World Health Organization
United Nations High-level meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being
Multisectoral Action
18 Sep 2025
World Health Organization | 19 Nov 2021
The Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH/MH) of the Pan American Health Organization launched Pahola, the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) digital health specialist on Alcohol Use. This event took place on 19 November 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). Pahola can interact with anyone interested in talking about their alcohol consumption, assessing their risk, reducing or stopping alcohol, or seeking resources for treatment and recovery, and can be scaled up to have a global reach. Pahola will be available in three languages, English, Portuguese and Spanish.