WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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The WHO Regional Office for the Americas is the World Health Organization’s regional body responsible for directing and coordinating international health work across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, operating in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Health Organization regional office
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international health organization office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AMRO
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WHO Regional Office for the Americas ⓘ
surface form:
Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas ⓘ
surface form:
WHO/AMRO
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| cooperatesWith |
United Nations agencies
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civil society organizations ⓘ international development partners ⓘ ministries of health of Member States in the Americas ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communicable diseases
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disease prevention and control ⓘ emergency preparedness and response ⓘ environmental health ⓘ health equity ⓘ health promotion ⓘ health systems strengthening ⓘ immunization ⓘ international health ⓘ maternal and child health ⓘ noncommunicable diseases ⓘ public health ⓘ universal health coverage ⓘ |
| follows |
World Health Assembly
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surface form:
World Health Assembly resolutions
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| governedBy |
Directing Council of PAHO
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Pan American Sanitary Conference ⓘ |
| hasSubregionalFocus |
Caribbean
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surface form:
Caribbean subregion
Central American subregion ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| isIntegratedWith |
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
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| mandate |
to implement WHO policies and programs in the Region of the Americas
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to support countries in the Americas in achieving the highest possible level of health ⓘ |
| numberOfMemberStates | 35 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| operatedBy | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations system
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WHO regional office network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Americas
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Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordinating international health work in the Americas
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directing international health work in the Americas ⓘ |
| sharesSecretariatWith |
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
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| worksInPartnershipWith |
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
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Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization
this entity surface form:
WHO/AMRO
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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worksInPartnershipWith
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WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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this entity surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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isIntegratedWith
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WHO Regional Office for the Americas
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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sharesSecretariatWith
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WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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this entity surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
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cooperatesWith
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WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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this entity surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
this entity surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
this entity surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
this entity surface form:
Pan American Health Organization
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PAHO Headquarters, Washington, D.C., United States
World Health Organization regional committee system
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hasPart
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WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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this entity surface form:
WHO Regional Committee for the Americas
World Health Organization regional committee system
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appliesTo
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WHO Regional Office for the Americas
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this entity surface form:
WHO Region of the Americas
this entity surface form:
WHO Region of the Americas Member States
this entity surface form:
Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization