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178th Session of the Executive Committee

Washington, D.C., 15–18 June 2026

The Executive Committee is composed of nine Member States of the Organization, elected by the Conference or the Council for overlapping periods of three years. The Committee, which meets twice a year, acts as a working party of the Conference or Council. Special meetings are convoked by the Director of the Bureau either on his/her own initiative or upon request of at least three Member States. The Committee has an auxiliary advisory body, the Subcommittee on Program, Budget, and Administration.

 

 

Diverse Documents

  • CE178/LP
    - Preliminary List of Participants
  • CE178/WP
    - Preliminary Program of Meetings

Official Documents

  • OD376
    - Financial Report of the Director and Report of the External Auditor for 2025

Working Documents

  • CE178/1
    - Provisional Agenda
  • CE178/2
    - Representation of the Executive Committee at the 63rd Directing Council of PAHO
  • CE178/3
    - Draft Provisional Agenda of the 63rd Directing Council of PAHO
  • CE178/4
    - Draft Provisional Agenda of the 78th Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas
  • CE178/5
    - Report on the 20th Session of the Subcommittee on Program, Budget, and Administration
  • CE178/6
    - PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2026
  • CE178/6, Add. I
    - PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2026
  • CE178/7
    - Engagement with non-State Actors
  • CE178/8
    - Non-State Actors in Official Relations with the Pan American Health Organization
  • CE178/9
    - Report of the Ethics Office for 2025
  • CE178/10
    - Report of the Investigations Office for 2025
  • CE178/11
    - Report of the Audit Committee of PAHO for 2025
  • CE178/12
    - Appointment of One Member to the Audit Committee of PAHO
  • CE178/13
    - Preliminary Report of the End-of-biennium Assessment of the PAHO Program Budget 2024–2025/Final Report on the Implementation of the PAHO Strategic Plan 2020–2025
  • CE178/14
    - Strategy for Strengthening Health Emergency and Risk Management for Health Security 2026–2031
  • CE178/15
    - Plan of Action on Antimicrobial Resistance 2027–2031
  • CE178/16
    - Integrated Management Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Arboviral Diseases 2026–2035
  • CE178/17
    - Strategy and Plan of Action on Food Safety 2026–2031
  • CE178/18
    - Strengthening and Alignment of the Regional Revolving Funds of the Pan American Health Organization
  • CE178/19
    - Amendments to the Rules Governing the Election Process for the Position of Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau
  • CE178/20
    - Report on the Collection of Assessed Contributions
  • CE178/20, Add. I
    - Report on the Collection of Assessed Contributions
  • CE178/21
    - Update on the Appointment of the External Auditor of PAHO for 2028–2029
  • CE178/22
    - Report of the Office of Internal Audit for 2025
  • CE178/23
    - Report on the Master Capital Investment Fund and on the Master Capital Investment Plan Implementation
  • CE178/24
    - Report on the Charge Assessed on the Procurement of Public Health Supplies for Member States
  • CE178/25
    - Amendments to the Terms of Reference for the Audit Committee of PAHO
  • CE178/26
    - Amendments to the Pan American Sanitary Bureau Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
  • CE178/27
    - Human Resources Management in the Pan American Sanitary Bureau
  • CE178/28
    - Update on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct in the Pan American Health Organization
  • CE178/29
    - Statement by the Representative of the PAHO/WHO Staff Association

Information Documents

  • CE178/INF/1
    - Implementation of the International Health Regulations
  • CE178/INF/2
    - PAHO Forward: Shared Services Initiative
  • CE178/INF/3
    - Strategy and Plan of Action to Improve Quality of Care in Health Service Delivery 2020–2025: Final Report
  • CE178/INF/4
    - Strategy and Plan of Action on Strengthening the Health System to Address Violence Against Women: Final Report
  • CE178/INF/5
    - Plan of Action for the Elimination of Industrially Produced Trans-Fatty Acids 2020–2025: Final Report
  • CE178/INF/6
    - Strategy and Plan of Action on Ethnicity and Health 2019–2025: Final Report
  • CE178/INF/7
    - Plan of Action on Workers’ Health: Final Report
  • CE178/INF/8
     Progress Reports on Technical Matters:
    1. PAHO Disease Elimination Initiative: A Policy for an Integrated Sustainable Approach to Communicable Diseases in the Americas: Progress Report
    2. One Health: A Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Health Threats at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface: Progress Report
    3. Strategy for Building Resilient Health Systems and Post COVID 19 Pandemic Recovery to Sustain and Protect Public Health Gains: Midterm Review
    4. Plan of Action for Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control 2018–2030: Progress Report
    5. Strategy and Plan of Action on Health Promotion within the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals 2019–2030: Midterm Review
    6. Strategy on Regional Genomic Surveillance for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Midterm Review
    7. Policy on the Application of Data Science in Public Health Using Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies: Progress Report