenews.com.mx/inde food and age groups ”, “ our country x.php/mexico/M02-14825.html - Funding for evidence based clinical can make the right to health a interventions and new technologies reality for everyone” (Minister - Close to goal of universal health coverage for Health Woldenberg) 6. Trinidad and - Partners Forum Working Committee on “We need to change the Trinidad and Tobago Tobago NCDs –multisectoral action mechanism dialogue and focus on the social Guardian, 20.09.2011, - Chronic Disease Assistance Programme – to determinants of health in order http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2 provide all people with medication to win the war against 011/09/20/kamla-calls-un-step- fight-against-disease NCDs.” (President Bissessar) 7. United - Healthy People 2020 prevention strategy “the US has made taking on Reuters , 19.09.2011, States - Aim to prevent 1 million heart attacks and chronic disease a major http://www.reuters.com/article/2 strokes over next 5 years focus”(Secretary of Health 011/09/19/us-un-diseases- idUSTRE78I5XT20110919 - Tobacco pack warnings by 2020 Kathleen Sebelius) - Introducing healthy food into schools and childcare settings - Community transformation grants for obesity and tobacco SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA COUNTRY COMMITMENT QUOTE PRESS LINK 1. UNASUR - Committed to combatting poverty and “We place health above any MercoPress, 20.09.2011, promoting health lifestyles trade interests” (Uruguay http://en.mercopress.com/2011/0 - Aim to ensure universal access to Minister for Health Venegas) 9/20/un-launches-all-out-attack- on-non-communicable-diseases- medicines, using TRIPS such-as-diabetes-and-cancer 2. Argentina - Aim to be trans -fat free by 2014 NCDs = “a gl obal epidemic (…) Yahoo Argentina, - Working with industry to reduce level of should receive the attention 09.09.2011, salt in bread by 25% they deserve in the http://ar.noticias.yahoo.com/proy - Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption development agenda”, “we ecto-onu-para-combatir- enfermedes-cr%C3%B3nicas- with commitments. must strengthen the role of recibe-cr%C3%ADticas- - Developing clinical guidelines with best States in protecting our people” 122225696.html practice to ensure high quality care (Secretary for Health Villar) 3. Brazil - Increased access to medication for people “The driving force behind our Clipping MP, 19.09.2011, with diabetes and hypertension determination and http://clippingmp.planejamento.g commitment to curbing NCDs is ov.br/cadastros/noticias/2011/9/1 - Reforming public spaces for healthy 9/industrias-fazem-onu- lifestyles the premature loss of life and abandonar-meta-de-saude - Promoting breastfeeding, healthy school the suffering of people” food and food labelling (President Rousseff) “Brazilian - Voluntary agreements with food industry government defends access to to eliminate transfats and reduce salt medicines as part of the right to - Healthy Gym Programme = target of 4000 health” (Minister of Health new centers. Alexander Padilha) 4. Chile - Multisectoral ‘Choose to Live H ealthy ’ President has “political resolve policy to tackle this new scenario by - Adopted targets for obesity, smoking, personally leading this crusade exercise and alcohol to control diabetes and establishing a mandate and high blood pressure involving specific tasks, financing and coordination” (First Lady de Pinera) 5. Colombia - Improving access to health servic es for “It is possible to reduce the Yahoo Colombia, those with NCDs suffering, disability and early 09.09.2011, - 2012 regulations to reduce salt levels in deaths of millions of people by http://co.noticias.yahoo.com/proy processed foods over next 5 years developing better designed, ecto-onu-para-combatir- enfermedes-cr%C3%B3nicas- - 2012 health communication and education more effective and better recibe-cr%C3%ADticas- campaign for young people evaluated policies and 122225696.html - Increasing funding for technology with 5 programmes” (Deputy Minister priority NCD research areas for Health Londono-Soto) 6. Costa Rica - Policies to cut salt consumption “we are aware that efforts on - Information programmes on nutrition prevention and care must be increased if we are to have concrete results” (Mr Ulibarri) 7. Cuba - 2011 -2015 programme to improve “Clear economic policies are intersectoral health strategy needed to