High-level side event co-hosted by Kenya and Scotland during the 2024 World Health Assembly
Catalyzing country action on non-communicable diseases and mental health through the United Nations Health4Life Fund
On 28 May 2024, in the margins of the 77th
World Health Assembly, the Government of Kenya and the Scottish
Government hosted a breakfast meeting to provide an update on progress
on the Health4Life Fund and to explore the opportunities it presents as a
vehicle for scaling up country investments in NCDs and mental health.
Link for news story could be found here.
With the Fourth High-level meeting on NCDs just over a year away, the catalytic Health4Life Fund provides an impetus for collective action that places Global South countries at the forefront of decision-making and prioritizes their needs. There will be two panel discussions. The first will provide the opportunity for the Fund’s strategic partners to discuss why this Fund is doing things differently and how it can get countries closer to the SDGs through effective partnerships. In the second panel, the meeting will hear from countries that are in the process of developing proposals for funding from the Health4Life Fund. The meeting will also hear from civil society partners that are championing the Health4Life Fund.
The concept note for the meeting along with the Health4Life Fund 2023 annual report, and a case study on the Fund published by NCD Alliance are provided below.
WHA77 Health for Life Fund side event. Concept note
Health for Life Fund. 2023 annual report. 2024
NCD Alliance. UN Health for Life Fund. 2024
In addition, the Government of Kenya and the Scottish Government are making available the following publications.
Ministry of Health. Consolidating and expanding radiotherapy services in Kenya. 2023
WHO Kenya. On the path to expanding cervical cancer screening in Kenya. 2023
Scottish Government. Taking a feminist approach to international relations: position paper 2023
Further information on the Health4Life Fund is available here.