Assessing the level of implementation of the WHO Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in the Region of the Americas.

Abstract

[FOREWORD]. Monitoring progress is a key component whenever planning and committing to implement health strategies, as it can help guide needed improvements and identify and respond to gaps in the public health response. Thus, in any given society, it becomes a mechanism for accountability to governments and other stakeholders involved. This report describes the construction of a series of composite indicators developed for evaluating the level of...

Panduan ini, yang dikembangkan oleh dan untuk orang-orang yang bekerja di negara-negara anggota Karibia, menyajikan serangkaian model indikator kepada negara-negara yang ingin membakukan cara mereka mengatur, mengumpulkan, dan melaporkan informasi terkait narkoba untuk DIN mereka. Panduan ini memiliki tata letak yang sistematis dan dimulai dengan penjelasan tentang apa itu DIN dan memberikan beberapa contoh DIN dari berbagai belahan dunia. Ini kemudian menyajikan kerangka indikator standar yang dapat digunakan negara sebagai model yang dapat mereka terapkan ke jaringan nasional mereka. Tiga...

The Directory of drug prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and gang and youth violence focused institutions in the English-Speaking Caribbean was compiled from the results of an agency mapping exercise conducted for the CICAD/OAS Training and Certification Program (PROCCER).

The directory involved the data gathering from PROCCER Point Persons of thirteen OAS member states, through a Diagnostic Regional Coordinator. The coordinator was also responsible for ensuring that the various datasets were cleaned, performed any necessary data analysis, and drafted the initial report.

Drug use continues to represent a significant problem in the Americas, and one that challenges policy makers at the highest levels. The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (known by its Spanish language acronym, CICAD), of the Organization of American States (OAS), serves as the preeminent Western Hemisphere forum for policy discussion and hemispheric cooperation on drugs. Along with other responsibilities, the Executive Secretariat of CICAD supports OAS member states by providing an evidence-based picture of the drug problem, both nationally and at the hemispheric level, so that...