combat NCDs” (Vice - Seeking alliances with food industry to Minister for Public Health Luis reduce sugar and salt content in food Estruch Rancano) 8. El Salvador - Developing national NCD plan to address “El Salvador acknowledges the NCDs and risk factors in integrated way primary role and responsibility of governments in providing the first line of response to NCDs” (Mr Garcia Gonzalez) 9. Peru - Improving diet by: protecting local cuisine, “F ocus on education and on limiting advertising of unhealthy food, developing public policies to providing nutritional education, make it easier for the whole encouraging breastfeeding for first 6 population to lead healthy months of life lives” (Minister of Health - Aim to provide universal health insurance Tejadu) and access to medicines SOUTH EAST ASIA COUNTRY COMMITMENT QUOTE PRESS LINK 1. Bangladesh - Committing additional resources to NCDs - “It is increasingly clea r that we BDNews24, 20.09.2011, community diabetes associations, can no longer ignore these http://www.bdnews24.com/detail specialized hospitals problems” (Prime Minister s.php?id=206554&cid=2 - Incentivising private sector to build modern Hasina) health facilities 2. Cambodia - Prioritising NCDs and developing “These diseases are largely Cambodia Times, multisectoral policies on NCD risk factors preventable. Therefore, 22.09.2011, - Fiscal policies and regulations Cambodia has made its best http://story.cambodiantimes.com/ - Integrating NCDs into primary healthcare efforts in responding to the index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02 ca7c/id/848069/cs/1/ht/Benefits% - Increasing access and affordability of challenge of NCDs. My country 20of%20good%20nutrition%20tak medicines and care commits to act” (Mr Sea) e%20centre%20stage%20at%20UN %20high-level%20event/ 3. India - Target to screen 150 million people for “S trong commitment to the Calcutta News, 20.09.2011, diabetes and hypertension by March 2012, outcome document and a firm http://www.calcuttanews.net/stor roll out nationally April 2012 resolve to prevent and combat y/847241/ht/India-reaffirms- strong-commitment-to-prevent- NCDs” (Minister of Health Azad) and -combat -NCDs 4. Myanmar - Establishing national NCD policy and a high “Commitment to enhancing level multisectoral national mechanism to efforts for the prevention coordinate action and control of NCDs” (Mr Tin) 5. Nepal - Implementing legislation on risk factors – “It is time for us to scale up our The Rising Nepal, Food, Alcohol and Tobacco Acts support for the implementation 20.09.2011, - Establishing NCD surveillance system of our common vision” (Deputy http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/ris PM Shrestha) ing.detail.php?article_id=56917&c at_id=4 6. Pakistan - Involving communities in NCD prevention To “address NCD -related Karachi News, 19.09.2011, and awareness challenges, Pakistan is http://www.karachinews.net/s - Assessing existing NCD facilities considering a number of cross- tory/846619 - NCD prevention and control into poverty- sectoral policy interventions” reduction strategies (Minsitry of Foreign Affairs - Improving research and human resources Bhatti) 7. Sri Lanka - National NCD policy with Ministry of Health “With political commitment Daily News, 21.09.2011, control unit and priority given to NCD http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/09/ - Aim to reduce preventable NCD deaths by prevention and control, we are 21/news40.asp 2% annually over next decade confident that Sri Lanka can be a lead country in the region in implementing an effective nationwide NCD programme” (Minister of Health Sirisena) WESTERN PACIFIC COUNTRY COMMITMENT QUOTE PRESS LINK 1. ASEAN - Committed to whole -of -government people - “A ppeal to our international Bali Times, 26.09.2011, centered approach involving civil society, partners to fund and align the http://www.thebalitimes.com/201 the private sector and community prevention and control of 1/09/26/health-of-millions-on- menu-at-un-summit/ organizations NCDs with their other - Strengthening health systems, human development programmes resources, surveillance systems and such as those of the MDGs” community based interventions (Indonesian Minister for Health - Working towards universal health coverage Sedyaningsih) 2. Australia - USD 700,000 promised t o WHO Secretariat “We must act now, or too The Canberra