Geneva, June 10, 2021 (WHO) - Globally, the majority of mental health care continues to be provided in psychiatric hospitals, and human rights abuses and coercive practices remain all too common. But providing community-based mental health care that is both respectful of human rights and focused on recovery is proving successful and cost-effective…
Humanitarian Emergencies such as outbreaks and socio-environmental disasters can affect significantly the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of an individual child or adult, especially with particular groups in situation of vulnerability.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) aims to protect or promote psychosocial well-being and…
In the Region of the Americas, Pan-Americanism is one of the guiding principles of PAHO's technical cooperation. More importantly, the work of CCs is done in that same spirit -- countries helping countries, for the benefit of all. The PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres newsletter aims to highlight this…
Washington DC, 24 May 2021 (PAHO)- On 28 April, the International Chamber of Commerce, together with the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber, CARICHAM, and the CARICOM Private Sector Organization, hosted a webinar on “The role of the private sector in the vaccination rollout process”. The goal of this activity was to provide the private sector community…
Washington DC, 24 May 2021 (PAHO)- Experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) discussed the challenges and best approaches to implementing the essential public health functions (EPHFs) in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, “Advancing Essential Public Health…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 24 May 2021 (PAHO/WHO) - The Caribbean-Community (CARICOM) launched the Human Resources for Health Action Task Force for the Caribbean, on 20 April 2021, as part of the response to COVID-19 and other health emergencies in the Sub-region. This effort came as a mandate by the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)…
It is a key tool for strengthening the capacities of health authorities and decision-making through monitoring, evaluation, and generation of evidence.
Washington, DC, 20 May 2021 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held the second meeting of the series of virtual seminars on the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) that…
Montevideo, May 20, 2021 (CLAP/PAHO)- The GTR calls on governments and strategic partners to include the reduction of preventable maternal mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as a priority by addressing the allocation of resources with innovative and cost-effective strategies. In this regard, the inter-agency group warns of a…
Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General
Statement | New York/Geneva
In 1981, health officials from around the world gathered at the World Health Assembly to address aggressive marketing tactics by the infant and young child feeding industry, which was promoting formula…