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Health in the Americas - Overview of Regional Health

PAHO

Published in : 2007

Available in : English

This document is one chapter "Overview of Regional Health" from the PAHO publication "Health in the Americas". This 2007 edition of Health in the Americas presents a broad picture of the regional situation and that of all the countries with regard to health and human development; specific disease conditions and risk factors; environmental health, and the evolution of health systems and services.

In addition, it considers and discusses progress made regarding the global commitment, expressed in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to tackle extreme poverty, hunger, disease, lack of water and sanitation, inadequate housing, and social exclusion and to promote gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability. That expression of countries’ collective commitment to social equity informs the text throughout this publication.

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Health in the Americas - Overview of Regional Health (PDF, 697.89Kb)

Originally posted at : PAHO Publishing - Food and Nutrition

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Overnutrition, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Demographic, HIV / AIDS affected communities, HIV / AIDS affected communities, Indigenous people, Maternal and child health, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Poverty, Socio-economic, Women and girls

Resource types : Scientific/background documents