Times, to support global implementation FCTC 2012 many people will continue to 30.09.2011, legislation suffer from diseases that are http://www.canberratimes.com.au - $4 million to WHO to implement NCD largely preventable and our /news/opinion/editorial/general/d ealing-internationally-with- prevention and control action plan health systems won’t cope” noncommunicable- - $25 million commitment for Pacific island (Minister of Health Nicola diseases/2309094.aspx?storypage nations to tackle NCDs Roxon) =0 - All tobacco products to be wrapped in “It is time to quit unattractive brown paper and covered in numbering deaths and start graphic warnings by 2012 counting survivors” (Vice - - Strong commitment to acting on NCDs President Quinlan) domestically and internationally 3. China - 5 year plan for social and economic “NCDs have become the Beijing International, development - aim to increase life number-one threat to the 19.09.2011, expectancy by one year, NCDs key in target health of the Chinese people” http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Beijing - Aim to achieve universal health coverage (Minister for Health Chen Zhu) Information/BeijingNewsUpdate/t 1196931.htm - ‘Healthy City’ promotion programme - ICT programmes and electronic health profiles for diabetes self-management 4. Korea - Aim to provide health management services “The UN must strongly lead North Korea Times, for those unable to afford them the world in the effort to 20.09.2011, http://story.northko - Creating ‘rational market’ for those who can combat NCDs” (Deputy reatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ Minister for Health Jun Byung b8de8e630faf3631/id/846838/cs/1 afford services /ht/UN%20launches%20global%20 Yool ) campaign%20to%20curb%20death %20toll%20from%20noncommunic able%20diseases/ 5. Malaysia - NCD prevention and control programme “Malaysia is committed at The Star, 21.09.2011, (2011-2016) to include cabinet committee home and will show its http://thestar.com.my/new - Develop capacity of NGOs, particularly for commitment on this global s/story.asp?file=/2011/9/21 community risk-factor based interventions, stage” (Minister of Health Liow /nation/9538579 with Health Promotion Board Tiong Lai) 6. Marshall - Increasing resources for NCDs – but financial “U rgently mobilizing to Islands and human capacity limitations address this crisis” (Minister of - Prioritising diabetes and cancer Health Matthew) 7. Nauru - Implementing Sugar Tax “We have created a global - Exercise and nutrition programmes system where vice is more affordable than virtue” (President Marcus Stephen) 8. New - Target to be smoke free by 2025 “NCD and MDG agendas are NZ Doctor, 22.09.2011, Zealand - Fino Aura: inclusive and culture centred inextricably intertwined” (Sir http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un- approach to provide opportunities and Peter Gluckmann) “NZ stands doctored/2011/september- 2011/22/government-must-invest- services to indigenous people ready to maintain the more-in-preventative-health- momentum generated by this %E2%80%93-nzma.aspx meeting” (Minister of Health Power) 9. Papua New - Lifestyle diseases in National Development “I am committed to Guinea Plan 2011-2030, 30 year national strategic championing the NCD cause in plan, Papua New Guinea Vision 2050 my country” (Minister of - Reforming nutrition policies and taxes Health Maxtone-Graham) 10. Philippines - Country Action Plan (2008-2013) to reduce “The Philippines is fully Philippine Times, NCD deaths by 2% annually committed to addressing 26.09.2011, - Expanding national health insurance the issues of lifestyle-related http://story.philippinetimes.com/i NCDs” (Secretary for Health ndex.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80 programme, national subsidies for the poor ba53/id/850139/cs/1/ht/Pacific%2 - Improving benefit delivery to ensure access Ona) 0island%20leaders%20call%20at% to basic healthcare for the poor 20UN%20for%20greater%20efforts %20against%20lifestyle- - ‘Complete treatment packs’ for diabetes – related%20diseases/ months supply of medicines at low cost - Aim to produce healthy crops and products, and implement food labelling 11. Samoa - Food Bill 2011 to control imports of “integrated whole -of -country, unhealthy food one-health approach, - Bilateral agreement with American Samoa premised on the principles of for joint NCD prevention