El Grupo Asesor del Foro Panamericano  El Grupo Asesor del PAFNCD  reúne a un grupo de representantes de los diferentes sectores de la sociedad, seleccionados por la OPS, para compartir sus conocimientos y su alcance, con el fin de acompañar el PAFNCD. La representación y el equilibrio de todos los sectores y de sus respectivas … Read more →

Las enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT), como la enfermedad cardíaca, el cáncer, la diabetes y la obesidad son la causa # 1 de muerte en la región de las Américas y amenazan el desarrollo socioeconómico, pero existen soluciones rentables, que exigen a todos a trabajar juntos con un enfoque integral, la cual llama a la acción … Read more →

Toda política de la OPS, los estándares y normas, las cuales estan incluidas en la Estrategia Regional para la prevención y control de las ENT, se establecen exclusivamente por los Estados Miembros de la OPS. Los miembros del Foro, incluyendo los gobiernos, la sociedad civil, el mundo académico y el sector privado se les anima … Read more →

Women’s Cancer Initiative concept note Report of the First Meeting of the Women’s Cancer Initiative Participants of the First meeting of the Women’s Cancer Initiative Mapping of Partner Initiatives in the Region Highlights of PAHO’s work with Member States in the area of women’s cancers

The epidemic of obesity, a condition which often begins in early childhood, has intensified throughout the world. The Americas is the most overweight, least active region of the world with 176 million obese people (103 million women and 73 million men) in 2005, or 26% of the population in the Americas is currently obese. However, … Read more →

February 2013 Scaling up access to Cardiovascular Treatment : Issue 4/Article 1 Departure message of Dr. C. James Hospedales: Issue 4/Article 2 FEATURED PROJECT: WHPA Health Improvement Card: Issue 4/Article 3 March 2013 Moving forward with the Women’s Cancer Initiative: Issue 5/Article 1 FEATURED PROJECT: Overweight and Obesity Prevention among Adolescents, Population Services International (PSI)/(Mexico) April 2013 World … Read more →

Breast and cervical cancer are the most common women’s cancers, with over 400,000 women newly diagnosed and roughly 120,000 women dying annually from these cancers in the Americas. Many of these women’s lives can be saved with effective screening, early diagnosis and accessible treatment. There is an urgent need to scale up cancer prevention, treatment … Read more →

On September, 21, 2012, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the World Bank, held a policy forum entitled,  Active Cities: Transforming Communities for Smart Growth and Health. The event featured Dr. Richard Visser, Minister of Health of Aruba, Dr. Miguel Malo, Vice Minister of Health from Ecuador, … Read more →

Please find below important documents of the Consortium Meeting for Dietary Salt Reduction: Agenda Consortium Meeting Agenda (English) Participants List Confirmed Participants List Related Articles Applying Social Marketing Strategy for Salt Reduction WEF: Rio Statement Reports Meeting Report Summary   Press Release/Media Governments, private sector, and civil society commit to reduce salt consumption through region-wide … Read more →