Pan American Health Organization

Purpose

This 9 month project supports the comprehensive recovery of the population affected by the wildfires in Valparaiso, Chile. Project activities include: (1) improving a comprehensive psychosocial support program for personnel involved in the fire response; (2) strengthening the capacity of local health workers to deliver a coordinated response of mental health and psychosocial support interventions with an intercultural approach; (3) improving the capacity of national authorities to implement differentiated mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies (MHPSS) interventions for outreach, psychoeducation communication and community engagement with a focus on gender equality; and(4) improving the technical capacity of local health professionals and health authorities to manage and develop strategic information systems for MHPSS interventions.