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Issue No. 7 April 2022
The Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health Department at PAHO, launched a quarterly multilingual newsletter in December 2020 to help personnel and external audiences stay informed about the work of WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) located in the Region of the Americas, in support of our goals and mandates.
In this issue, we provide highlights of CCs overseen by PAHO's Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Department and showcase how they are supporting PAHO/WHO mandates and goals.
Scroll through to see interviews and brief stories.
Dr. Anselm Hennis, Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO/WHO
Dr. Hennis discusses how PAHO/WHO CCs are supporting the Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Department’s priorities and goals, using the example of childhood cancer.
Dr. Fabio da Silva Gomes,
Advisor, Nutrition and Physical Activity, PAHO/WHO
Dr. da Silva Gomes describes how the PAHO/WHO CC on Nutrition Changes and Development (CAN-98) at the University of Montreal is helping PAHO advocate for the regulation of processed and ultra-processed foods to improve diets in the Region.
Mr. Leo Nederveen, Advisor, Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schools, PAHO/WHO
Mr. Nederveen explains how the PAHO/WHO CC for Nutrition Policy for Chronic Disease Prevention (CAN-87) at the University of Toronto is contributing to the establishment of sodium reduction policies across the Region.
Click below to see how CCs support PAHO/WHO mandates and goals.
60-Second Stories
PAHO/WHO CC for Tobacco Control (BRA-54)
ATIVIDADE: O CC tem prestado ao longo dos anos assistência técnica aos países membros da Região e aos lusófonos em vários aspectos relacionados com a Convenção Quadro da OMS para o Controlo do Tabaco.
IMPACTO: As experiências compartilhadas relacionadas à implementação de mecanismos de coordenação visam promover o estabelecimento ou fortalecimento desse tipo de estrutura de governança em nível nacional para fortalecer a implementação da CQCT.
PAHO/WHO CC on Non Communicable Disease Policy
(CAN-44)
ACTIVITY: The CC provided technical input to PAHO to inform a regional meeting with national non-communicable disease (NCD) program managers from the Americas to share experiences and lessons learned from each country and how to advance NCD policies, programs and services.
Read our Previous Newsletters
- PAHO/WHO CC Newsletter Issue 2 (December 2020)
- PAHO/WHO CC Newsletter Issue 3 (March 2021)
- PAHO/WHO CC Newsletter Issue 4 (June 2021)
- PAHO/WHO CC Newsletter Issue 5 (September 2021)
- PAHO/WHO CC Newsletter Issue 6 (February 2022)
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