www.asha.org Open in urlscan Pro
2606:4700:4400::6812:2a4d  Public Scan

Form analysis
0 forms found in the DOM

Text Content

We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic,
personalize content, and serve targeted advertisements. If you continue to use
this site, you consent to the use of cookies. Read about how we use cookies and
how you can control them by visiting our Cookie Statement.
OK
You do not have JavaScript Enabled on this browser. Please enable it in order to
use the full functionality of our website.
RENEW your dues ONLINE, quickly and easily, at asha.org/renew!
 * about
 * 
 * Join ASHA
 * 
 * ASHA Store
 * 
 * My Account
 * 
 * Login
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * LOGOUT

Toggle navigation



AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for
all.
Type your search query here
 * Careers
 * Certification
 * Publications
 * Events
 * Advocacy
 * Continuing Education
 * Practice Management
 * Research

 * Audiologists
 * Speech-Language Pathologists
 * Academic & Faculty
 * Audiology & SLP Assistants
 * Students
 * Public


ASHA / Members / International /


ASHA AND THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION


BACKGROUND

One of the strategic objectives under ASHA's Strategic Pathway to Excellence is
to enhance international engagement by collaborating with other organizations.

In 2013, ASHA and the Pan American Health Organization Regional Office for the
Americas of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) launched a collaboration
and selected three of the PAHO's priority countries in the Latin American region
that self-identified as having a need to address communication disorders: El
Salvador, Guyana, and Honduras.

The ASHA-PAHO on-site assessment teams identified the needs of each country and
recommended offering educational and service delivery assistance in
communication disorders. To meet the identified needs, ASHA established three ad
hoc committees composed of ASHA members.


OBJECTIVES

General Objective: To strengthen knowledge and build capacity of professionals
and/or organizations that address communication disorders in the areas of
speech, language, swallowing, and hearing.





Specific Objectives:

 * In Ecuador, ASHA provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Public
   Health to educate service providers on communication disorders. The ad hoc
   committee ended on October 31, 2021.
 * In 2018–2020, in addition to providing technical assistance to countries,
   ASHA–PAHO/WHO will improve awareness of gaps between needs and service
   availability of audiology and speech-language pathology services in the
   region.
 * In Belize, ASHA provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, the
   Inspiration Center, and its partners to educate healthcare and community
   service providers about communication disorders.
 * In El Salvador, ASHA provides technical assistance to the Instituto
   Salvadoreño de Rehabilitación Integral (ISRI) for training and
   capacity-building for personnel in audiology and speech-language pathology.
 * In Guyana, ASHA provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to
   strengthen its national strategic plan for early detection and intervention
   of communication disorders.
 * In Honduras, ASHA provides technical assistance for the establishment of a
   personnel development program in phonoaudiology at the Universidad Nacional
   Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH).
 * In Paraguay, ASHA provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and
   the National Secretariat of Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities
   (SENADIS) to educate professionals and parents of individuals with
   communication disorders.


TIMELINE

 * June 2021: PAHO approved ASHA’s application to renew status as NSA in
   official relations with PAHO for three more years (2021–2023).
 * 2019: the ASHA-PAHO collaboration added a new country, Ecuador.
 * June 2018: PAHO approved ASHA's application to renew status as a Non-State
   Actor (NSA) in official relations with PAHO for another three years
   (2018–2020).
 * 2017: ASHA participated in the WHO Rehabilitation 2030: A Call for Action.
   The objective of this meeting was to discuss the strategic direction for
   coordinating action and implementing joint commitments to increase the
   awareness of rehabilitation as a health strategy for all people across the
   lifespan and across the continuum of care.
 * 2017: the ASHA-PAHO collaboration added a new country, Belize
 * 2016: the ASHA-PAHO collaboration added a new country, Paraguay. 
 * 2014: ASHA became a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in official relations
   with PAHO.
 * The 67th World Health Assembly (May 2014) adopted a resolution endorsing the
   WHO Global Disability Action Plan 2014–2021: Better Health for All People
   with Disability. Shortly thereafter, the 53rd PAHO Directing Council (October
   2014) adopted a resolution endorsing the Regional Disability and
   Rehabilitation Action Plan (Pan American Health Organization, 2014). Both
   action plans are mutually aligned and provide a road map enabling WHO member
   countries and international partners to work together to improve the health
   and human rights of the one billion people around the world with long-term
   and functional disabilities.

ASHA was a 2018 American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Summit Award
Winner for its Country Capacity Building Initiative with PAHO/WHO. This was in
the category of The Power To Make a Better World.


ASHA CORPORATE PARTNERS

 * Become A Corporate Partner
 * Policies

Previous

Next



ABOUT ASHA

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national
professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 234,000 members,
certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language
pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and
speech-language pathology assistants; and students.

Read more

 * All ASHA Websites
 * Work at ASHA
 * Marketing Solutions


INFORMATION FOR

 * Audiologists
 * Speech-Language Pathologists
 * Academic & Faculty
 * Audiology & SLP Assistants
 * Students
 * Public


GET INVOLVED

 * ASHA Community
 * Become a Mentor
 * Become a Volunteer
 * Special Interest Groups (SIGs)


CONNECT WITH ASHA

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850
Members: 800-498-2071
Non-Member: 800-638-8255


MORE WAYS TO CONNECT


E-mail the Action Center
Provide Feedback to the Board of Directors


MEDIA RESOURCES

 * Press Room
 * Press Queries

Site Help | A–Z Topic Index | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use
© 1997-2024 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association