Alessandra Guedes, Advisor, Intra-Family Violence, at the Pan American Health Organization, discusses Violence Against Women during +SocialGood at the 54th Directing Council.
While adolescence is often referred to as one of the healthiest decades of life, the reality is that adolescents face many health challenges, including premature death, violence, and undesired sexual and reproductive health outcomes such as unplanned pregnancy, unsafe abortion, HIV and STI.Adolescents experience many barriers to health care,…
The Inter-American Task Force on NCDs promotes collaboration across various sectors of government in the Americas for a comprehensive response to NCDs at the national, sub-regional and regional levels. It includes the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Organization of American States (OAS), including the Inter-American Commission of…
The Forum of "Key Stakeholders on NCDs: Advancing the NCD Agenda in the Caribbean" was a high level meeting were health leaders from throughout the Caribbean convened to discuss actions to intensify efforts to tackle chronic diseases and their risk factors.The meeting concluded with Caribbean leaders renewing their commitment to the…
PAHO/WHO hosts International Consultation Meeting on HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Implications for Research, Education and Public Health in the Americas
Washington, D.C., 4 June 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - Although oral and pharyngeal cancers are usually associated with tobacco and alcohol use, the incidence of HPV-associated oropharyngeal…
The Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health of the Pan American Health Organization is calling for proposals for awareness projects to reduce illicit trade of tobacco products and increase tobacco taxation. The objective of this competitive proposal is to raise awareness on the importance of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit…
In May 2014, the World Health Assembly adopted the historic resolution (WHA 67.15) "Strengthening the role of the health systems in addressing violence, in particular against women and girls and against children". The resolution requests the WHO Director-General to develop a global plan of action to strengthen the role of health systems in…
Washington, D.C., 01 March 2015 (PAHO) - USAID sponsored a course for more than 40 delegates from the Ministries of Health and Finance from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador and Peru to learn about strengthening health systems and implementing Universal Health Coverage in March, 2015. Within the framework…
22 April 2015, Haiti—Training on the management of obstetric hemorrhage was held from April 13-15 2015 in the South Department of Haiti as part of the PAHO/WHO project "Zero Maternal Deaths by Hemorrhage."
This training was implemented by the PAHO/WHO team in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and FLASOG (Federación…