Region of the Americas (AMR)

Region of the Americas (AMR)
Antigua and Barbuda
2015
2019
HIC: High income country
101489
Scores
Introduction and overview: 44.4Data: 33.3Prevention: 23.7Early detection, diagnosis and screening: 22.2Treatment: 0.0Palliative and supportive care: 0.0Service delivery: 20.0Health workforce: 0Research: 0Finance: 33.3Health equity and special populations: 16.7Emergency preparedness: 0Governance and implementation: 60.0Total: 30.3
Type of Plan
NCD
Year of review
2023
HDI
0.79
%GDP
5.61
%Rural population
75.65
Region of the Americas (AMR)
Colombia
2012
2021
UMIC: Upper middle income country
49336454
Scores
Introduction and overview: 55.6Data: 64.3Prevention: 42.1Early detection, diagnosis and screening: 54.2Treatment: 33.3Palliative and supportive care: 66.7Service delivery: 40.0Health workforce: 13.3Research: 25.0Finance: 12.5Health equity and special populations: 0.0Emergency preparedness: 0.0Governance and implementation: 53.3Total: 40.3
Type of Plan
NCCP
Year of review
2023
HDI
0.75
%GDP
8.99
%Rural population
17.95
Region of the Americas (AMR)
Bahamas, The
2017
2022
HIC: High income country
358508
Scores
Introduction and overview: 52.8Data: 58.3Prevention: 36.8Early detection, diagnosis and screening: 33.3Treatment: 28.6Palliative and supportive care: 0.0Service delivery: 60.0Health workforce: 0Research: 0Finance: 33.3Health equity and special populations: 38.9Emergency preparedness: 0Governance and implementation: 66.7Total: 44.5
Type of Plan
NCD
Year of review
2023
HDI
0.81
%GDP
7.59
%Rural population
16.51
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Website
https://cancer-code-lac.iarc.who.int/en/
2023
Prevention
Region of the Americas (AMR)

Specialists on the subject and civil society representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), have reviewed the scientific evidence and recommend the following 17 actions people can take to help prevent cancer. 

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