General events

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Date. 29 June 2022

Time. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST

The Department of Health Systems and Services/Human Resources for Health Unit (HSS/HR) is pleased to announce the official launch of the virtual self-learning course “Introduction to Health Workforce Planning for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage” in English and Spanish…

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From September 2022, the University of the West Indies (UWI) will welcome the first cohort for the postgraduate diploma and certificate program in Health Policy and Health Systems, created through a strategic collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

The objective of these new courses is to train persons who seek expertise in creating health policy and organizing…

On Friday, 17 June, 2022, WHO will launch the World Mental Health Report: Transforming mental health for all. Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere. All over the world, mental health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate. 

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The Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly (#WHA75) will commence on 22 May and is expected to end on 28 May. It will be the first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Health Assembly is to be held at the Palais des Nations, where access to meeting rooms where the meetings will be held will be restricted due to limited capacity. In view of…

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With the support of the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI), BMJ Innovations and its partner publications launch this special supplement focused on social innovation for health that shows how social innovations can positively affect health and social outcomes, drive more resilient health systems, engage communities, and help achieve universal health.

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Protecting the Right to Health and Ensuring Migrants´ Equitable Access to Health

The Pan American Health Organization cordially invites you to join the launch event of PAHO’s Information Platform on Health and Migration in the Americas, which will be held virtually on 16 May, 2022 at 11:00am (EDT).

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Join us in the meeting "Facing together the challenges of the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean" convened by the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, and the Office of the Legal Counsel. The meeting will take place virtually on Wednesday, 18 May, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. (EDT).

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Keynotes, panel sessions, breakouts, virtual poster sessions and exhibits

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When: May 5 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
How: live conversation on facebook.com/pahowho Youtube.com/PAHOTV

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022, celebration
‘Unite for safety – clean your hands’

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The Health for All Challenge

WHO to host 3rd edition of Walk the Talk in Geneva 

The World Health Organization will organize the 3rd edition in Geneva of the “Walk the Talk: Health For All Challenge” on Sunday 22 May, on the…