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High-level Commission on Mental Health
Launch of the High-level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19
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The Pan American Health Organization cordially invites you to join us on the launch event to present the "High-level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19", that will take place on Friday, 6 May, at 10:00 AM (EDT).

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Road Safety Stakeholders Meeting
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Road traffic crashes result in the deaths of approximately 1.3 million people around the world each year and leave between 20 and 50 million people with non-fatal injuries. In addition to the human suffering caused by road traffic injuries, they also incur a heavy economic burden on victims and their families, both through treatment costs for the injured and through loss of productivity of…

group of African women
International Strategic Dialogue on Noncommunicable Diseases and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Cancer, heart diseases, diabetes and lung disease, commonly known in the global health community as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), together with mental health conditions, are one of the most significant challenges in global health today. Every year, there are more deaths from NCDs than any other disease group.

Informal Consultations with People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions in the Caribbean and North America
Informal Consultation with People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions in the Caribbean and North America
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs (PLWNCDs) and Mental Health Conditions (MHCs) that will guide WHO and Member States in the meaningful engagement of PLWNCDs and MHCs in co-designing NCD and MHC policies, programmes, and principles.

WEBINAR PAHO/WHO
Webinar Series: Working with Civil Society to mitigate COVID-19’s impact
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Training: "Prevention of infection associated with healthcare in a patient admitted with COVID-19"
Training: "Prevention of infection associated with healthcare in a patient admitted with COVID-19"
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8-10 march, 2022

 

International Women’s Day 2022
Panel “Gender equality in health: using evidence, building resiliency and transforming health care toward sustainability”
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What: International Women’s Day 2022

When: Tuesday, 8 March 2022 at 1:30 p. m.  (EST). To dialogue and advocate for the increased generation and use of disaggregated data, the full protection of essential health workers and the acceleration of…

Webinar "Omicron variant: Public Health, Clinical, and Vaccine implications"
Webinar "Omicron variant: Public Health, Clinical, and Vaccine implications"
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"Omicron variant: Public Health, Clinical, and Vaccine Implications" webinar. The event will be streamed entirely online and free to access.

The session will have simultaneous translation options in English and Spanish

Thursday, 10 February 2022 

Time: 11:30 a.m. (EST)

 

Presentations…

Invitation to Doing What Matters in Times of Stress – Live Conversation
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress – Live Conversation
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Join us on Friday, 14 January, at 12 noon (AST) for a live conversation  with experts to present the publication "Doing what matters in times of stress: an illustrated guide.

Pahola: PAHO's First Digital Health Specialist on Alcohol Use
Launch - Meet Pahola: PAHO's First Digital Health Specialist on Alcohol Use
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The launch of “Pahola: PAHO's First Digital Health Specialist on Alcohol Use” was hosted by PAHO on Friday, 19 November 2021, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (EST).