Statement to the 77th World Health Assembly - UHC & Obesity

Statement to the77thWorld HealthAssemblyStatementtothe77th World HealthAssembly Pillar 1: One billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage ••Agenda item"r.1. Universal Health CoverageAgenda item 11.2. Follcw-tp tc the political ceclaration of the third high-levelmeeting cf the General Assemaly on tie prevention and cantro af non-counicablc discases Ambitious NCD and nutrition targets need to be set at the 2025HighLevelMeetingtoaccountforthesoaringobesitypandemicaffecting1billionpeopleworldwide. Actior reqjired to address it needs :o be comprehensive: people-centred and irtegratedintc the health systerm thrcugh screening, health promction interve'iticns, prevention anc:managemcnt of obesity w'tlrin prinary health care as part of Lnivcrsal Hcalth Covcragc. We welc.ome commitments of wHQ Accelerazion Plan front-rurner countries info-mirgard spearheading actio Fer all Meiser 5-ates, arclnd priori-ies suc:h s front-of-packlabelling, mar<cting rcestrictions, and health scrvice delivcry. We remain committed to supporting the WHO Acceleration plan to STOP obesity andstrongly ask Mernber States tu resource appropriately, as both prevenition andtreatmcnt arc essential to effectively curvc currcnt obcsity trends and tackle otherNCDs. www.worldobesity.org