Bridging the financing gap: Sustainable investments, smarter financing for NCDs

This second plenary will explore the global investment gap and financing solutions for NCDs, which is a major priority for the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting. NCDs remain one of the most underfunded global health priorities, with a stark and persistent mismatch between the burden and global and domestic resource allocations. However, there is growing evidence, consensus and momentum on the solutions and fiscal policies to bridge this gap. These include domestic resource mobilization, development aid, and public-private partnerships. Additionally, new actors and mechanisms—both within NCDs and broader global health/development—have the potential to unlock new and smart financing. This plenary will showcase global and national best practice in NCD financing, explore the outcomes of the WHO-World Bank International dialogue on sustainable financing for NCDs and mental health in 2024, and goals for the financing agenda in 2025 and beyond.