and control health promotion and primary agreement health care”(Minister of Health - Reviewing NCDs healthy lifestyle policies Leao Talalelei Tuitama) 12. Solomon - NCD Strategic Plan 2011 -2015 “Window of opportunity to Solomon Times, 20.09.2011, Islands - Allocating health resources to rural areas manage NCDs is fast closing” http://www.solomontimes.com/ne - Enforcing Tobacco Act in 2012 (Minister of Health Charles ws.aspx?nwID=6469 - Working to decrease urban-rural inequality Sigoto) 13. Thailand - ‘Thai Healthy Lifestyle Strategy’ for next 20 “ther e are effective and Thaiindian News, years – healthy public policy, sustainable ways to deal with 20.09.2011, communications, changing lifestyles and NCDs by addressing behaviour http://www.thaindian.com/newsp strengthening NCD surveillance and social determinants” ortal/uncategorized/non- communicable-diseases-threat-to- (Deputy Minister of Health development-un- Chaiyasan) chief_100564797.html 14. Tonga - Government is prioritizing NCDs “Issues related to NCDs - - Establishing framework to strengthen NCD including the world economic policy, research and evidence-based downturn, trade and climate practice, infrastructure and human change - are beyond the resources. control of small nations such as Tonga” (PM Tu’ivakano) 15. Tuvalu - NCD strategic plan 2011 -2015 “If we want to save - Aim to develop human resources – with millions of people from NCDs, public and community health workers the time to act is now, - Developing education and awareness not later” (Mr Pita) programmes 16. Vanuatu - 2011 National NCD ‘Step Survey’ 17. Vietnam - 2011 -2015 National programme to prevent “Government has identified Minsitry of Foreign Affairs, NCDs with USD 700 million – including an the prevention of NCDs as one 29.09.2011, aim to increase diabetes detections by 36- of the key priorities in national http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/nr040 50% health strategies and policies” 807104143/nr040807105001/ns11 0929080058#nfWAnCpF6GHC - National Target Programme to reduce NCD (Mr. Le Hoai Trung) prevalence 2011-2015 - Plan to adopt legislation on tobacco control in May 2012

POST SUMMIT COMMITMENTS:

Below is a list of NCD commitments made by governments in the post-Summit period, proving that the Summit has built political momentum and placed NCDs high on public health agendas. Please contact the NCD Alliance ( [email protected] ) if your government makes any commitments on NCDs in the future.

COUNTRY COMMITMENT PRESS LINK 1. Brazil - Commitment to combat NCDs and act on the social CMDSS, 20.10.2011, determinants of health. http://cmdss2011.org/site/201 (Brazil Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha at the Rio World 1/10/na-abertura-da- th conferencia-mundial-sobre-os- Conference on Social Determinants of Health, 19 October 2011) determinantes-sociais-da- saude-autoridades-fazem- chamado-para-a-superacao- das-desigualdades-em-saude/ 2. India - “New Delhi Call for Action ” to combat NCDs over next 5 years. The Times of India, Programme to address NCDs and risk factors with major 3.10.2011, budget increase and legislative, regulatory and fiscal http://timesofindia.indiatimes. measures. com/india/India-will-roll-out- worlds-largest-drive-against- - Includes National Programme for Prevention and Control of NCDs/articleshow/10212828.c Cancer, Diabetes, CVD and Stroke with a budget of Rs 1275 ms crore. Started as a pilot project 2011-2012, now being rolled out nationally with a target to screen 150-200 million people by next March. - Aim to achieve early diagnosis and treatment of 2/3rds of NCDs. (Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, 29 th September 2011) 3. South - Government has pledged addition US $ 4.5 million over 5 The Standard, Korea years for NCD prevention and control, and drugs needed after 12.10.2011, disasters. http://www.thestandard.com.h (Vice-Minister for Health and Welfare Choi Won Young at the WHO k/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4& th art_id=115968&sid=34036671 Western Pacific Regional meeting, Manila, 10-14 October 2011) &con_type=1&d_str=20111012 &fc=2 4. Togo - NCDs have been prioritised and put at the top of the health agenda. - Have adopted National Health Policy, National Health Development Plan is being finalised and Togo is a member of the NCDs working group. (Government Council, 13 th October 2011)