Washington, D.C., June 14, 2007 (PAHO) - The revised International Health Regulations (IHR) enter into force on Friday, 15 June. The Regulations are an innovative set of rules and procedures agreed by 193 countries which will help to make the world more secure from threats to global health. They were agreed by the World Health Assembly in 2005 and…
Meeting sponsored by PAHO and three US government agencies:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and
Agency for International Development (USAID)…
Washington, D.C., September 27, 2004 (OPS)—Twenty-five years after the emergence of the slogan Health for All, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today is holding a special commemoration to renew the commitment to primary health care, a tool essential to achieve equity in health.
The celebration is part of the annual meeting of PAHO…