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| Abbreviation | PAHO OPS OPAS |
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| Formation | 1902 |
| Type | Specialized agency of the United Nations and Organization of American States |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Website | www |
Pan American Health Organization | |
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| Membership | 35 Member States and 4 Associate Members in the Americas |
| Leaders | |
• Director | Jarbas Barbosa |
• Deputy Director | Mary Lou Valdez |
• Assistant Director | Marcos Espinal |
• Director of Administration | Kristan Beck |
| Establishment | 2 December 1902 |
Website www.paho.org | |
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) in charge of international health cooperation in the Americas. It fosters technical cooperation among member countries to fight communicable and noncommunicable diseases, strengthen health systems, and respond to emergencies and disasters.
PAHO has 35 Member States and four Associate Members in the region.[1] Headquartered in Washington, D.C., PAHO is the regional office for the World Health Organization in the Americas, and the health organization of the Inter-American System. It is known in Latin America as the OPS (Spanish: Organización Panamericana de la Salud) or OPAS (Portuguese: Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde).
- ^ "Who We Are - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization". www.paho.org. Retrieved 2023-02-15.