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…
May 17, 2017, Mexico City, Mexico - Nearly 80 experts, including representatives of the media, attended the round table "Alcohol marketing regulation: from research to public health policy", organized by the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center. The coordination was in charge of Mg.…
Within the framework of the third phase of the…In April, representatives of Alzheimer associations from twelve countries attended a briefing on the implementation of a regional plan of action on dementia in older persons held at PAHO Headquarters in Washington D.C. Dr. Dévora Kestel, PAHO/WHO Mental Health and Substance Use Unit Chief, led a debate on national and regional collaboration.…
Lima, March 16 - At the inauguration of the Community Mental Health Center, Santa Rosa de Manchay, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Carissa…Geneva/Washington D.C., World Health Day 2017 (WHO/PAHO). - Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015. Lack of support for people…
Caracas, 17 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - The International Seminar on Human Rights and Mental Health was held in Caracas in the framework of World Health Day 2017. It was convened by the National Human Rights Council together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO). Two panels of experts discussed the right to mental health and made an…