Advisory Committee on Health Research (ACHR)

Established in 1962, the ACHR guides the PAHO Director in health research policy and programs, and contributes significantly towards the formulation of research for health policies and strategies within PAHO and towards strategic planning for technical cooperation in research for health.

The ACHR is part of the system of advisory committees of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Secretariat lies within the PAHO Health Systems and Services (HSS).

The committee is currently composed of eleven renowned experts from different backgrounds and disciplines who have an in-depth knowledge of the status of health research in the Americas and of the challenges it faces. Members of the ACHR frequently participate in virtual debates and attend yearly meetings called by the PAHO Director. Current members are denoted with an asterisk.

Reports to the Director and Reports to Governing Bodies

CD56/INF/7 - Report of the Advisory Committee on Health Research. 11 July 2018. (56 Directing Council. Washington, D.C., USA, 23 - 27 September 2018)

ACHR-45-2012.45th Session of the Advisory Committee on Health Research (ACHR) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Report to the Director on the 45th Session of the Advisory Committee on Health Research of PAHO

More reports are available at PAHO Digital Library

Publications

PAHO. Advisory Committee on Health Research. (2007). A review of its contributions to health and research for Health in the Americas 2009-2015. Second Revised Edition.

Pan American Health Organization Advisory Committee on Health Research. (2010) A Historical review of its contributions to health, health care, and health Policies: 1962-2008.

World Health Organization.(2010). Research and the World Health Organization: a history of the Advisory Committee on Health Research, 1959-1999.