Launched as a 'public-private-people' partnership at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York on 24th September 2018 with the strong support of the World Health Organization, The Defeat-NCD Partnership was set up as the practical response to the widespread call for action on non-communicable diseases (NCD). The Partnership envisions universal health coverage for NCD.

Helvetas is a leading Swiss organization for development cooperation and humanitarian response – denominationally neutral and politically independent. As an association with a strong membership base in Switzerland, we are committed to a fairer world worldwide. Our sister organizations in the USA and Germany, our membership in Alliance2015, and our sponsorship of Alliance Sud all strengthen our global network. 

Founded in 1904, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is the global governing body for motor sport and a non-profit international member association. Headquartered in Paris and Geneva, the FIA unites 243 national motoring and sporting organisations from 147 countries across five continents, representing millions of motorists, mobility users, and motorsport professionals. One of the core responsibilities of the FIA is the development of motor sport worldwide.

"HIEx aims to Leverage innovations for health in a cross-sectoral manner to enable people to live healthier lives, to create economic opportunities, and to fast-track progress towards the SDGs."

Bridges to Development advances the economic and social well-being, especially of women and girls, through health and development initiatives in low- and middle-income countries.  Our focus is on partnerships:  we bring together decades of experience from the Bridges team with those closest to challenges to ensure scaled, sustainable and innovative solutions.

"The Global Health Security Fund (GHS Fund) is a Geneva-based nonprofit association that supports impact investment in global health security innovation. Combining the three pillars of capital, creation, and community, the GHS Fund blends entrepreneurship and venture capital investment principles with traditional philanthropy to identify and scale the most promising locally driven global health innovations.

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and entered into force on 27 February 2005. It has since become one of the most rapidly and widely embraced treaties in United Nations history.

"IntraHealth International is a global health nonprofit that has worked in over 100 countries since 1979. We partner with governments and local collaborators to improve the performance of health workers and strengthen the systems in which they work so that everyone everywhere has the health care they need to thrive."

"4SD Foundation was launched in March 2023 to promote the styles and patterns of leadership that are urgently needed on a very large scale to tackle the major challenges with achieving just and sustainable development for the world’s people and for the planet. It continues to strengthen its approach to supporting systems change, with an emphasis on Living Systems Leadership."

"International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) is a non-partisan federation of national medical groups in over 60 countries, representing tens of thousands of doctors, medical students, other health workers, and concerned citizens who share the common goal of creating a more peaceful and secure world freed from the threat of nuclear annihilation and armed violence."