The forum schedule

Following the opening ceremony by His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah at 4pm on Saturday, the first plenary session ‘The Global NCD Response: Taking Stock, Reviewing Progress, and Looking Ahead to the 2018 UN High-level Meeting’ begins at 5pm. On Sunday, the forum begins at 9am with the plenary ‘Uniting the NCD Movement for 2018: Framing the Narrative, Advocating for Action and Amplifying Voices’, followed at 10.45am with the workshops ‘Making a Case for Investment and Financing for NCD Prevention and Control’, ‘Improving NCD Access and Achieving Universal Health Coverage for All’, ‘Joining Forces to Tackle the Determinants of NCDs’, ‘Promoting the Meaningful Involvement of People Living With NCDs’, ‘Driving National Planning on NCDs’. The second plenary, beginning at 1.30pm is titled ‘Breaking Down Silos, Building Synergies: Accelerating NCDs in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’. At 3.15pm, delegates can attend workshops on ‘Integrating Efforts for NCDs and Women’s and Children’s Health’, ‘Addressing NCDs as a Barrier to Poverty Reduction and Development’, ‘Using the Law to Safeguard Health and Reduce NCDs’, ‘Human and Planetary Health: At the Intersection of NCDs, Urbanisation and Climate Change’, and ‘Ensuring Sustainable Healthy Diets for All’, which brings the end of day two to a close at 5pm. On the third and final day, a plenary session ‘Growing the Movement: Equipping Civil Society to Fulfil its Roles in the NCD Response’ will be held at 9am. A final session, ‘National and Regional Advocacy to Maximise the UN 2018 HLM on NCDs’ will be held followed by the closing ceremony of the second Global NCD Alliance Forum.