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Mortality and health
Mortality rates in Latin America have come down in the past 50 years, essentially because of improvements in the field of health. Greater control of infectious, parasitic and respiratory diseases, immunization programmes and maternal education have had a direct impact in reducing infant mortality, albeit with large differences from one country to another, and between high-income groups and those who are poorer, revealing profound inequalities. CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC has paid particular attention to the subject and has undertaken a variety of activities accordingly, including in particular its provision of support to the countries so that they can prepare their mortality estimates and its participation in inter-agency working teams on child and maternal mortality.
Activities
Fifth meeting Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development and Special session “10 years of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development”
La sesión extraordinaria “10 años del Consenso de Montevideo sobre Población y Desarrollo” y la Quinta Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe tendrán lugar en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, los días 14 y 15 de noviembre de 2023.
Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
La reunión tiene entre sus objetivos analizar los impactos sociodemográficos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe y los retos que plantea la crisis sanitaria para la implementación del Consenso de Montevideo sobre Población y Desarrollo.
Seminar on non-communicable diseases and their impact on sustainable development in the Caribbean
The overall objective of this seminar is to examine the confounding factor of COVID -19 in relation to NCDs and to highlight the contribution that an economic analytical approach to the problem of NCDs could make towards sustainably addressing the developmental challenges posed by these chronic diseases. The main expected output of the seminar is a set of proposed actions and recommendations for different stakeholders in sustainably addressing the challenges posed to Caribbean economies by NCDs.
Executive meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The main objective of this meeting is to confirm the convening of the fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the participation of delegates from the member countries of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference.
News
Population Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Falls Below Expectations and Region’s Total Population Reaches 663 Million in 2024
ECLAC’s 2024 Demographic Observatory report, launched today, examines the acceleration of demographic changes in the first quarter of the 21st century in the region, along with the implications of ageing for the labor force and care.
ECLAC and PAHO Call for Prioritizing Investment in Health to Reduce Inequality and Achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean
The third joint report was presented today by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO.
ECLAC and PAHO to Present Third Joint Report with Recommendations on Strengthening the Health Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean
The launch will take place in a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on Monday, October 21 at 10:00 a.m. Washington D.C. time, 11:00 a.m. Santiago, Chile time.
