2014年2月5日 · The number and scope of communicable diseases and related conditions in the Americas is large and wide. The Pan American Health Organization prioritizes disease prevention, vaccine coverage expansion and consolidation, access to treatment, an end to communicable disease epidemics, and, ultimately, disease elimination.

2013年4月17日 · About Us. Communicable Disease Prevention, Control, and Elimination promotes, coordinates, and implements technical cooperation activities directed toward the surveillance, prevention, control, elimination and/or reduction of communicable diseases, zoonoses that are technically sound and appropriate for the political and sociocultural context …

6 天之前 · Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the number one cause of death and disability in the world. The term NCDs refers to a group of conditions that are not mainly caused by an acute infection, result in long-term health consequences and often create a need for long-term treatment and care. These conditions include cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes …

Communicable Disease Prevention, Control, and Elimination; Comprehensive Immunization; Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health; Innovation, Access to Medicines and Health Technologies; Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity; Health Emergencies; Health Systems and Services; Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

2019年7月17日 · Ebola Virus Disease is a serious infectious disease spread between humans from person to person. Infection is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with the blood, body fluids or secretions (stool, urine, saliva, semen) of infected people, but only when they show symptoms. Ebola cannot be transmitted by air. The disease usually has a high mortality rate …

2020年12月9日 · Heart disease remains the number 1 killer; diabetes and dementia enter the top 10. Heart disease has remained the leading cause of death at the global level for the last 20 years. However, it is now killing more people than ever before. The number of deaths from heart disease increased by more than 2 million since 2000, to nearly 9 million in 2019.

2022年12月27日 · PAHO's Communicable Disease Research and Partnerships Program has built strong alliances with the Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) to implement strategic projects and programs to support the elimination of HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and …

Being overweight and obese is one of the key risk factors for many noncommunicable diseases (NCD) such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, and stroke, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, gallbladder disease, dyslipidemia, osteoarthritis and gout, and pulmonary diseases.

Explore the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) initiatives and strategies for addressing Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health in the Americas. Learn about the impact of NCDs, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory conditions, as well as the growing burden of mental health disorders. PAHO works with governments and …

This data visualization presents the level and trends of the disease burden of noncommunicable diseases by age, sex, and country from 2000 to 2019. The burden of noncommunicable diseases is measured using deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and years of life lost (YLLs) due to premature death.