Pan American Health Organization

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. It has 35 Member States and four Associate Members in the region. 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).

"PAHO" redirects here. For the airport in Alaska with that ICAO code, see Homer Airport.
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Pan American Health Organization
Organización Panamericana de la Salud (Spanish)
Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (Portuguese)
AbbreviationPAHO
OPS
OPAS
Formation1902 (1902)
TypeSpecialized agency of the United Nations and Organization of American States
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
Websitewww.paho.org
Pan American Health Organization
Membership35 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
Establishment2 December 1902 (1902-12-02)
Website
www.paho.org
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