2013

Innovative Strategies for Cervical and Breast Cancer Control: a regional meeting to share experiences and lessons learned (04/18/2013)

PAHO/WHO spreads the word about hypertension during soccer match in Washington, D.C. (04/17/2013)

Countries have access to affordable medicines for hypertension and other chronic diseases through the PAHO Strategic Fund (04/08/2013)

Experts urge policy changes to reduce the growing burden of hypertension and other chronic conditions (04/05/2013)

World Health Day: In the Americas, one in three adults has hypertension, the leading risk factor for death from cardiovascular disease (04/04/2013)

World Health Day 2013: measure your blood pressure, reduce your risk (04/04/2013)

World Health Day: Experts to discuss hypertension in the Americas (04/01/2013)

PAHO welcomes tobacco ban at 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (03/25/2013)

PAHO Director invites you to celebrate World Health Day (03/24/2013)

April 7 2013: World Health Day 2013, Hypertension (03/24/2013)

World Salt Awareness Week: “Less salt, please!” (03/11/2013)

PAHO/WHO Webinar invitation - Less Salt, Please! (03/11/2013)

CSS y OPS/OMS lanzan curso virtual de autoaprendizaje en diabetes para profesionales de la salud (In Spanish) (03/04/2013)

eHealth Experience: Get The Message Campaign in the Caribbean (02/24/2013)

5th International Cancer Control Congress (ICCC5) (02/14/2013)

New multi-sector partnership seeks to reduce cervical and breast cancer in the Americas (02/08/2013)

Derribando mitos sobre el cáncer (02/05/2013)

PAHO seeks to prevent breast and cervical cancer, which claim some 120,000 lives each year in the Americas (02/05/2013)

Cuba – Battling cancer with biotechnology (02/03/2013)

World Cancer Day, 4 February 2013 (02/02/2013)

Women’s Cancer Initiative: A joint commitment to save lives (02/01/2013)

2012

Five rules to keep your holiday foods safe (12/21/2012)

Special issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health examines cardiovascular disease prevention through salt reduction (12/14/2012)

Organizing and delivering High Quality Care for Chronic Non-Communicable conditions in the Americas (12/14/2012)

PAHO, World Federation of Sporting Goods discuss joint actions to promote physical activity in the Americas (12/07/2012)

Dr James Hospdales Senior Advisor of Non-Communicable Diseases speaks about "World Diabetes Day" (11/15/2012)

Diabetes Shows Upward Trend in the Americas (11/14/2012)

World Diabetes Day 2012 - Useful Materials (11/13/2012)

In the Americas, tobacco is linked to 7 in 10 deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (11/13/2012)

New International Protocol Adopted to Combat Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (11/12/2012)

WHO Member States make progress on noncommunicable diseases (11/12/2012)

28th Pan American Sanitary Conference. 64th Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas (11/09/2012)

Cervical Cancer Experts gather to develop new guidelines (11/06/2012)

PAHO/WHO Launches Mobile Application that Monitors Student Health in the Americas (10/27/2012)

NCDs problem in the Americas needs collaboration and partnerships between sectors and agencies (10/26/2012)

Fighting NCDs Requires Commitment from All Sectors: With Clear Rules of Engagement including Conflicts of Interest, It Can Be Done (10/21/2012)

The Check-up: Noncommunicable Diseases (10/17/2012)

World Heart Day: Cardiovascular Diseases Cause 1.9 Million Deaths a Year in the Americas (09/29/2012)

Evaluación del riesgo cardiovascular a los empleados de la Organización en el día mundial del corazón (In Spanish) (09/29/2012)

Policy Forum on Active Cities: Transforming Communities for Smart Growth and Health (09/28/2012)

Seven days for the Health (In Spanish) (09/28/2012)

Don Francisco: Message about the Wellness Week - 2012 (09/26/2012)

“Almuerzo saludable” marca nuevo lanzamiento de Semana de Bienestar y cierre de la Conferencia Sanitaria Panamericana (In Spanish) (09/21/2012)

Countries of the Americas seek to prevent 3 million deaths from noncommunicable diseases by 2025 (09/20/2012)

Nearly 250 million people in the Americas suffer noncommunicable disease (09/18/2012)

