Winners of the 2022 UN Inter-Agency Task Force and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Awards

Eighteen organizations received the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care (PHC) awards. Winners were announced on 21 September 2022 during the annual Friends of the Task Force meeting during the UN General Assembly.

Awards were made in three categories: (i) ministries of health (or government agency under a ministry of health); (ii) ministries (or government agencies) beyond health; and (iii) non-state actors (non-governmental organization, academic institutions and philanthropy).

Ministries of health (or government agency under a ministry of health)

• The Ministry of Health, Bhutan, for the successful implementation of the Service with Care and Compassion initiative – a people-centered approach to the delivery of NCD services at the district level in Bhutan.
• The Ministry of Health, Brazil, for their leadership and outstanding contribution to multisectoral action in the prevention and control of NCDs through the Proteja Program – the national strategy to halt the rise of childhood obesity – which has been an exemplar for innovative, comprehensive intersectoral action at the local level.
• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India and the Indian Council of Medical Research for the India hypertension control initiative - a highly impactful, large-scale hypertension intervention within India’s existing primary health care system.
• The E-Health Center, Kyrgyzstan, for scaling up digital health in primary care, with a particular emphasis on the prevention and control of NCDs.
• The Ministry of Health, Panama, for the successful implementation of the HEARTS package in Primary Health Care, through interdisciplinary and intersectoral actions.
• The Ministry of Health, Tunisia, in recognition of their continuous efforts and commitment to multisectoral action to prevent and control NCDs, which contributed to the adoption of large graphic health warnings on tobacco products in 2022, and the leadership of His Excellency, the Minister of Health, Professor Ali Mrabet.
• The Ministry of Health, Uganda, in recognition of their exemplary approach to driving progress on alcohol control through partnerships and multisectoral cooperation.