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
international health organization office
alsoKnownAs AMRO
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
cooperatesWith United Nations agencies
civil society organizations
international development partners
ministries of health of Member States in the Americas
country United States of America
fieldOfWork communicable diseases
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
surface form: World Health Assembly resolutions
governedBy Directing Council of PAHO
Pan American Sanitary Conference
hasSubregionalFocus Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean subregion

Central American subregion
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
isIntegratedWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pan American Health Organization
mandate to implement WHO policies and programs in the Region of the Americas
to support countries in the Americas in achieving the highest possible level of health
numberOfMemberStates 35
officialLanguage English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
operatedBy World Health Organization
parentOrganization World Health Organization
partOf United Nations system
WHO regional office network
regionServed Americas
Caribbean
Central America
North America
South America
responsibleFor coordinating international health work in the Americas
directing international health work in the Americas
sharesSecretariatWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pan American Health Organization
worksInPartnershipWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pan American Health Organization

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World Health Organization hasRegionalOffice WHO Regional Office for the Americas
WHO Regional Office for the Americas alsoKnownAs WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas alsoKnownAs WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: WHO/AMRO
WHO Regional Office for the Americas worksInPartnershipWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas isIntegratedWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas sharesSecretariatWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pan American Health Organization
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission cooperatesWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: Pan American Health Organization
Institute of Inter-American Affairs cooperatedWith WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: Pan American Health Organization
AMRO fullName WHO Regional Office for the Americas
AMRO alsoKnownAs WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: Pan American Health Organization
AMRO role WHO Regional Office for the Americas
Pan American Sanitary Conference governs WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: Pan American Health Organization
Directing Council of PAHO meetsAt WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: PAHO Headquarters, Washington, D.C., United States
World Health Organization regional committee system hasPart WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: WHO Regional Committee for the Americas
World Health Organization regional committee system appliesTo WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: WHO Region of the Americas
WHO regional office network hasComponent WHO Regional Office for the Americas
World Health Organization Member States dividedInto WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: WHO Region of the Americas Member States
Pan American Health Organization worksAs WHO Regional Office for the Americas
this entity surface form: Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization