Rapid Assessment of service delivery for NCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas, 4 June 2020
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This brief report presents a snapshot of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on NCD services in the Region of the Americas. It represents the views and perspectives of the national health authorities responsible for overseeing the governmental NCD programs during a period of 4 weeks in May 2020, at a time when the Region of the Americas was considered the epicenter of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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