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., 4 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – The 57th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ended today following a week of discussions by ministers of health and other delegates on health priorities in the Americas. The meeting approved seven new regional initiatives, including a joint initiative to eliminate more than…
With PAHO support, countries of the Americas will implement a six-year plan to end trans fats in processed foods, which currently contribute to 160,000 deaths each year.
Washington, DC, 3 October 2019 (PAHO)—A new plan to reduce cardiovascular disease by eliminating trans-fatty acids from industrial food production by the year 2025 was agreed…
Washington D.C, 3 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of health from throughout the Americas have endorsed a series of actions to ensure that all people have equitable access to timely, efficient, safe, and quality health services that address health needs.
The Strategy and Plan of Action to Improve Quality of Care in Health Service Delivery 2020…
Washington D.C, 3 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of health from throughout the Americas have endorsed a series of actions to ensure that people and communities of all ethnicities in the Region have access, without any kind of discrimination, to comprehensive, culturally appropriate, timely, and quality health care services. The Strategy also…
In 2016, over 53,000 transplants were carried out in the Americas. While this represents a 6.8% increase compared to 2015, it still does not meet current needs
Washington, D.C., 2 October 2019 (PAHO) - Ministers of Health of the Region of the Americas agreed today to implement a series of actions to increase …
Washington D.C, 2 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – A new plan of action to improve information systems for health (IS4H) was approved today by ministers of health of the Americas. The plan will ensure better collection and management of data to inform decision-making, policy development, and monitoring and forecasting for the Region’s health situation.…
Washington, D.C, 2 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO)–Ministers of health from throughout the Americas endorsed a series of measures that will place health promotion at the center of actions to address health inequities, empower communities and ensure the health and well-being of all people.
The Strategy and Plan of Action on Health Promotion…
Washington, D.C., 1 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of health participating in the 57th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today agreed on a collective approach to eliminate more than 30 communicable diseases and related conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean by the year 2030.
Beyond the…
Washington, D.C, 1 October 2019 (PAHO/WHO) – Inequity lies at the very heart of poor health outcomes in the Americas and must be urgently addressed if the Region is to achieve health for all, says a groundbreaking report from the Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas.
The report,…