Table 2.
Included WHO consultations and a breakdown of total responses showing private sector submissions and the overt food/beverage submissions included within these
| Consultation title | Dates | Details | Total number of responses | Private sector responses | Responses representing food industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web-based consultation of the WHO Independent High-level Commission on NCDs | 10–16 May 2018 | Held following a technical consultation in March 2018 [51] to inform the WHO Independent High-level Commission’s report to the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in September 2018. Outcome: Time to deliver [18] | 215 | 47 | 19 |
| Consultation on the Member State-led draft outcome document for WHO Global Conference on NCDs (Montevideo Roadmap) | 11–25 August 2017 | Consultation linked to the WHO Global Conference on enhancing policy coherence to prevent and control NCDs in October 2017. Outcome: Montevideo Roadmap 2018–2030 on NCDs as a sustainable development priority [52] | 97 | 17 | 8 |
| Safeguarding against possible conflicts of interest in nutrition programmes | 11–29 September 2017 | Consultation on an approach for the prevention and management of COI in the policy development and implementation of nutrition programmes at country level, following a technical consultation [53]. Outcome: Safeguarding against possible conflicts of interest in nutrition programmes [54]. | 44 | 14 | 12 |
| Updating Appendix 3 of the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013–2020 | 25 July–1 September 2016 | As requested at the 69th WHA, Appendix 3 of the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013–2020, a menu of policy options and cost-effective interventions for NCD prevention and control, was updated. This formed the basis of the WHO Best Buys [55]. | 64 | 9 | 4 |
| Zero draft Shanghai Declaration on Health Promotion | 20 May–15 October 2016 | Consultation on a draft considered at the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion in November 2016 which aimed to position health promotion as fundamental to Sustainable Development. Outcome: Shanghai Declaration on promoting health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [56]. | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| Total numbers | 437 | 91 (20.8%) | 45 (10.3%) |