By the SIDS, for the SIDS: Next Decade of Action on NCDs and Mental Health

By the SIDS, for the SIDS: Next Decade of Action on NCDs and Mental Health

28 May 2024 14:00 – 15:30 AST  St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

People living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face a disproportionate risk of dying prematurely from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and a high burden of mental health conditions. SIDS have emphasized the need for deliberate action on NCDs and mental health in the 2007 Port of Spain Declaration, 2014 SAMOA pathway, and recently the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and mental health. The call is clear: bold action is needed “by the SIDS, and for the SIDS” to accelerate progress towards achieving SDG target 3.4 for a one third reduction in premature mortality from NCDs and for the promotion of mental health and well-being, by 2030.