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, DC, June 21, 2016 (PAHO / WHO) - The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is discussing strategies and plans to improve the health of the Americas at its 158th session, which runs through June 24.
The Committee, chaired by the Minister of Public Health of Ecuador, Margarita Guevara, includes…
Alessandra Guedes, Advisor, Intra-Family Violence, at the Pan American Health Organization, discusses Violence Against Women during +SocialGood at the 54th Directing Council.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and HSS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell will speak at the opening session of the Pan American Health Organization's 54th Directive Council. During the Sept. 28—Oct. 2 meeting, ministers of health will plan action to tackle health challenges ranging from violence against women and growing antibiotic…
Approves "historic" plan of action on universal health coverage, among other actions
Washington, D.C., 7 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Ministers of health from throughout the Americas pledged a series of actions last week to protect and promote health in their countries, during the 53rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO…
53rd PAHO Directing Council concludes agenda, with "historic" agreement on universal health coverage
Washington, D.C., 3 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO) - The 53rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ended today, following a week of discussions and decisions about major public health issues in the Region of the Americas.
PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne praised the ministers of health and other high-level delegates for…
Washington, D.C., 3 October 2014 (PAHO) - There has been progress in improving the health situation of women and children in the region of the Americas and the world, but there is much left to do, said Carmen Barroso, Regional Director of International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR), and one of nine members of…
Washington, D.C., 2 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Ministers of health and other high-level delegates from countries in the Americas agreed on a series of actions to advance toward universal access to health and universal health coverage.
"Today we have agreed on a roadmap to progressively ensure that all people have access to the health services they…
Five-year plan seeks to reduce consumption of junk food and sweetened beverages by making the 'healthy choice the easy choice'
Washington, D.C., 2 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Ministers of health from throughout the Americas today endorsed a series of actions to fight childhood obesity, which they said has reached "epidemic proportions" in the…
An estimated 140 million people in the Americas are living with a disability, but only 3% have access to rehabilitation services.
Washington, D.C., 2 October (PAHO/WHO) — Ministers of health from throughout the Americas agreed today to take a series of steps to safeguard the rights of people with disabilities and to improve their access to…