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 Financial Report of the Director and Report of the External Auditor. 1 January 2020–31 December 2020

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Financial Position ◽  
Pan American ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Technical Guidance

During 2020, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) remained an authoritative voice for health in the Region, providing political, strategic, and technical guidance on responding to the COVID‐19 pandemic at the highest levels of government, non‐state actors, and the United Nations and Inter‐American systems. Through its technical cooperation, PAHO continues to be a catalyst to improve the health and well‐being of the peoples of the Americas, in collaboration with Member States and partners. This publication shows the financial position of PAHO for the 2020 financial reporting period. It contains PAHO’s Financial Statements as at 31 December 2020, and includes the External Auditor’s report and opinion on the Organization’s Financial Statements for 2020. The Financial Statements and Notes have been prepared in compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards and PAHO’s Financial Regulations and Financial Rules.

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.”

scholarly journals COVID-19, mental health and psychological first aid

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Minihan ◽  
B. Gavin ◽  
B. D. Kelly ◽  
F. McNicholas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Aid ◽  
World Health ◽  
Psychological First Aid ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

Crises such as the global pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) elicit a range of responses from individuals and societies adversely affecting physical and emotional well-being. This article provides an overview of factors elicited in response to COVID-19 and their impact on immunity, physical health, mental health and well-being. Certain groups, such as individuals with mental illness, are especially vulnerable, so it is important to maximise the supports available to this population and their families during the pandemic. More broadly, the World Health Organization recommends ‘Psychological First Aid’ as a useful technique that can help many people in a time of crisis.

COVID-19’s Direct and Indirect Impact

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Irma Ruslina Defi
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Indirect Impact ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

The COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of worldwide concern by the World Health Organization. The direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on health and well-being are still being investigated. In addition to the direct impacts of COVID-19 disease, social distancing and lockdown measures have had a significant and unequal effect on individuals, households, and communities through restrictions imposed on our daily social an d economic activities.

World Health Organization

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-136 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
New World ◽  
International Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hunter College ◽  
Social Council ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health And Well Being

Designed as a collective instrument to raise the standards of health and well-being of all peoples throughout the world, a new World Health Organization was launched, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, by the International Health Conference, which met at Hunter College, June 19 to July 22, 1946.

scholarly journals Stressed, Sedentary, or Centered? How to Create a Culture of Well-Being in Your Classroom with Centered Well-Being Breaks

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Carmack
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Washington Post ◽  
Yoga Therapy ◽  
Positive Communication ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Relaxation Practice

The CenteredBeing method (Carmack, 2008, 2011, 2014) has been called a "new office habit" by the Washington Post (2012) and has been practiced by over 30,000 practitioners worldwide, including the Pan American/World Health Organization. This session, led by creator Suzie Carmack, PhD, MFA, MEd, ERYT (a Mason graduate and current adjunct faculty member), will teach attendees how to bring the evidence-based CenteredBeing method into their classrooms and also into their day as a "centering" well-being break. Specifically, attendees will learn how basic yoga therapy exercises can improve functional health by fighting the 28 different health outcomes that have been linked to stress and sedentarism (Booth, 2001). Attendees will learn how to link these movements with easy-to-follow mindfulness and relaxation practice techniques and positive communication strategies, in ways that simultaneously foster physical, mental, social, and comprehensive well-being. The session, which has been shared with over 100 organizations previously, is delivered in an experiential learning style, culminating with the opportunity for participants to share the method in a small group practice. Attendees will complete the session (1) able to practice the CenteredBeing method to sustain their own well-being and (2) empowered to lead CenteredBeing (centered well-being) breaks in their classrooms.

scholarly journals The Quality of Work Environment of Nurses in a Public Hospital in Negros Occidental

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-132
Author(s):  
Susan Jane T. Adis ◽  
Sheila P. Arnibal
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization Regional Office of the Western Pacific's definition of a healthy workplace is a place where all members work together to achieve a unified vision for the health and well-being of the workers and the community. A healthy work environment is where all members are provided with the physical, psychological, social, and organizational states that protect and promote their health and safety.  A positive work environment for nurses has been concisely described as a work environment where nurses are supported to function at the highest scope of clinical practice, working effectively in an interdisciplinary manner with the team of caregivers mobilizing resources quickly. This paper describes the level of quality of the work environment of nurses in a public hospital in Negros Occidental. Likewise, it explores the difference in the level of quality of the work environment when nurses are grouped according to their demographics. Also, it determines the challenges encountered by nurses in their work environment.

scholarly journals Program Budget of the Pan American Health Organization 2020-2021

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Member States ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Financial Accountability ◽  
Program Budget ◽  
Pan American ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Annual Financial Report

This Program Budget 2020-2021 forms a results-based “contract” between the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB or “the Bureau”) and PAHO Member States, with each undertaking to perform the respective actions necessary to achieve the health outcomes and outputs contained herein. The approval, implementation, and reporting of this Program Budget is the main means of accountability for the programmatic work of PASB. The budgetary aspect of the Program Budget forms one of the two main pillars of financial accountability (along with the annual Financial Report of the Director and Report of the External Auditor). With a few notable exceptions, the sum total of PASB’s work for the next two years is represented in this Program Budget.

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