Washington, D.C., 16 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — In observance of World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will honor leading tobacco control advocates from Brazil and Mexico and the nongovernmental organization Corporate Accountability International, for their efforts to…
The World Health Statistics 2012…Brasilia, 09 May 2020 (PAHO/WHO) - The new PAHO document, Improving Chronic Illness Care through Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks, examines the linkages between the chronic care models and the Integrated Health Services Network (IHSDN) approach. It describes the main components of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) and the IHSDN and then…
…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.
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PAHO supports the strengthening of primary health care (PHC) and the integrated, population-based management of chronic diseases which features clinical guidelines and evidence-based protocols, monitoring, quality…
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