The General Assembly of the Organization of the American States (OAS) approved during its 48th Regular Session (4-5 June 2018), the resolution "Strengthening Multi-Sectoral Responses to the Crisis of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Americas". The resolution was proposed by Barbados and drafted in collaboration with PAHO, following a …
Indigenous health authorities of the Yanomami area in Boa Vista, Roraima State in Brazil, and the Secretary of Indigenous Health of Brazil contacted the PAHO office in Brazil requesting support to attend an unusual increased number of tungiasis cases in indigenous population Yanomami and Yekuana of communities bordering Venezuela. (Photo…
With a view to seeking greater political commitment on critical health issues and inspire participation at the highest level of authority of governments for the upcoming United Nations High-level Meetings (UNHLM) on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and on Tuberculosis (TB), the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations, together with a…
Washington, D.C., 25 May, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) - The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, is to be honored with the WHO Director-General's Special Recognition Award for World No Tobacco Day, the only Special Recognition to be given this year.
Dr. Vázquez was selected for the award in acknowledgement of his achievements…
Approximately 541 million young workers (15-24 years old) - which includes 37 million children in hazardous child labour - account for more than 15% of the world's labour force and suffer up to a 40% higher rate of non-fatal occupational injuries than adult workers older than 25. Many factors can increase youth vulnerability to OSH…
Washington, DC, 20 April 2018 (PAHO/WHO)-The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization coordinated the session "Discussions on universal pooling in the Americas", at the World Bank Third Annual Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Financing Forum: Greater Equity for Better Health and Financial Protection. The Forum took place on April…
The "International Diploma of Mental Health in Deinstitutionalization:principles and practices for community inclusion" was developed by the University of Business and Social Sciences (UCES) in Argentina,through its Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences and UCES Virtual Academic Unit.It is directed by doctors Hugo Cohen and Graciela Natella,…
This video gathers testimonies of users as well as interviews with different actors that participated in the "Care of severe mental health disorders in El Tambo, Cauca" project. It was developed by PAHO/WHO Colombia, December 2017, to give visibility to the results of this care and rehabilitation model and to accompany the document that…
PAHO/WHO hosted in Panama City, 13-15 March, a three-day training of trainers and supervisors workshop on the new version 2.0 of the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders (mhGAP-IG), which was launched in 2017. The objectives pursued included familiarizing participants with the new version of the Guide and…