In this special issue of the Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health, we bring together a collection of papers that reflects the evolution of HEARTS in the Americas and the growing experience accumulated by countries in improving the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through primary health care (PHC). Collectively, these contributions demonstrate that advancing PHC is no longer an aspirational goal but an increasingly achievable reality. The papers also show that the next step is not simply to expand successful interventions, but to improve how health systems organize and deliver care so that more people benefit from integrated, high-quality services.
Document link: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/72229