World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Cardiovascular disease

This page provides links to publications and reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners working on this topic in the Western Pacific Region. Also shown are links to related web sites.

Fact sheets

No fact sheets available at this time.

News and press releases

25 March 2011
Governments vow to step up fight against lifestyle diseases
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18 March 2011
Governments vow to step up fight against lifestyle diseases
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05 October 2005
World Health Organization: "Stop the global epidemic of chronic disease"
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20 September 2005
Act now to address threat from noncommunicable diseases, WHO is urged
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Relevant publications and documents

Report of the Eighth Meeting of Ministers of Health for the Pacific Island Countries

Manual on monitoring cardiovascular diseases
This manual introduces standardized methods for data collection, analysis and quality control in epidemiological assessment and monitoring for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It suggests appropriate indicators for measuring the efficiency and impact of programmes on prevention and control of CVD.

Upcoming meetings and events

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