The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases is pleased to share a call for nominations for the 2023 Task Force Awards.

These Awards will recognize achievements in 2022 on multisectoral action for the prevention and control of NCDs, mental health conditions and the wider NCD-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year the Task Force has joined forces with the WHO Department of Digital Health and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with the Awards scheme being expanded to recognize work using digital health for action on NCDs and mental health.

Additional information can be obtained through the web publication and the document attached below.

Different registries of prevention and health promotion interventions exist. They usually indicate the level of effectiveness of the interventions listed, making it possible to identify those considered effective or promising.

These registries can help decision-makers and local actors to choose the interventions that suit their needs. They can also help them to construct a prevention strategy that integrates feedback from interventions that have already been conducted and evaluated.

Activities to raise public awareness of tobacco issues can be very costly, and particularly in the case of media campaigns.

This can be a critical aspect of awareness policies, especially for countries with limited financial resources. That is why, when planning public awareness activities, the mobilisation of resources must be an integral part of the action plan and overall strategy.

As indicated in FCTC Article 5 (see below), national tobacco control programmes are essential for planning and coordinating information and awareness-raising campaigns and for managing human and financial resources. 

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