Publication
18 Jun 2016
The Armenia STEPS Survey 2016 is the country's first national survey on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors, conducted using the WHO STEPwise approach. Covering adults aged 18–69, the survey assessed both behavioral and biological risk facto...
Publication
01 Jun 2015
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...
Guide
04 Mar 2014
Overview Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500 000 women around the world. In resource–poor settings, a majority of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage of disease; their 5-year survival rates are low, ranging from 10...
04 Mar 2013
OverviewThese tools of the WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable Diseases Interventions (WHO PEN) support implementation of very cost effective interventions through an integrated approach.Implementation of WHO PEN is a key component of the object...
Publication
28 Feb 2010
Several publications by the WHO regional office of Americas featuring tobacco control country profiles
