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dc.date.accessioned2022
dc.date.available2022
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.govdocPAHO/EIH/HA/22-0024
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56472
dc.description.abstractThe Region of the Americas is one of the most affected by COVID-19. More than 175 770 000 cases of the disease were recorded between the beginning of the pandemic and 31 August 2022. The pandemic has also highlighted the challenges faced by the Region's health systems in ensuring universal access to health and universal health coverage and has slowed progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Among other devastating consequences, life expectancy in 2021 fell to levels comparable to those of 2004; since 2020, the number of vaccines administered to children has fallen dramatically; the prevalence of depression has increased by 27.6%, and anxiety by 25.7%, relative to pre-pandemic levels; and the targets for tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria have suffered major setbacks on the road to achieving SDG 3. The Region, like the rest of the world, is facing not only a public health crisis but also an economic and social crisis that has especially affected populations in conditions of vulnerability, such as older people, lower-income groups, ethnic groups, migrants, and homeless people. This publication by the Pan American Health Organization presents an overview of the impact of COVID-19 in the Region and offers a forward-looking vision to build resilient and sustainable health systems and ensure universal health as a tool to address current and future public health emergencies.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPAHOen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectHealth Prioritiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth Policy, Planning and Managementen_US
dc.subjectTechnical Cooperationen_US
dc.subjectInternational Cooperationen_US
dc.subjectHealth Sector Stewardship and Governanceen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectHealth Statisticsen_US
dc.subjectIndicators of Health Servicesen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectAmericasen_US
dc.titleHealth in the Americas 2022: Overview of the Region of the Americas in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.typePublicationsen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.contributor.corporatenamePan American Health Organizationen_US
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paho.publisher.countryUnited Statesen_US
paho.publisher.cityWashington, D.C.en_US
paho.source.centercodeUS1.1en_US
paho.relation.languageVersion10665.2/56471
paho.relation.languageVersion10665.2/56473
paho.relation.languageVersion10665.2/56474
paho.contributor.departmentEvidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH)
paho.iswhotranslationNoen_US


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