http://www.paho.org/ The latest public health news from the Pan American Health Organization. en-us Copyright 2005 PAHO/WHO. All Rights Reserved. http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr060808.htmOn the International Day of the World's Indigenous People observed today, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) experts noted that 40 percent of indigenous people in the Americas still lack access to conventional health care services. Coupled with serious issues of inequity and discrimination, this situation poses a serious obstacle in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals.