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
Shift toward primary health care-based systems creates new needs in human resources developmentWashington, D.C., September 29, 2010 (PAHO) — Health leaders meeting at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week endorsed the use of virtual learning programs to give health personnel the knowledge and skills needed in new primary health…
Legislation aimed at reducing tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke is under assault from cigarette makers and their alliesWashington, D.C., September, 29, 2010 (PAHO) — Health leaders meeting at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) vowed today to take action to counter attempts by the tobacco industry to subvert public health…
Washington, D.C., September 28, 2010 (PAHO) — Health leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere today approved a new regional strategy to reduce harmful substance use and mitigate the negative health affects of such use, during the 50th Directing Council meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The new Strategy…
Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2010 (PAHO) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, today presented the Annual Report of the Director — 2010, during the opening session of the 50th meeting of the PAHO Directing Council.The director's report summarizes the major work of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (the…
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…
Over 9,000 women die each year in Latin America and the Caribbean from pregnancy-related causesWashington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2010 (PAHO) — A coalition of experts worried about slow progress toward ensuring safe motherhood for all women in the Americas today called on countries to redouble their efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5…
The Minister of Health of Mexico, José Córdova Villalobos, was elected president of the PAHO Directing Council. Peru and Saint Lucia will occupy the vice-presidency.Washington D.C., September 27, 2010 (PAHO) - Mexico, through its Health Minister, José Córdova Villalobos, was elected to chair the PAHO Directing Council over the next year. The…
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…
Washington, September 23, 2010 (PAHO) — Ministers of Health of all the countries of the Americas will gather at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) here on Monday, Sept. 27 for their annual Directing Council meeting.For five days, the health leaders will analyze the health situation in the region and discuss key…