We officially launched the Global Health Connector UNGA Outcomes Report. 

The UNGA report brings together key insights and calls to action from global experts who convened at our UNGA80 Science Summit 2025 event in New York and virtually, focusing on Women’s Health and Obesity and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), respectively.

A fundamental principle at the core of the discussions was convergence — a model of cross-sector CollaborAction between economy, finance, health, and science, sectors that are too often kept in silos. This CollaborAction — collaboration translated into concrete action — is imperative to effectively tackle obesity and other NCDs.

Women’s Health 

Women spend 25% more of their lives in poor health compared to men — a gap that demands urgent action. Closing this gap could generate 75 million additional healthy life years each year — equivalent to seven extra healthy days per woman annually — and unlock up to $1 trillion in global GDP by 2040.

Day 1 of the Summit focused on Women’s Health and underscored a shared commitment to turning insight into measurable change — advancing women’s health equity through CollaborAction, strategic investment, and innovation worldwide. The collective priorities were:

• Share new knowledge and insights with potential partners to advance women’s health.
• Invest by funding and prioritising resources to address gender health gaps.
• Research sex and gender differences in disease and public health challenges unique to women.
• Design policies that provoke transformative impacts across global, national, and local communities.

As highlighted by Dr Irene Aninye, the key message was: “We’ve moved beyond awareness. Now is the time for implementation, accountability, and impact.”

Obesity & NCDs

Brad Herbig highlighted the immense global burden of NCDs (46 million deaths annually), with obesity striking as a rapidly growing driver. Proven interventions could prevent 28 million deaths per year and boost global GDP by $11 trillion by 2050.

As agreed by global leaders on Day 2, achieving sustainable progress against obesity and NCDs requires treating health as a shared societal investment. Turning commitments into coordinated, measurable implementation is key to real-world impact.

The takeaway priorities were:

• Treat health as an economic investment; prioritise prevention and workforce well-being.
• Break silos between health, education, urban planning, and finance through aligned incentives.
• Move from declarations to implementation with data-driven task forces and accountability.
• Build person-centered data systems combining evidence with lived experiences.
• Scale local solutions and use digital and innovative financing tools.

We are committed to turning the report’s calls into concrete, actionable steps. Your support in spreading the word and taking action at every level — local, national, and international — is essential to bringing our CollaborAction implementation to life.