Brasilia, 9 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Health experts from throughout the Americas concluded a two-day meeting in Brazil by pledging joint action to fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which take the lives of nearly 4 million people in the hemisphere each year.The meeting, held May 7 and 8, brought together members of the CARMEN (Set of Actions for…
Brasilia, 7 May 2012 — Health authorities, academicians, and civil society representatives from throughout the Americas are gathered in Brasilia this week for a meeting of the CARMEN network, with the aim of exchanging experiences and discussing joint action to fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Region.
Participants include…
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer account for 75% of all deaths in the region of the Americas. The risk factors for these NCDs are associated with behaviors that are established during adolescence, including harmful use of alcohol, tobacco use, sedentary lifestyles, and…
World Health Day 2012 is dedicated to Healthy Aging, an important issue that resonates in our society's current demographic transition.
Washington, D.C., 7 April 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Efforts surrounding World Health Day 2012 seek to raise awareness of not only the challenges that accompany an aging population, but also the…
Washington, D.C., 4 April 2012 (PAHO/WHO)-- Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick proclaimed 7 April 2012 to be World Health Day and urged citizens to participate in the day's events, which this year are dedicated to healthy aging with the theme "Good health adds life to years."…
Washington, D.C., 29 February 2012 (PAHO) - An Advisory Steering Group for the new Pan American Forum for Action on Noncommunicable Diseases (PAF-NCD) is meeting today (Feb 29) at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to map out a plan for tackling the growing epidemic of chronic diseases in the Americas through…
Joint action needed to promote prevention, improve cancer careWashington, D.C., February 3, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Cancer cases are projected to increase by more than two-thirds worldwide over the next 20 years—from 12.7 million in 2008 to 21.4 million by 2030. However, an estimated 30—40 percent of these cases could be prevented, say experts at the…
The health situation in Central America is evolving from one in which the epidemiologic profile is dominated by infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies to an elevation of the importance ofchronic non communicable diseases (NCD) as principal causes of morbidity. For example, data fromaround the year 2002 demonstrated that among women in…
Washington, D.C, 14 November 2011 (PAHO/WHO) — The number of people suffering from diabetes in the Americas is expected to grow from 55 million in 2000 to 83 million by 2030, an increase of 50 percent, according to the International Diabetes Federation. Studies at the national level show that the prevalence of diabetes is increasing in all age…