Global Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance 2003
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0071-1_17
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Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean

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“…Although less well defined, hypertension likewise contributes significantly to the disease burden experienced by developing countries [2,3] with recent estimates suggesting that 13% of all deaths and 54% of strokes could be attributed to this cause in nonindustrialized societies [4]. Despite its public health impact, hypertension control has not received the attention that it deserves in developing countries, in part because of the limited nature of the surveillance data available [5][6][7]. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, community-based studies of hypertension report prevalence estimates ranging from 15 to 40% of the adult population [5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Although less well defined, hypertension likewise contributes significantly to the disease burden experienced by developing countries [2,3] with recent estimates suggesting that 13% of all deaths and 54% of strokes could be attributed to this cause in nonindustrialized societies [4]. Despite its public health impact, hypertension control has not received the attention that it deserves in developing countries, in part because of the limited nature of the surveillance data available [5][6][7]. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, community-based studies of hypertension report prevalence estimates ranging from 15 to 40% of the adult population [5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…En los últimos años, la comunidad científica ha advertido del avance de la epidemia de las enfermedades cardiovasculares en países pobres y sus consecuencias para la salud pública (73)(74)(75). Los factores de riesgo cardiovascular siguen una tendencia ascendente, lo que confirma las desalentadoras predicciones sobre la magnitud de esta epidemia en el futuro inmediato (76)(77)(78). La experiencia cubana demuestra que los países en desarrollo pueden avanzar en el control preventivo (64) y médico (16,67,68) de estas enfermedades.…”
Section: ¿Qué Se Puede Aprender De La Experiencia Cubana?unclassified
“…Fourth, the capacity of chronic disease surveillance is uneven in the Americas (9,10). Industrialized countries such as the United State of America (USA) and Canada have developed capacities to conduct surveillance and implement policies to address chronic disease prevention and control.…”
Section: Enhancing Regional Capacity In Chronic Disease Surveillance mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As an agency of international advocacy and health promotion and a WHO Regional Office for the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has a mandate to provide technical cooperation to countries in the Region, and works closely with the ministries of health of the 35 member states in the Americas in designing programs to improve health and reduce health inequities throughout the Region (9). PAHO has published important reports for Latin America and the Caribbean on the status of NCD risk factors, health situations and trends (16), as well as the prevalence of hypertension (17) and the prevalence of diabetes (18).…”
Section: Pan American Health Organization Activitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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