Wellness Week photo exhibition presented at the OAS (09/18/2012)

Entrevista a la Dra Klinger: La sal y la hipertensión arterial en Las Américas (09/06/2012)

Governments, private sector, and civil society commit to reduce salt consumption through region-wide partnership (08/30/2012)

Multilateral Consortium Debates How to Reduce Dietary Salt (08/28/2012)

Partnerships are Critical for an Effective Cancer Prevention and Control, Dr. Andrus Says (08/28/2012)

Representantes de países participan en consulta sobre Estrategia de prevención y control de las enfermedades no transmisibles (08/09/2012)

The Role of eHealth in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity (06/18/2012)

IARC: Diesel Engine Exhaust Carcinogenic (06/13/2012)

Harnessing Multi-Stakeholder Action in the Americas (05/24/2012)

WHO and PAHO honor efforts to counter the actions of the tobacco industry in the Americas (05/15/2012)

New WHO statistics highlight increases in blood pressure and diabetes, other noncommunicable risk factors (05/14/2012)

New PAHO Publication launched during the CARMEN meeting in Brasilia (05/09/2012)

Experts pledge multisectoral action to fight non-communicable diseases (05/08/2012)

Leaders from all sectors attend first meeting of the Pan American Forum for Action on Non-communicable Diseases (05/06/2012)

Improving Chronic Illness Care (05/03/2012)

Chronic Care Passport (05/03/2012)

At CARMEN meeting, health experts discuss action on non-communicable diseases (05/02/2012)

Preventing non-communicable diseases in adolescents and young adults (04/24/2012)

New "Factsheet: Diabetes in the Americas" (04/23/2012)

Healthy Aging & Non-Communicable Diseases (04/12/2012)

World Salt Awareness Week (03/26/2012)

Acelerar el combate del cáncer (In Spanish) (03/12/2012)

International Women’s Day: Non-Communicable Diseases and Gender (03/08/2012)

Meeting of the Pan American Forum for Action on Noncommunicable Diseases (02/29/2012)

Atención integral del cancer cervicouterino en la Frontera (In Spanish) (02/03/2012)

World Cancer Day: "Together it is possible" (02/03/2012)

Two-thirds of future cancer cases will be in developing countries (02/01/2012)

Punto Vida, Bolivia (01/26/2012)

CAMDI Survey of diabetes, hypertension and chronic disease risk factors: Belize, San Jose, San Salvador, Guatemala City, Managua and Tegucigalpa, 2012 (01/23/2012)

Population and individual approaches to the prevention and management of diabetes and obesity (01/12/2012)

2011

Taller: Economía de la prevención de enfermedades no transmisibles y sus factores de riesgo [2011] (In Spanish) (11/29/2011)

Diabetes: Disease on the Rise in the Americas (11/14/2011)

World Diabetes Day: Disease on the Rise in the Americas (11/10/2011)

Countries of the Americas are Taking Action to Reduce Salt Consumption and Save Lives (11/02/2011)

Andrus at APHA: Chronic Diseases Require All-Society Approach (10/31/2011)

World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (10/20/2011)

Political declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (10/13/2011)

Summary of the UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (10/13/2011)

New publication: Priorities for Cardiovascular Health in the Americas (09/29/2011)

Overview of Events During the UN Summit on Noncommunicable Diseases (09/22/2011)

Caribbean Action to Fight NCDs (09/22/2011)

From the Americas: Success Stories in the Fight against Noncommunicable Diseases (09/22/2011)

Studies Showing Effects of Gender on Noncommunicable Diseases Reviewed by Experts (09/20/2011)

Caribbean Leaders Praised for Early Action on Noncommunicable Diseases (09/19/2011)

Interventions of the Heads of State of the Americas at the UN High-level Meeting on NCDs (09/19/2011)

UN General Assembly announces historic commitment to fight noncommunicable diseases (09/19/2011)

Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases is Approved (09/19/2011)

New WHO study details low-cost solutions to help curb the tide on noncommunicable diseases (09/19/2011)

Ministers of Health of the Americas agree that promoting physical activity is a key policy for preventing noncommunicable diseases (09/18/2011)

Sir George Alleyne Praises NCD Alliance Work For the UNHLM (09/18/2011)

