Not All Diseases Are Equal: How a World Economic Forum Report quietly reshaped the NCD agenda 22/01/2026 Habib Benzian The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest report on acting early on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) signals more than urgency. It signals a shift in what counts. Beneath familiar calls for earlier action sits a quieter move: a re-ordering of NCD priorities themselves. Some diseases now sit firmly at the centre of the agenda. Others, no less […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading ->
Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading ->