Nicaragua - Plans for Centennial Celebrations

National Assembly honors PAHO Centennial

On December 15, the National Assembly honored PAHO's centennial at the closing legislative session, during which it decorated PAHO Representative Patricio Rojas with the Order of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro. A special centennial event held on December 2 drew some 300 participants, including the country's acting minister of health, Margarita Gurdián, and former ministers of health Marta Palacio and Lombardo Martinez. Nicaragua's Champions of Health, singers Carlos and Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy and Norma Helena Cadea and boxing champion Alexis Arguello, were honored at the event, and several of their PAHO public service announcements were shown.

Above: Luis Enrique, Norma Helena, PAHO/WHO Representative in Nicaragua Dr. Patricio Rojas, Alexis Argüello, and Carlos Mejía Godoy.

Norma, Alexis, Carlos, and Luis Mejía "champions of health"

Three of the most recognized figures of the music industry and the 6th person in history to win boxing championships in three different weight divisions were selected as "Champions of the Health of Nicaragua" by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in the year of its centennial.

We are talking about Norma Helena Gadea, Carlos and Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, and Alexis Argüello. These four champions have agreed to participate in a hemisphere-wide public service announcement campaign on radio and television. These announcements will be health messages against the use of drugs, alcohol, domestic violence, and others. Some of the announcements will be aired in Nicaragua and some will be aired throughout the Americas.

Nicaragua kicked off the Centennial Celebrations!

March 6, 2002 - Rubén Darío Theater, Crystal Room - The centennial kick-off luncheon was presided over by Minister of Health Lucia Salvo Horvilleur. In attendance were PAHO Representative Dr. Patricio Rojas, Public Health Heroine of the Americas Dr. Mirna Cunningham, Dr. Norman Jirón, the Mayor of Managua, Miss Nicaragua 2002, as well as government authorities, diplomats, representatives of international agencies, presidents of medical associations and scientific personalities.

The "Dr. Concepción Palacios" Nicaraguan Medical Foundation, the Pan American Alliance of Physicians and the Medical Women's International Association gave special recognition to PAHO for its valuable contribution and work since its founding.

• April 5 - World Health Day. Main lecturer: Dr. Mirna Cunningham, Public Health Hero of the Americas.

 

• April 6 - Celebration with the community: SPORTS MORNING.

 

• April 14 to 18 - Conference "HEALTH and THE ENVIRONMENT".

 

• April/May - Conference "HEALTH SECTOR REFORM".

 

• May/June - Conference "WOMEN and HEALTH".

 

• October - Conference "HEALTH, POVERTY and DEVELOPMENT".

 

• December 2 - CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. Special guest: President of the Republic. National Theater.

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