In the context of the emergency in the area, a coordination meeting on the mental health plan for shelters in Piura was held on May 9. Representatives of the…In the context of the emergency in the area, a coordination meeting on the mental health plan for shelters in Piura was held on May 9. Representatives of the…
Mérida, March 21-23. - The Governor of Yucatán, Mr. Rolando Zapata Bello, officially inaugurated the "Live happy, live healthily" campaign for good mental health,marking…Awareness of the importance of mental health care and psychosocial support during emergencies, whether caused by complex humanitarian crises, natural disasters or epidemics, has clearly increased in recent years.Many organizations and governments in the Region of the Americas have developed interventions to give response to these events.
As there…
Chile's president, Michele Bachelet, presented the Commitment to Action of Santiago alongside representatives of 9 countries of the region, integration mechanisms and United Nations agencies, among them PAHO/WHO. This Commitment to Action seeks to start the implementation of the Global Strategy for Women's, Children´s and Adolescent's Health in…
Los países de la Región están haciendo serios esfuerzos para desplazar el eje de la atención, desde los servicios prestados en instituciones tradicionales hacia un modelo basado en la comunidad, que ofrezca cuidados integrales y continuos para las personas con trastornos mentales, epilepsia y en situación de discapacidad. El proceso de integración…
The government of Brazil has donated 15,000 doses of human rabies vaccine to…
"Listen first" is the theme for this year International…
Two new virtual courses on alcohol are now available on PAHO´s Virtual Campus for Public Health. These self-learning and free courses are aimed for English and Portuguese speaking health professionals: "Alcohol Policy Advocacy" and "Uso de Álcool e Saúde da Mulher Gestante" (Alcohol use and Health in Pregnant Women).
Alcohol Advocacy Policies…
Dr. Aldana Lichtenberger, from Argentina, organized this June 2, 2017, online seminar on the management of alcohol consumption in pregnancy.
She described the consequences of prenatal exposure to alcohol (fetal alcohol syndrome - FAS; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders - FASD) and the prevalence of alcohol consumption…