About Dr. Carissa F. Etienne
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne was elected Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) by the Member States of the Organization on 19 September 2012 and began her five-year term on 1 February 2013. From March 2008 until 1 November 2012, Dr. Etienne served as Assistant Director-General for Health Systems and Services at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
PAHO Executive Committee meets this week in Washington, D.C.
The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) began on Monday June 17 its 152th session at the headquarters of the Regional Office
for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), with
discussion and approval of several initiatives that ... Read More
Director of PAHO launches regional celebration of World Blood Donor Day in Jamaica
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, will do its first official visit to Jamaica, June 13-14, in order to attend the regional celebration of the World Blood Donor Day that this year is held in Kingston, ... Read More
PAHO/WHO urges countries of the Americas to work toward 100% voluntary altruistic blood donation
In Latin America and the Caribbean, only 41% of blood supplies are obtained through voluntary altruistic blood donation, the safest way to collect blood, according to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). On World Blood Donor Day, June 14, PAHO/WHO ... Read More
