Dominican Republic.- In the context of the new mental health care approach, with a focus on users' rehabilitation and reintegration, improving their life quality and integrating their…Dominican Republic.- In the context of the new mental health care approach, with a focus on users' rehabilitation and reintegration, improving their life quality and integrating their…
Lima, 8 September. - Among the main reflections of the first forum on advances in suicide prevention "Embrace Life" was that having depression does not mean we are sick but…
La Paz, 5 August. -…Disaster can hit at any time and being prepared is key to surviving and recovering from a disaster. A number of first responders benefited from a PFA training held in Barbados 20th-21st July. The training workshop, led by Dr. Claudina Cayetano, was hosted by the Barbados Department of Emergency Management (DEM) in collaboration with the Pan…
Washington D.C., 17-19 October, 2016.- The technical meeting on psychosocial support, rehabilitation and clinical management of neurological complications associated with the Zika virus infection took place at PAHO Headquarters and was coordinated by the Mental Health and Substance Use Unit, and the Epidemic Alert and Response and Water Borne…
Washington D.C., 7 October 2016 (PAHO).- World Mental Health Day is observed every October 10th with the overall objective of raising awareness about mental health issues around the world, and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health promotion and care. This year's theme is "Psychological First Aid", and as part of the activities to…
Since June, cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been increasing in the Caribbean. PAHO seeks to expand and strengthen the professional capacity to manage these cases.
Bridgetown, Barbados, September 1, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is holding a workshop to train Caribbean health…
Washington D.C, August 17-18. This meeting was organized in the context of the joint program between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD/OAS) to support CICAD's Demand Reduction Expert Group's project for "the development of guiding instruments to implement drug demand…