The International Confederation of Addiction Research Associations (ICARA) held its annual meeting at PAHO/WHO Headquarters in Washington D.C., on August 28-30. The aims of the meeting were to discuss capacity building in addiction science; share practical information among research society leaders; consider issues, needs and…
On August 10-11, Ushuaia hosted a mental health training course for health professionals from all over the Province of Tierra del Fuego working at different care levels.The provincial Secretary of Mental Health and Addictions, Jorge Rosetto, and the Minister Head of Cabinet, Leonardo Gorbacz, attended the event.…
Washington, D.C, 18 October 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The American Psychological Association (APA) held its annual convention in Washington D.C., August 3. Dr. Claudina Cayetano, PAHO/WHO Regional Advisor on Mental Health, joined representatives from APA, the World Health Organization and the U.S. State Department in a symposium on international LGBT…
On July 24 and 25, a training of trainers workshop on WHO's mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP…
The "Research agenda in mental health care reform" seminar workshop was held at the…
In an effort to develop a National Suicide…World will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight by 2022
11 OCTOBER 2017 | LONDON - The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades. If current trends continue, more children and adolescents will be obese than moderately or severely underweight by 2022…
Global Handwashing Day takes place on Sunday, 15th of October! The 2017 theme is "Our hands, our future!" This theme allows us to reflect on the importance of washing our hands to protect our own health to build our future, as well as…
Controlling raised blood pressure in the Americas is one of the key strategies to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases. Four countries in the Region of the Americas—Barbados, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba—are implementing an innovative approach with the support of PAHO and CDC, which has shown promising results in improving the rates of…