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Leaders are needed from all sectors at all levels to end tuberculosis in the Americas by 2030

Although significant progress has been made in reducing tuberculosis cases in the Region of the Americas, leaders from all sectors are needed to end this disease by 2030, according to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).

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PAHO Director asks the countries of the Americas for increased political commitment to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases

A strong political commitment and public policies involving all sectors of government are needed to address noncommunicable diseases, which take 5.2 million lives a year and involve enormous costs for the countries of the Americas, said Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), speaking to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS).

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