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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Core Indicators: Health Situation in the Americas 2017

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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

Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean

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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

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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 characteristi...

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Health Situation in the Americas: Core Indicators 2017

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17 Oct 2018

This edition includes 82 core indicators for the countries, territories, and subregions of the Americas, which are categorized as follows: demographic-socioeconomic, health status, risk factors, services coverage, and health systems. Information is a...

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Investing In Indigenous Young People To Achieve Healthy Populations

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17 Oct 2018

This paper gives a situational analysis of indigenous adolescents and youth, highlighting the need for investment and scaling up of key health interventions.

PublicationMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean

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17 Oct 2018

This volume 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). This collection of manuscripts examines the complex interpla...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingSocial determinants of health

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs

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17 Oct 2018

This document describes the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs, a collaboration between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Hypertension League (WHL). It provides a foundation that allows count...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseasePrimary health care

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WHO Regional Office for the Americas

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs

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17 Oct 2018

This document describes the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Hypertension Control Programs, a collaboration between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Hypertension League (WHL).

PublicationCardiovascular DiseasePrimary health care

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Regional 2017 Atlas on Adolescent and Youth Health

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17 Oct 2018

This publication provides in numerical and graphical formats recent data available for adolescents and youths in the 47 countries of WHO’s African Region. It presents the outcomes of a comprehensive collection of available data on diseases and heal...

PublicationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Statement on the First Regional Forum for Strengthening Health Systems for UHC and SDGs

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17 Oct 2018

This publication represents the statement on the First Regional Forum for Strengthening Health Systems for UHC and SDGs, organized by the WHO Regional Office for Africa, aimed at gaining and sustaining efforts to strengthen country health systems to...

PublicationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

Success Stories - WHO Ghana

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17 Oct 2018

This publication highlights success stories from the WHO Country Office for Ghana in six operational areas including Noncommunicable Diseases, Promoting Health through the Life Course, and Health Systems.

PublicationHealth promotionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthTobacco use+2

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WHO Regional Office for Africa

The health benefits of tackling climate change - An Executive Summary for the Lancet Series

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17 Oct 2018

Executive summary of The Lancet Series, authored by an international group of public health, environmental, and other scientists. Each study focuses on one sector in which greenhouse-gas emissions need to be reduced.

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and health

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