Dr Varghese joined the WHO Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention (NVI) in April 2015 as Coordinator for Management of NCDs. He is responsible for overall guidance and programme management related to NCD management and NCD multisectoral plan development and research. He leads the area of integrated NCD management and is working on models of NCD management for populations at a district level. Dr Varghese represents MND in partnerships and joint programmes within and outside WHO.