The international workshop on the Parent Skills Training program (PST) for caregivers of children with developmental disorders was held in Buenos Aires, 27-31 August. Representatives from seven Latin-American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru and Uruguay) attended the workshop, which was jointly organized by PAHO/WHO…
La Paz, 5 August 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - PAHO/WHO Mental Health Advisor for South America, Dr. Andrea Bruni, visited Bolivia with the purpose of providing technical advice for the development of the "National Mental Health Plan 2016-2020," within the framework of PAHO/WHO Plan of action on mental health 2013-2020. In line with PAHO's international…
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., 28 October 2016 (PAHO/WHO) - 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 "Mammography Services Quality Assurance: Baseline Standards for Latin America and the Caribbean". The aim of this new…
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…
Guyana, August 9-12. - As part of the integration of mental health into primary care, the Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, conducted a four-day training of trainers workshop focused on WHO's Mental Health GAP Action Programme (mhGAP).
Workshop participants included General Medical Officers…