After the recent earthquake, mental health issues and psychosocial care emerged once again as a necessity for Ecuador, for residents of the affected area, and for response teams themselves.
On Friday June 10, PAHO/WHO Mental Health and Substance Use Unit and the Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Department conducted a virtual seminar on "…
A workshop on strengthening mental health surveillance in the Subregion of Central America and the Dominican Republic was held June 14-16 in San Salvador, El Salvador.…In August, as part of the Health Sector Reform Plan, the Dominican Ministry of Public Health, presented the newly renovated and fully equipped Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center.
The ceremony was led by the Minister of Health, Dr. Altagracia Guzmán Marcelino; by Dr. Ángel Almánzar, the Ministry's Mental Health General Director; and by PAHO/WHO…
Washington, D.C., 8 July 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today congratulated the Government of Uruguay for winning an international legal case brought by the Philip Morris tobacco company. Philip Morris challenged tobacco control regulations implemented by Uruguay in compliance…
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The International Diploma on Mental Health, Human Rights and Law is currently accepting applications for academic year 2016-17. The Diploma, now in its ninth year of existence,…
The mhGAP May 2016 Newsletter is published by the World Health Organization Department of…
Mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders, impose an enormous global disease burden that leads to premature mortality and affects functioning and quality of life. If left untreated, mental disorders can result in worse treatment adherence and outcomes for commonly co-occurring diseases, such as tuberculosis,…