The 2024 WHO Regional Committee Meetings (RCMs) happening from August to October this year, provided a crucial stage for NCD advocacy, bringing together alliances across regions to champion noncommunicable disease (NCD) priorities. These meetings are not just technical discussions — they are platforms for regional advocacy, providing an entry point for civil society advocates to engage with key stakeholders, strengthen partnerships, gather intelligence and strategically influence health agendas ahead of the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs.

In an effort to amplify the voices of people living with NCDs (PLWNCDs) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and raise awerness about the specific needs and challenges of refugees living with NCDs in the region,  the Eastern Mediterranean NCD Alliance (EM-NCDA) participated at the recent virtual Regional Committee meeting (RCM 67).

South East Asia Regional Alliance called on WHO SEARO to fund research on the relationship between COVID-19 and NCDs.

African NCDs Network called on WHO AFRO to address the needs of people living with NCDs in the COVID-19 context at WHO's Regional Committee Meeting.