The PAFNCD is a “whole of government and whole of society effort” to confront the NCD epidemic in the Americas following the Declaration of the United Nations High Level Meeting on NCD (UNHLM) of September 2011.

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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)

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

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)

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

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)