In preparation for the Centennial celebrations of 2002, the Pan American Health Organization has named a Centennial Advisory Board. The members of this board are key players in various fields, all of which ultimately, directly or indirectly, impact upon our colective health. They are advocates, researchers, policymakers, and educators from all corners of the Americas. Together, these distinguished individuals reflect the goals and ideals of equity and panamericanism. As well as the diverse nature of health partnerships. Respected, dedicated, and hardworking--each one of them has contributed to the progress of health in the Americas. For that reason, Centennial Advisory Board members will be asked to present an award to a regional Public Health Hero during the Organization's anniversary dinner gala.
Throughout its Centennial year, the Pan American Health Organization hopes to garner support for and involve everyone in the ongoing quest for better health for all peoples of the Americas.
The roster of Centennial Advisory Board member includes... (Click on the name to know more about each member)
- Mohammad N. Akhter, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Director, American Public Health Association - United States of America
- Oscar Arias Sánchez
Former President of Costa Rica, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate - Costa Rica
- Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D.
Dean, New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service - United States of America
- Rosalynn Carter
Former First Lady of the United States, Vice-Chair, The Carter Center - United States of America
- Oliver F. Clarke, O.J.
Chairman and Managing Director, The Gleaner Company - Jamaica
- Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, Children's Defense Fund - United States of America
- William H. Foege, M.D., M.P.H.
Gates Fellow, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - United States of America
- Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice-president of Academic Health Affairs, Emory University - United States of America
- Gustavo Kourí, M.D., Ph.D., Dr.Sc.
Professor, General Director, "Pedro Kourí" Institute of Tropical Medicine - Cuba
- Huguette Labelle, O.C., L.L.D., Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Ottawa - Canada
- Carlos Massad
Former Minister of Health, President, Central Bank of Chile - Chile
- João Carlos de Souza Meirelles
Secretary of Agriculture and Food Supply for the State of São Paulo - Brazil
- J. Fraser Mustard, M.D., C.C.
Founding President, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Canada
- Shridath Ramphal, Kt
Chancellor, The University of the West Indies - Jamaica
- João Baena Soares
Former Ambassador and Secretary-General of the Organization of American States - Brazil
- Guillermo Soberón, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive President, Mexican Health Foundation - Mexico
- Alfred Sommer, M.D., M.H.S.
Dean, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health - United States of America
- Timothy E. Wirth
President, United Nations Foundation - United States of America
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