Resolution WHA72: comprehensive mental health action plan 2013-2030
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(extract)(2) to confirm the objectives of WHO’s global action plan for the prevention and
control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020 and WHO’s comprehensive mental
health action plan 2013–2020 as a contribution towards the achievement of Sustainable
Development Goal target 3.4 (by 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from
noncommunicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health
and well-being) and other noncommunicable disease-related goals and targets, and to
extend the period of the action plans to 2030 in order to ensure their alignment with the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
(3) to request the Director-General:
(a) to propose updates to the appendices of WHO’s global action plan for the
prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020 and WHO’s
comprehensive mental health action plan 2013–2020, as appropriate, in
consultation with Member States and taking into account the views of other
stakeholders,2
ensuring that the action plans remain based on scientific evidence for
the achievement of previous commitments for the prevention and control of
noncommunicable diseases, including Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 (by
2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases
through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being) and
other related goals and targets;
