Coverage of the Governing Bodies

Governing Bodies of the Pan American Health Organization comprises the following: The Pan American Sanitary Conference, the Directing Council, and the Executive Committee. The auxiliary advisory body to the Executive Committee is the Subcommittee on Program, Budget, and Administration.

 News Related to Meetings of the Governing Bodies

Washington, D.C., 17 September 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - The countries of the Americas registered major health gains during the first decade of the 2000s, including increased life expectancy, expanded health protection, the elimination or control of important diseases, and higher quality of life for people throughout the Region. But not all groups or…
La publicación describe y analiza las condiciones de salud de los países de la región y ofrece un enfoque regional de los temas más importantes Washington, D.C, 13 de septiembre de 2012 (OPS/OMS)- La edición de Salud en las Américas 2012, un informe que actualiza la situación de la salud en la región y en los 48 territorios de las Américas,…
Washington, D.C., 11 September 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Ministers of Health of all the countries of the Americas will gather at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) from 17-21 September for the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference to analyze the health policies in the Region. During the Pan…
Washington, D.C., September 27, 2010 (PAHO) - Top health authorities from throughout the Americas opened a meeting today at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to discuss the health situation in the Americas, to identify common health challenges, and to map out effective national and Pan-American strategies to address them. At the opening…
Argentine cartoonist and humorist Fernando Sendra received on Monday 27 September the Champion of Health Award Washington, September 24, 2010 (PAHO) — Argentine cartoonist and humorist Fernando Sendra received on Monday 27 September the Champion of Health Award, given by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for his…