Pan American Sanitary Conference
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The Pan American Sanitary Conference is the highest governing authority of the Pan American Health Organization, where health ministers from countries in the Americas meet periodically to set regional health policies and priorities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pan American Sanitary Conference (as supreme authority of PAHO) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
ⓘ
health conference ⓘ regional health governance mechanism ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Pan American Health Organization
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World Health Organization regional committee system ⓘ
surface form:
World Health Organization regional system
|
| continent | Americas ⓘ |
| decisionType |
declarations
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resolutions ⓘ strategic plans ⓘ |
| field |
health policy
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international health ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| function |
adopt regional health strategies and plans of action
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adopt resolutions on public health issues in the Americas ⓘ approve reports of the Director of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ elect the Director of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ provide political guidance for the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ set regional health policies ⓘ set regional health priorities ⓘ |
| governs |
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
ⓘ
surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
|
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency |
periodic
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usually every five years ⓘ |
| participants |
delegations from Member States of the Pan American Health Organization
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health ministers of Member States of the Americas ⓘ observers from international organizations ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Caribbean
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Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Directing Council of PAHO
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surface form:
Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization
Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ World Health Assembly ⓘ |
| role | highest governing authority of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ |
| scope | regional ⓘ |
| topic |
communicable disease control in the Americas
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environmental health in the Americas ⓘ health emergencies and disaster preparedness in the Americas ⓘ health equity and social determinants of health in the Americas ⓘ health systems strengthening in the Americas ⓘ immunization programs in the Americas ⓘ maternal and child health in the Americas ⓘ noncommunicable diseases in the Americas ⓘ primary health care in the Americas ⓘ universal health coverage in the Americas ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Pan American Sanitary Conference (as supreme authority of PAHO)