Foreign Minister at Global Group on Non-communicable Diseases

Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, participated in the second annual meeting of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), at the United Nations headquarters, on the sidelines of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Group aims to address the non-communicable diseases crisis by furthering the NCD Compact and encouraging greater efforts from the international community to contain and prevent NCDs. To do this the Group seeks to stimulate partnerships with the private sector and non-governmental organisations, and spread awareness among communities and individuals to ensure an environment that enhances public health and improves lifestyles.

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This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.