The first workshop…
The first workshop…
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…
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with regional experts and in consultation with the countries, developed a manual on…
9 December 2016, PANAMA CITY, Republic of Panama - 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…
22 November 2016 - Today, UN human rights experts told countries that they need to do more to protect, promote and support breastfeeding as a human right, including ending the inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes and other foods intended for infants and young children.
The joint statement was issued by the UN Special Rapporteurs on…
The third biennial Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology, CRCP 2016, under the auspices of the Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations (CANPA), and hosted by the Haitian Psychological Association (founded in 2010) was held in Port-au-Prince, November 7-11th. The conference theme, Promoting Caribbean Health with…
World Prematurity Day (WPD) was established to raise awareness about preterm…Copenhagen, 4 November 2016 - For the first time, researchers and health experts have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the concerning situation in the WHO European Region of digital marketing to children of foods high in fats, salt and sugars. The findings are published in a new report from the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Tackling food…