{"id":641324,"date":"2025-12-19T01:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/641324\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T01:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:43:19","slug":"unga-adopted-a-global-declaration-on-non-communicable-diseases-and-mental-health-current-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/641324\/","title":{"rendered":"UNGA adopted a global declaration on non-communicable diseases and mental health | Current Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">This is the <strong>first-ever<\/strong> <strong>political declaration<\/strong> to jointly address<strong> Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)<\/strong> and <strong>mental health,<\/strong> adopted at the <strong>80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA<\/strong>), with specific targets for 2030 (refer infographic).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:918\/1012;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ak6FaACEZTYvGQSJ5cW3d7cYpTgndSKAQlw4WTcx.jpg\" width=\"918\" height=\"1012\"\/><strong>About the Declaration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Expanded Scope<\/strong>: New NCDs areas included like <strong>oral health, lung health, childhood cancer, etc.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>New Determinants Covered<\/strong>: Air pollution, clean cooking, lead exposure &amp; hazardous chemicals.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Digital Health Risks:\u00a0<\/strong>included for the first time<strong>, l<\/strong>ike <strong>harm from social media<\/strong>,<strong> excessive screen time, misinformation &amp; disinformation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Stronger regulation:\u00a0<\/strong>For tobacco,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>unhealthy foods, trans fats &amp; e-cigarettes.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Whole-of-government &amp; whole-of-society approach<\/strong>: includes engagement of <strong>civil society, youth, persons with disabilities, private sector.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Clear accountability:<\/strong> With the <strong>UN Secretary-General reporting on targets &amp; WHO support.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Significance of the declaration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">NCDs cause <strong>~18 million premature deaths\/year.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">They tend to be of<strong> long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">Mental health conditions <strong>affect 1+ billion people globally.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">They both are driven by <strong>common, preventable risk factors: tobacco, unhealthy diets, alcohol, inactivity, air pollution.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1.0pt solid black;padding:5.0pt;vertical-align:top;width:515.3pt;\"><strong>Initiatives taken in India for\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>NCDs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>AffordableMedicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT):<\/strong> for the treatment of <strong>cancer, cardiovascular diseases etc<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Eat Right India movement\u00a0<\/strong>by FSSAI promotes<strong> healthy eating.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Fit India Movement, 2019<\/strong>: to promote a <strong>physically active lifestyle and make fitness an integral part of daily life in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Mental Health<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">N<strong>ational Mental Health Programme (NMHP), 1982:\u00a0<\/strong>to ensure availability and accessibility of <strong>minimum mental healthcare for all<\/strong> in the foreseeable future.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Other<\/strong>: <strong>Tele- MANAS, Manodarpan,<\/strong> etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the first-ever political declaration to jointly address Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health, adopted at 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