Join us on Friday, 10 March 2023, for the launch of the Special Issue devoted to PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres, "Celebrating the Achievement of Our Common Goals", published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health. This event will be broadcast through Zoom.
Events
Collaborating Centres Webinar Launch: Celebrating the Achievement of Our Common Goals
International Women’s Day 2023 - Save the date
Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls! PAHO's call to action for a DigitALL Community of Practice to support innovation and technology for gender equality. The event will include remarks from BID, Brazil, Colombia, and Indigenous Youth Networks.
Launching of the campaign: Zero maternal deaths. Prevent the preventable
Date: March 8 | Time: 10 am (WDC, Panama, Peru) - 9 am (Honduras, Mexico) - 11 am (Guyana, Dominican Republic) - 12 am (Argentina, Brasilia, Paraguay, Uruguay)
The maternal mortality situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is dire:
Strengthening research capacity to respond to the sexual and reproductive health needs of migrants from Venezuela and Central America
In an effort to strengthen health system response and to better understand the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs of migrants from Venezuela and Central America, a collaborative call for research proposals was issued in 2019. Eleven projects from eight countries -Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru- were finally…
Aging at Home: the CAPABLE way
March 7 2023 / 11:00 am -12:30 pm (EST)
This webinar included information on how to achieve goals for aging at home, and how to work with a health care team, including a nurse, an occupational therapist, and even a handy man, to address important…
Implementation of Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and challenges
Join us on Tuesday, 28 February, at 12.00 pm (EST)s to the webinar "Implementation of Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and challenges" hosted by the Pan American Health Organization as the final activity to mark the International Childhood Cancer Day.
Launch of PAHO virtual Course: Clubfoot can be treated: a course for healthcare workers
Background
Join us on the 22nd February for the launch of the PAHO virtual campus course entitled: “Clubfoot can be treated: a course for healthcare workers”.
Respiratory Pathogen Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Risk Communication
Recently, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has highlighted in its vision for the next 5 years the importance of applying the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Region of the Americas.
Media Launch: Handbook on Promoting Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools Handbook
On Tuesday 7 February, 2023, PAHO will be hosting a media launch to present the new handbook "Promoting Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools". The event will take place via Zoom and the PAHO Youtube channel at 9:00 AM (AST or Barbados time) / 8:00 AM (EST or Washington DC…
Inauguration ceremony of new PAHO Director to take place on 31 January 2023
WHAT: Swearing-in ceremony of Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., of Brazil, as Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Dr. Barbosa was elected in September 2022 by PAHO Member States. His five-year term begins on February 1, 2023.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 11:00 a.m. (EST - Washington, D.C. time).
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