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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Antigua and Barbuda Tobacco Control Report 2011

Fact sheet

17 Oct 2018

Charts showing Antigua and Barbuda’s status in several key areas of the FCTC and how it compares with the rest of the Region of the Americas.

Fact sheetTobacco use

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Brasilia Consensus on Mental Health Services - 2013

Strategy document

17 Oct 2018

This document gives the general concensus from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Ministry of Health at the “1st Regional Meeting of Users of Mental Health Service and their Families.”

Strategy documentMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Chronic Kidney Disease in Agricultural Communities in Central America - 2013

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This paper examines the current situation of chronic kidney disease in agricultural communities in Central America. The paper also presents the progress made in the clinical and epidemiological characterization of the disease so that the countries of the region can strengthen cooperation and the response of health systems.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Comprehensive cervical cancer control: a guide to essential practice

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication gives a broad vision of what a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control means. In particular, it outlines the complementary strategies for comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control, and highlights the need for collaboration across programmes, organizations and partners.

PublicationCancerMultistakeholder Collaboration

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Core Indicators: Health Situation in the Americas 2017

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document provides the latest information on key health indicators for the Region of the Americas.

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Depression and Other Common Mental Health Disorders: Global Health Estimates

Report

17 Oct 2018

This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level, together with data concerning the consequences of these disorders in terms of lost health.

ReportMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Diagnostic Criteria And Classification Of Hyperglycaemia First Detected In Pregnancy

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This guideline provides an update to the 1999 WHO recommendations for diagnosing and classifying hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. The target users are health care professionals who care for pregnant women, most frequently primary care physicians and obstetricians/gynaecologists. However, researchers and policy makers will also find it useful.

GuideDiabetesPrimary health care

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Disease Risk Factors in the Americas: Considerations on the Strengthening of Regulatory Capacity

Report

17 Oct 2018

This document, prepared under the the Organization’s innovative initiative “Strengthening Regulatory Capacity in the Region of the Americas for NCD Risk Factors” (REGULA), provides an overview of the status of key noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in the Americas and fulfillment of international agreements that support action by Ministries of Health to protect populations from the a...

ReportMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Early Diagnosis of Childhood Cancer

Guide

17 Oct 2018

This manual builds on the methodology established by the PAHO/WHO program Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI). It is intended for use as part of the compendium of IMCI resources for primary care providers, and includes comprehensive information on the main risks factors for childhood cancer and the most frequent cancers in children.

GuideCancerMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthPrimary health care

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This publication explores the relationship between and the impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) on development and economic growth in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in Agricultural Communities in Central America: Case definitions, methodological basis and approaches for public health surveillance

Publication

17 Oct 2018

This document presents a background to this epidemic, including its epidemiology and main hypothetical risk factors of Chronic Kidney Disease of non-Traditional Causes (CKDnT). It also includes a description of clinical and pathological characteristics, the case definitions for CKDnT surveillance, and the methodological basis and approaches for public health surveillance.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Strategy and Plan of Action to Strengthen Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas 2018-2022

Strategy document

17 Oct 2018

This document offers a roadmap for prioritizing key provisions of the Convention that will enable the Member States to accelerate its implementation to meet targets established for the reduction of tobacco use and premature deaths from NCDs.

Strategy documentTobacco use

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