PAHO Director Urges Supporters to Keep NCDs High on the Political Agenda (09/17/2011)

Wellness Week Launched in New York and Celebrated throughout the Americas (09/16/2011)

UN Convenes First-ever High-level Meeting on Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control (09/16/2011)

Mobile phones and social media in the response to NCDs (09/16/2011)

Building a Healthier Future (09/16/2011)

Launch of Wellness Week in New York and Cities throughout the Americas (09/16/2011)

PAHO Video: UNITE in the Fight Against NCDs (09/16/2011)

Washington Post Forum Spotlights NCDs (09/15/2011)

Director Adjunto explica estrategia de la OPS para reducir carga de enfermedades no transmisibles en la región (09/14/2011)

Honduras confirmó su presencia en la Reunión de Alto Nivel de la ONU sobre las Enfermedades Crónicas no Transmisibles (08/26/2011)

Wellness Week to Promote Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (07/19/2011)

Enfrentar el problema de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles requiere la acción de múltiples sectores y no sólo la salud (06/16/2011)

PAHO to Honor Tobacco Control Initiatives in the Americas (05/20/2011)

Únete a la lucha contra las enfermedades no transmisibles (05/19/2011)

Noncommunicable diseases are discussed in technical meeting of 64th World Health Assembly (05/16/2011)

En Moscú, los ministros de Salud se comprometen a tomar acciones más fuertes contra las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (05/03/2011)

New Caribbean Campaign Uses Cell Phones, Social Media to Fight Chronic Diseases (03/18/2011)

Ministros de Salud de las Américas acuerdan medidas para reducir enfermedades crónicas (03/04/2011)

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil de Latinoamérica conforman coalición para reducir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (03/03/2011)

Women and Men Face Different Chronic Disease Risks (02/28/2011)

Physical activity can help reduce risk of some cancers (02/03/2011)

2010

Experts Set Priorities for Battling Chronic Diseases in the Americas (11/16/2010)

Along U.S. – Mexico Border, Diabetes Cases Are the “Tip of the Iceberg” (10/21/2010)

Salt reduction meeting in Calgary (10/18/2010)

Enfermedades crónicas, el peor asesino (10/18/2010)

Health Leaders Endorse Major Effort to Fight Chronic Malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (09/30/2010)

Health Leaders Vow to Resist Tobacco Industry Pressure and Support Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use (09/29/2010)

Restrictions Urged on Cigarette Makers’ Efforts to Lure Women into Smoking Addiction (06/02/2010)

Women Are the Focus of World No Tobacco Day 2010 (05/25/2010)

Collective Efforts Can Prevent Cancer and Chronic Disease Explosion in the Americas (01/31/2010)

Collective Efforts Can Prevent Cancer and Chronic Disease Explosion in the Americas (01/31/2010)

2009

PAHO/WHO launches private-public partnership to promote healthy lifestyles, reduce chronic diseases (12/01/2009)

Health Experts Call on Industry, Consumers to Cut Salt to Save Lives (11/16/2009)

PAHO, CDC to Offer Workshop on Organizing 'Ciclovias' (10/22/2009)

Countries work together to reduce burden of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (10/08/2009)

PAHO Experts Recommend Lowering Salt Consumption to Save Lives (09/12/2009)

Caribbean Countries Celebrate Healthy Lifestyles (09/01/2009)

PAHO, World Economic Forum Spearhead Development of New Partnership for Healthy Living (07/23/2009)

Blood "from the heart" is the safest blood (06/12/2009)

PAHO Rallies New Partners for Chronic Disease Prevention (03/27/2009)

2008

Diabetes: OPS urge luchar contra la obesidad y la malnutrición en las Américas (11/13/2008)

Se prevée que el número de personas con diabetes en las Américas incremente en casi un 150% (10/06/2008)

Countries Pledge New Action to Reduce Cervical Cancer Deaths (10/03/2008)

Better Screening, Treatment, and Affordable Vaccines Can Prevent Doubling of Cervical Cancer Deaths (05/29/2008)

Nutrition Experts Call on Food Industry to Support "Trans Fat Free Americas" (03/26/2008)

World Cancer Day 2008: I love my smoke-free childhood (02/14/2008)

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