The Defeat-NCD Partnership
was established in January 2018 to help tackle the most significant global
health problem of the age: premature death, sickness, disability, and the
associated social and economic impacts of selected non-communicable diseases
(NCDs). These are projected to cost tens of billions of dollars with the most
adverse consequences falling upon the poorer countries and communities.
The Defeat-NCD
Partnership is hosted by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and forms
part of its growing portfolio of global health related Partnerships such as Stop TB, Roll Back Malaria,
Scaling up
Nutrition, Water
Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. Overall, UNOPS
health-related work totaled some US$430 million in 2017 and it is the biggest
sector we work in.
Our vision is that of a
world in which there is universal health coverage for NCDs. This is a direct
contribution to the transformational 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to
which all nations subscribe.
Our mission is to
enable and assist the approximately 100 lower-income and lesser-developed
countries to scale-up sustained action against NCDs so that they can progress
SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages
and, more specifically, to achieve target 3.4 to reduce, by one-third,
premature mortality from NCDs by 2030.
Our initial focus is on diabetes and hypertension with expansion to
other NCDs in due course probably starting with the early detection and
treatment of cervical and breast cancer.
Defeat-NCD is a
‘public-private-people’ Partnership that is an autonomous inclusive programme
of the United Nations system. Our membership and governance include
governments, multilateral agencies, civil society, academia, philanthropic
foundations, and the business sector. We
subscribe to the ethical principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
We follow the technical norms and guidance issued by the World Health Organization.
Our operating procedures derive from United Nations rules but are designed to
be fast and responsive. We work in a complementary and coordinated way with
other health and development actors at all levels.
The secretariat of
the Defeat-NCD Partnership is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
UNOPS
UNOPS supports the
successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and
development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need
by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners
to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient
manner.
Working in some of the
world's most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable
implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners'
expectations.
With over 7,000
personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical,
technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.
A flexible structure
and global reach mean that we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while
offering the benefits of economies of scale.