National multisectoral multidisciplinary workshop for development of detailed implementation of the Draft Action plan for Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in North Macedonia until 2025 (2019)

The leading causes of death in North Macedonia are cardiovascular diseases and cancer, together accounting for 76% of all deaths, compared to 64.6% in 1991. To respond to this challenge, a situation analysis has been performed in the country and a draft Action Plan of Noncommunicable Diseases of North Macedonia was prepared in 2017 for the period until 2025.

On 30 - 31 October 2018 a workshop was organized by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, to establish a detailed plan for multisectoral implementation of the Action Plan for the period 2019-2020.