Given the importance of continuous mental health care training for primary health care professionals, a workshop to reinforce WHO mhGAP programme was held in Bogotá, 4-5 September.Twenty-three professionals from ten departments from different parts of the country participated in the workshop, which was facilitated by Dr. Andrea Bruni PAHO / WHO…
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…
In an effort to develop a National Suicide Prevention Plan, the Mental Health Program of the Ministry of Health in Belize, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), hosted a two-day stakeholder consultation workshop in Belize City, July 4-5.About sixty persons representing various government ministries, non-…
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…
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - Suriname officially launched its National Malaria Elimination Strategy with the aim of eliminating local malaria transmission in the country by 2020. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) supports the country towards the elimination of the disease and in preparing for subsequent certification…
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 that of our communities.Handwashing with soap is one of the most effective and inexpensive public health…
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…