Washington, D.C., 28 February 2017 (PAHO/WHO) - Depression affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide each year. It is one of the leading causes of disability in the Americas, where there remains a substantial treatment gap driven by factors such as poor access to healthcare, inadequate financial investment, and social stigma.…
Seventeen new research proposals aimed at identifying solutions to address the Zika virus will soon be starting in 7 Latin American countries. They range from identifying transmission risk factors to evaluating diagnostic tools and examining the use of prenatal counselling and contraceptives. Washington, D.C., 17 February 2017 (PAHO/WHO) -…
PAHO, together with UICC, governments, and academia convene to discuss strategies to reduce inequities and increase access to childhood cancer care in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Improving access to care for children with cancer and reducing the inequities associated with outcomes for children with cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean (…
We are proud to announce that a poster from the Region of the Americas was the top choice of participants at the World Health Organization 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion (9GCHP). Congratulations to the Ministry of Health of Argentina for their poster on Healthy Cities in Argentina!
We are proud to announce that a poster from the Region…
Suicide is a serious public health problem. Globally, the number of lives lost each year due to suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined. Every suicide is a tragedy that affects families, communities and entire countries. Although more women attempt suicide than men, male suicide rates are higher, accounting for…
On November 6 and 7, a training the trainers course on the mhGAP Intervention Guide was held at the Institute of Social Medicine of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). It was sponsored by PAHO Brazil and organized by the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on Primary Health Care (LIPAPS/UERJ), with the support of Rio's…
The first workshop for the preparation of Guatemala's National Strategic Plan for Mental Health was held on November 3. It was organized by the Mental Health Program of the Ministry of Health and PAHO/WHO Country Office, who convened key professionals in the area. The workshop was attended by representatives of the Ministry's Mental Health…
The II Central American Conference on Mental Health and Human Rights, -San José, October 17-21-, was organized by the Central American Mental Health Network "United Families for Mental Health", a user and family associations' network that is progressively integrating new groups in the Subregion.The Conference was attended by representatives of the…
Panama City, 9 December 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - Most of the differences in perinatal, neonatal, infant and under-5 mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are related to maternal wealth and education rather than to rural or urban residence. This is according to the Health Equity Report 2016, a statistical analysis of health indicators…