44th DIRECTING COUNCIL
55th SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington, D.C., USA, 22-26 September 2003
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks by PAHO Director, Dr. Mirta Roses Periago (in Spanish)
See Dr. Mirta Roses' opening remarks in Windows Media (Spanish only)
Opening Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, Tommy Thompson
Press Releases/Media Advisories
Ministers of Health Hear About Need to Stop Dramatic Progress of Dengue
Violence a Serious Problem in The Americas
PAHO Plans to Deal with Potential New Influenza Epidemic
New WHO Director Sets Out Health Challenges
Better Surveillance Urged to Deal with New Disease Outbreaks
Caribbean Health And Development Commission Launched
Canadian, U.S., Argentine Citizens Receive PAHO Awards
PAHO Sets Goals to Improve Health of Poorest Citizens
New PAHO Report Cites Dramatic Health Improvements, Uneven Distribution
PAHO Announces New Drive to Eliminate Rubella
Media Advisory: Health Summit Meeting Starts Monday, Sept. 22
Media Advisory: Rubella Elimination by 2010
Photos
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PAHO Director Dr. Mirta
Roses Periago opens the meeting.
U.S. Secretary of
Health and Human Services,
Tommy Thompson.
PAHO Director
Dr. Mirta Roses Periago
and Dr. Walter Orenstein,
director of the National
Immunization Program of the CDC.
WHO Director-General
Dr. Jong-Wook Lee.
PAHO Director
Dr. Mirta Roses Periago,
and WHO Director-General
Dr. Jong-Wook Lee.
