ASHA-PAHO Collaboration: Addressing Communication Disorders Across Three Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda I. Rosa-Lugo ◽  
Silvia Martinez ◽  
Gloria Weddington ◽  
Lily Waterston
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
World Health ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization

This article will focus on the work, challenges, and experiences of three American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Ad Hoc Committees that are collaborating in a project between ASHA and the Pan American Health Organization/Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), known as the ASHA-PAHO/WHO project. Their charge, to provide technical assistance on educational initiatives and the delivery of high quality speech- language-pathology/audiology services in three of PAHO's priority countries in Latin America, El Salvador, Honduras and Guyana, is being addressed by ASHA professionals as they share their participation in the implementation phase in these three countries.

World Health Organization

1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 546-548
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization

On March 22, 1949 Costa Rica ratified the constitution of the World Health Organization and on April 13 WHO was joined by Honduras, thus bringing the membership of the organization to 61.The agreement by which the Pan American Sanitary Organization became the regional office for WHO in the western hemisphere was signed on May 24, 1949 in Washington by Dr. Brock Chisholm, Director General of WHO and Dr. Fred L. Soper, Director of the Pan American Sanitary Office. Under the agreement the office was to adopt and promote health and sanitary conventions and programs in the western hemisphere provided they were “compatible with the policy and programs of the World Health Organization and are separately financed.”

World Health Organization

1954 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-152
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Whooping Cough ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Regional Committee ◽  
To Come ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Special Studies ◽  
And Training

During September 1953 sessions of four regional committees of the World Health Organization were held. From September 7 to 10, the third session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe met in Copenhagen. Among the major recommendations of the committee, which was attended by delegates from 22 countries, was that Geneva should become the permanent site of the regional office for Europe. For 1955 aid to health projects, training courses, and other activities in European countries, the committee recommended a budget of approximately $l,600,000. Part of this amount was to come from the regular budget of WHO, and the rest from United Nations technical assistance funds, UNICEF, and other agencies having joint program arrangements with WHO. The work already carried out through the regional office for Europe received general approval, minor revisions in the plans for 1954 were made, and a program for 1955 was discussed and approved. Particular attention in the plans for Europe was given to educational and training activities; these included conferences on various subjects, such as modern trends in tuberculosis control, and special studies of interest to many countries on such subjects as water standards, teaching methods for nurses, and sanitary engineering terminology in English and French. An extensive fellowship program was also approved. Despite the emphasis on education and training in the program for 1955, almost a fifth of the total budget for this year was to be devoted to the control of certain communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis (in Austria, Finland and Turkey), diphtheria and whooping cough (in Yugoslavia), and trachoma (in Tunisia and Morocco).

Strengthening Relationship between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily Schuermann ◽  
Silvia Martinez ◽  
Gloria Weddington ◽  
Linda I. Rosa-Lugo
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
World Health ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Strategic Relationships ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Collaboration Project

This article will provide a discussion of the innovative ways ASHA is collaborating with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to improve the delivery of high quality SLP/A services in three of the most impoverished countries in Latin America, Guyana, El Salvador, and Honduras. The ASHA Board of Directors (BOD) established a Strategic Pathway to Excellence with an objective to “Strengthen Strategic Relationships” by engaging with organizations to support ASHA's mission and expand influence worldwide (ASHA, 2012). One priority was to identify opportunities to collaborate with the World Health Organization (WHO). Therefore, BOD approved a joint collaboration project between ASHA and the PAHO, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), known as the ASHA-PAHO/WHO project.

Changing Perspectives for Practice in Stuttering

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Leahy
Keyword(s):  
Belief Systems ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Health Organization

Changing perspectives for practice in stuttering therapy are informed by the changes in knowledge, social values, and belief systems of a society. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF; World Health Organization, 2001) has a sociological emphasis with a focus on the ability and functioning of the person, and it is currently fostering changes in perspectives for working with those who stutter. These perspectives are reflected in Irish social mores in the 7th and 8th centuries, when social and legal codes enshrined the rights of people with speech disabilities in law and recognized the dignity and integrity of people with such disabilities. The society of the time showed awareness and acceptance of people with disabilities, and it provided the supports to enable their participation in society. To a large extent, these principles contrast with the predominantly impairment-based focus that has been the heritage of the speech-language pathology profession in the 20th century. In order to review changing emphases in stuttering therapy and to consider applications of a sociological approach to stuttering, an outline of historical perspectives of the profession of speech-language pathology is presented. The evolution of the ICF is also outlined, moving from an impairment-based focus to a more sociological perspective. Both perspectives provide a historical context for consideration of approaches to working with stuttering, reflecting the ICF and echoing principles that were practiced in an ancient Celtic society.

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program of the World Health Organization (Pan American Health Organization, PAHO)

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 300-301
Author(s):  
Claude De Ville de Goyet
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The World ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Health Organization

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has two components: (1) The Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB), founded in 1902, serves as the health agency affiliated with the Organization of the American States (OAS); in 1947, the PASB became the Regional office of the World Health Organization for the Americas. (2) The Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination office.In October 1976, the Directing Council of PAHO, “anxious that the international assistance given to countries affected by natural disasters should be better coordinated, rational, and more effective”, requested that the Director set up a “disaster unit with instructions to define the policy of the Organization, to formulate a plan of action for the various types of disasters, to make an inventory of the human and other resources available, to train the necessary personnel, to prepare and disseminate the appropriate guidelines and manuals, and to promote operational research.” In March 1977, a permanent office for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination was established at PAHO Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

scholarly journals Health Technology Assessment in Latin America and the Caribbean

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (S1) ◽  
pp. 253-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Banta
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Health Reform ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Pan American ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Health Organization

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas, has tried to promote health technology assessment (HTA) in Latin America for 25 years. A certain awareness of HTA developed in several countries because of these efforts. In the late 1990's, there was a strong movement for health reform in Latin America, and HTA became part of that movement. Countries that now are actively institutionalizing HTA include Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. Other countries, such as Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Panamá, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay, are following these trends and some others seem to be moving in this direction within the next few years.

scholarly journals Annual Report of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau 2020. Saving Lives and Improving Health and Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Pan American ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

To the Member States: In accordance with the Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization, I have the honor to present the 2020 annual report on the work of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization. This report highlights the technical cooperation undertaken by the Bureau during the period July 2019 through June 2020, within the framework of the 2014–2019 Strategic Plan of the Pan American Health Organization, defined by its Governing Bodies and amended by the Pan American Sanitary Conference in 2017, and the 2020–2025 Strategic Plan of the Pan American Health Organization, defined and approved by the Governing Bodies. This report is complemented by the Financial Report of the Director and the Report of the External Auditor for the year 2019. Carissa F. Etienne - Director, Pan American Health Organization.

scholarly journals Regional cooperation and health diplomacy in Africa: from intra-colonial exchanges to multilateral health institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 123-144
Author(s):  
Philip J. Havik
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Health Diplomacy ◽  
Regional Dynamics ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Tracing the pathways of cooperation in health in sub-Saharan Africa from hesitant exchanges to institutionalized dimensions from the 1920s to the early 1960s, this article addresses regional dynamics in health diplomacy which have so far been under-researched. The evolution thereof from early beginnings with the League of Nations Health Organization to the Commission for Technical Assistance South of the Sahara and the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa, shows how bilateral dimensions were superseded by WHO’s multilateral model of regional cooperation in health. Alignments, divergences, and outcomes are explored with respect to the strategies and policies pursued by colonial powers and independent African states regarding inter-regional relations, and their implications for public health and epidemiological interventions.

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