Carissa Etienne | |
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.jpg) Etienne in 2018 | |
| Born | Carissa Faustina Etienne 2 November 1952 |
| Died | 1 December 2023 (aged 71) United States |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
| Occupation(s) | Doctor Public health expert |
Carissa Faustina Etienne (2 November 1952 – 1 December 2023) was a Dominican public health expert. She served as the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO) (2018–2023).[1][2] Up to her death, she was in her second five-year term as PAHO director, having been re-elected by the PAHO member states during the Pan American Sanitary Conference in September 2017. In January 2018, she was named Regional Director for the Americas for WHO by its Executive Board based in Geneva.[2] She was an advocate for universal health coverage.[3]
- ^ "OAS Congratulates New PAHO Director" (Press release). Organization of American States. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Cristina (10 November 2017). "PAHO/WHO | Director's Page". Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Evans, David B.; Marten, Robert; Etienne, Carissa (8 September 2012). "Universal health coverage is a development issue". The Lancet. 380 (9845): 864–865. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61483-4. PMID 22959373. S2CID 34836441. Retrieved 14 November 2013.