Washington DC, 7 October 2021 (PAHO)- On October 7th, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), led a regional consultation with Member States to inform the development of the Global Report on effective access to Assistive Technology (GReAT).
In 2018, the resolution WHA 71.8 “Improving access to assistive…
Dympna Carten, Community Psychiatric Nurse, is on a mission to champion mental health care and access to services for Caymanians. Named after Saint Dympna, Patron Saint of Mental Illness who bravely pioneered mental health care in the 7th Century, Carten considers this servant leadership her calling.
“This is my dream job. No two days are…
In the Region of the Americas, Pan-Americanism is one of the guiding principles of PAHO's technical cooperation. More importantly, the work of CCs is done in that same spirit -- countries helping countries, for the benefit of all. The PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres newsletter aims to highlight this…
Washington DC, 22 September 2021 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launches the first French version of the virtual course “Health Technology Planning and Management” for Haiti on PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health.
The course, a joint effort with the University of Vermont, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center for Health…
Resource for parents, teachers and health professionals follows hugely successful first edition
News release of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
A new book published today aims to help children stay hopeful and positive during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Washington, D.C., September 24, 2021 - The 59th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) approved the resolution "One Health": a comprehensive approach to address health threats at the human-animal-environment interface.
The "One Health" approach policy seeks to promote the coordination and collaboration of the human,…
Experts from the Region discuss how to improve the quality of care in the delivery of health services.
Washington, DC, September 22, 2021 (PAHO) - As part of the webinar series on the Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF), organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and to celebrate this year's World Patient Safety Day, a…
Kingston, Jamaica - September 14, 2021 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has bolstered the National Public Health Laboratory’s COVID-19 testing capacity with its donation of 30,000 antigen test kits and six new antigen test readers. The latest donation brings PAHO’s total donation of antigen test kits to over one hundred…
September 2, 2021 - Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the WHO’s ‘Global status report on the public health response to dementia’, released today.
10.3 million people living with Dementia in the Americas
According to the…