La actividad de la OPS en el campo de las enfermedades no transmisibles
Mindful of the increasing predominance of noncommunicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean, PAHO's activities in this area are geared toward strengthening the ability of the Organization to support prevention and control initiatives in the Member States. This effort is led by the Pro...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:339ccdddf145465fb5c2c62774cfbbc2 2023-05-15T15:05:01+02:00 La actividad de la OPS en el campo de las enfermedades no transmisibles 1997-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49891997001200013 https://doaj.org/article/339ccdddf145465fb5c2c62774cfbbc2 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891997001200013&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 1020-4989 doi:10.1590/s1020-49891997001200013 https://doaj.org/article/339ccdddf145465fb5c2c62774cfbbc2 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 2, Iss 6, Pp 420-427 (1997) Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 1997 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49891997001200013 2022-12-31T00:59:23Z Mindful of the increasing predominance of noncommunicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean, PAHO's activities in this area are geared toward strengthening the ability of the Organization to support prevention and control initiatives in the Member States. This effort is led by the Program on Noncommunicable Diseases (HCN), which advises and assists the countries in the adoption of policies, strategies, and feasible and cost-effective programs for the prevention and control of chronic diseases of public health importance. Currently, the program is promoting integrated approaches to the prevention of major noncommunicable diseases (eg., the CARMEN project), that may include elements of the following priority areas:diseases of the circulatory system, diabetes, cancer of the uterine cervix, and injury prevention. In addition, pain management and palliative care are being carefully assessed as potential new areas for regional attention. This report presents updated figures for Latin America and the Caribbean, revealing the general morbidity burden attributable to these diseases, and also describes in detail the activities of HCN. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 2 6 |
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Mindful of the increasing predominance of noncommunicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean, PAHO's activities in this area are geared toward strengthening the ability of the Organization to support prevention and control initiatives in the Member States. This effort is led by the Program on Noncommunicable Diseases (HCN), which advises and assists the countries in the adoption of policies, strategies, and feasible and cost-effective programs for the prevention and control of chronic diseases of public health importance. Currently, the program is promoting integrated approaches to the prevention of major noncommunicable diseases (eg., the CARMEN project), that may include elements of the following priority areas:diseases of the circulatory system, diabetes, cancer of the uterine cervix, and injury prevention. In addition, pain management and palliative care are being carefully assessed as potential new areas for regional attention. This report presents updated figures for Latin America and the Caribbean, revealing the general morbidity burden attributable to these diseases, and also describes in detail the activities of HCN. |
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