BRADES Montserrat, January 29th, 2013 -- The Pan American Health Organization [PAHO] had just celebrated 110 years of existence as an international organization dedicated to protecting and advancing public health in the Americas.
PAHO is the world’s oldest international public health agency. Regional public health achievements to which PAHO has contributed include:
• The establishment of Vaccination Week in the Americas, which celebrated its 10th year in 2012 and inspired the first World Immunization Week, also in 2012.
• The ratification by 29 of 35 countries in the Americas of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [FCTC].
• In Latin America and the Caribbean, the highest rates of coverage with antiretroviral treatment for people with HIV of any middle-lower-income region.
• In Latin America and the Caribbean, the lowest infant mortality rates of any developing region.
• Significant expansion of access to water and sanitation services, for both rural and urban populations.
PAHO is a multilateral organization with 35 Member States from throughout the Americas that provides technical cooperation in areas including epidemiology, disease outbreak response, health planning, mental and environmental health, health legislation, immunization and many others.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services salutes PAHO on their 110th Anniversary of promoting health in the Americas.
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