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…
To celebrate World Health Day 2017, the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business Committee, in collaboration with PAHO/WHO, the Ministry of Health, and the UWI St. Augustine Guild of Students-Faculty of Medical Sciences, hosted a free seminar to discuss this year's theme, "Depression: Let's Talk".The launch, which took place on April 12, was…
San Juan, 15 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - In celebration of World Health Day 2017, PAHO/WHO Country Office in Puerto Rico organized an educational event open to health professionals, public servants, academics, students and the community at large to encourage dialogue under this year's theme "Depression let's talk". This activity was supported by the…
As part of the commemoration of World Health Day, the Ministry of Health (MINSAL), the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) organized a Forum on "Depression and Mental Health".The Minister of Health, Dr. Violeta Menjívar, said that in El Salvador anxiety, depression, alcoholism and…
El Bosque, April 8. - Chile's Minister of Health, Carmen Castillo, called for overcoming the stigma that prevents many people from accessing the treatment they need in order to live healthy and productive lives. She was accompanied by Gisela Alarcón, Undersecretary of Assistance Networks; Paloma Cuchí, PAHO/WHO Representative in Chile; and Sadi…
In commemoration of World Health Day, more than 100 experts participated in a discussion forum - "Let's talk about depression" - organized by the Ministry of Health in La Paz, to reflect on the approach to this condition in a technical, professional and multidisciplinary context.The Vice Minister of Health and Promotion, Álvaro Terrazas,…
Argentina's World Health Day main celebration, "Addressing the disease from a healthy citizenship," took place at the National Foreign Service Institute. Local and international authorities as well as civil society representatives participated in the event.Buenos Aires, 15 May 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - Among the objectives pursued were: raising awareness…
Within the framework of the third phase of the Mental Health Project promoted by the Dominican Adventist University (UNAD, for its acronym in Spanish), more than 300 spiritual leaders participated in the workshop on "Depression and its management in the community", held in Santo Domingo, March 23rd.This phase has the support of the Ministry of…