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., 18 September 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Several distinguished public health leaders and organizations were honored last night during the fourth annual Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health. The awards, sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF), are…
During the past 110 years, health in the Americas has improved significantly, but inequalities persist, says the 2012 PAHO/WHO report Health in the Americas
Washington, D.C., 18 September 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Average life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean rose from 29 years in 1900 to 74 years in 2010, and today 98% of children live to…
Washington, D.C., 17 September 2012 (PAHO/WHO)- Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten were admitted as new Associate Members of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) during the 28th Pan American Sanitary Conference, which began on September 17 at the organization's headquarters in Washington, D.C.This type of affiliation will allow the three…
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 OPS/OMS lanzará informe quinquenal de Salud en las Américas en Conferencia Sanitaria Panamericana
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…
In Latin America and the Caribbean, health facilities continue to be built in high-risk areas without proper protective measuresWashington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2010 (PAHO) — Ministers of health from throughout the Americas called today for new efforts to make hospitals safer in disasters so they can continue providing health services at times of…
In Latin America and the Caribbean, some 160,000 cases of congenital syphilis are reported each year and 9,000 cases of HIV in children Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2010 (PAHO) — Representatives of member countries of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) pledged support today for a regional effort to eliminate mother-to-child…
Health Leaders Endorse Major Effort to Fight Chronic Malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean
PAHO strategy targets multiple causes of stunted growth throughout the life course Washington, D.C., September 30, 2010 (PAHO) — Top health authorities from throughout the Americas today endorsed a major new effort to reduce chronic malnutrition, the most serious nutrition problem in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 9…