Washington, DC, 25 September 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - One of the most important works to reduce violence against children and adolescents presented at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2017, which takes place in the city of Rio de Janeiro until the 21st, is a technical package called INSPIRE.
"There are seven strategies, based on the best…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted today the importance of partnerships to put an end in violence against women, in the opening ceremony of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2017, which takes place in the city of Rio de Janeiro until September 21st.
"Violence against women…
FAO and PAHO have invited countries from across the region to present exemplary experiences that allowed a change in the way that food is produced, marketed, and consumed.
September 6, 2017, El Salvador - Transforming food systems will be key to the strategy that is needed to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition in Latin America and the…
"Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in Agricultural Communities in Central America. Case definitions, methodological basis and approaches for public health surveillance" is a new PAHO publication aimed to provide guidance to health professionals on how to strengthen or establish ? CKD surveillance with a focus on CKDnT. as part of a broader effort…
In an effort to re-visit and revitalize PAHO's vision and approach to community health, an Expert's meeting was held in June in Washington, DC, gathering participants working within the field of community health in 14 different countries in the Americas, as well as personnel representing a variety of departments within PAHO. The results of the…
Globally, over 1 billion people do not have access to adequate health care. As overwhelming as this seems, there is an abundance of grass roots solutions that have successfully been implemented by passionate change-makers across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI) is a network of individuals and…
Halifax, 6-8 June. - At the Canadian Public Health Association Conference - CPHA 2017, the Pan American Health Organization conducted a session to review global and regional perspectives and experiences on addressing mental health and wellness and to examine how mental health has been integrated into primary health care in the Region. This session…
A technical workshop on the status and prospects of alcohol legislation in Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama) and the Dominican Republic took place May 23-25. Agents responsible for alcohol and non-communicable diseases from these countries' ministries of health and social insurance funds, as well as…
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…