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
Access to medicines for viral hepatitis C, aging societies and equity in health are some of the issues that will be addressed
Washington, DC, September 23, 2019 (PAHO)—Health ministers, members of delegations, partners, and members of NGOs will have the opportunity to discuss issues outside the formal agenda of the 57th Directing Council of the…
Washington, DC, June 28, 2019 (PAHO/WHO) - The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) concluded its 164th session on June 27, following discussions and deliberations on a variety of strategies, actions plans and policies that address a number of key health challenges for the population in the Americas.
Issues that were…
Washington, D.C., 27 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – The 56th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ended today following a week of discussions about health priorities in the Americas. During the meeting, new plans of action were approved to reduce the shortage of health personnel; to strengthen measures to prevent…
Authorities at the 56th Directing Council of PAHO approve a regional plan that calls for increased coverage of HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to prevent cervical cancer.Washington, D.C., 26 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) –The Ministers of Health of the Region of the Americas agreed today to implement a series of strategic actions to reduce…
The report describes the situation of this population, with recommendations for eliminating barriers and improving access to health services in the Americas.
Washington, D.C., 26 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – After studying the obstacles that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in the Region of the Americas face when they seek…
The Region’s health ministers agree to guidelines for the development of policies and plans for human resources, better worker distribution and retention, and training for family and community health specialists.Washington, D.C., 26 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO)—Health authorities from the countries and territories of the Region of the Americas…
Washington, D.C., 25 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas has presented an executive summary of their final report containing 12 recommendations for the countries of the Americas to reduce inequities and health inequalities in the Region.The executive…
Stand highlights the importance of effective communication in achieving positive health outcomes and wellbeing
Washington, D.C., 25 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Communication for Health, or C4H, refers to the communication principles and processes that inform and influence the behavior and attitudes necessary to achieve positive public health…
Washington D.C, 24 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay, known for his work pioneering tobacco control measures, was today named a Public Health Hero of the Americas by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).A medical doctor specialized in oncology and radiotherapy, President…