The Inter-American Task Force on NCDs promotes collaboration across various sectors of government in the Americas for a comprehensive response to NCDs at the national, sub-regional and regional levels. It includes the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Organization of American States (OAS), including the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and the Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the World Bank.
The Inter-American Task Force on NCDs was officially launched on June 17th 2015 at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS).
MEETING DOCUMENTS
Welcome Remarks. H.E. Luis Almagro, Secretary General, Organization of American States (Video)
A strategic alliance to address prevention and control of NCDs in the Americas: The Inter American Task Force on NCDs. Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director, Pan American Health Organization (Video)
Panel 1: Engaging a "whole of government" approach for NCDs (Video)
• Brazil: Dr. Marta Silva, Coordinator of NCDs and Disease Surveillance, Ministry of Health
• Jamaica: Dr. Tamu Davidson Sadler, Medical Epidemiologist Chronic Diseases and Injuries Prevention/NCD Focal Point, Ministry of Health
• Mexico: Dr. Lucero Rodríguez Cabrera, Director for Strategy and Development of Healthy Environments, Ministry of Health
• Panama: Dr. Itza Barahona de Mosca, Director General, Ministry of Health
• Trinidad and Tobago: Dr. Kumar Sundaraneedi, Medical Director, Health Programmes and Technical Support Services, Ministry of Health
Panel 2: Tackling NCDs through the Inter American organizations and associated international organizations and agencies (Video)
• Dr. Anselm Hennis, Director of the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization
• Dr. Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Director, Department of Social Inclusion, Organization of American States
• Dr. Ferdinando Regalia, Social Protection and Health Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank
• Dr. Miguel Garcia Winder, Representative in the United States, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
• Dr. Ines Bustillo, Director of the Washington Office, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Dr. Daniel Dulitzky, Practice Manager for Health, World Bank
Concluding Remarks. Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno Mejía, Inter-American Development Bank President (Video)
Reference documents:
- NCDs in the Americas: Quick facts and figures
- NCDs in the Americas: All Sectors of society can help solve the problem
VIDEO
NCDs: A health threat, a curb on development
