Ministers of Health and senior authorities from member countries and territories of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will meet from September 30 to October 4 in Washington, D.C, to establish priorities and plans to address the main health challenges faced by the Region of the Americas.
57th Directing Council of PAHO
71st Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas
Washington, D.C., 30 September to 4 October 2019
News
Young people in the Americas continue to miss out on vital health interventions
Indigenous, Afro-descendent and Roma populations at the center of new PAHO health plan
New plan to improve quality of health care endorsed by Ministers of Health
PAHO/WHO | 57DC MC News
- PAHO Directing Council ends with regional agreements to eliminate diseases and improve the quality of health care for all people 2019-10-04
The 57th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ended today following a week of discussions by ministers of health and other delegates on health priorities in the Americas. The meeting approved seven new regional initiatives.
- Young people in the Americas continue to miss out on vital health interventions 2019-10-03
Youth and adolescents throughout the Region of the Americas are disproportionately affected by a range of health issues including violence, suicide, road traffic accidents and substance abuse. Despite increased efforts by countries to develop adolescent youth health plans and policies, many of these have yet to translate into concrete action.
- Indigenous, Afro-descendent and Roma populations at the center of new PAHO health plan 2019-10-03
Ministers of health from throughout the Americas have endorsed a series of actions to ensure that people and communities of all ethnicities in the Region have access, without any kind of discrimination, to comprehensive, culturally appropriate, timely, and quality health care services. The Strategy also calls for actions to address the social determinants of health.
- New plan to improve quality of health care endorsed by Ministers of Health 2019-10-03
- Agreement to eliminate trans-fatty acids from industrial food production aims to prevent cardiovascular disease 2019-10-03
- Ministers of Health agree on plan to increase organ donations and transplants in an effort to meet demand 2019-10-02
- New commitment to health data will improve health policy in the Americas 2019-10-02
- Ministers seek to promote good health for all and address the determinants of poor health 2019-10-02
- Persistent inequity prevents achievement of health for all in the Americas, says new report 2019-10-01
- Countries of the Americas commit to a collective approach to eliminating more than 30 diseases 2019-10-01
- PAHO outlines six-year strategy to confront health challenges, advance health equity in the Americas 2019-10-01
- Changing demographics create new health care challenges in the Americas 2019-09-30
- Panamanian pioneer of tobacco control wins PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2019-09-30
- Meeting of Health Ministers at PAHO opens with call for accelerated action on urgent priorities in the Americas 2019-09-30
- Hurricanes show urgent need for action on climate change, say health leaders at PAHO ministerial meeting 2019-09-30
- The Minister of Health of Costa Rica was elected to chair the 57th Directing Council of PAHO 2019-09-30
- Annual Report of the Director 2019: Advancing the Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2019-09-30
- Health ministers to gather in Washington to set policies, priorities for health action in the Americas 2019-09-23
Events
Youth of the Americas: “We want to thrive, not just survive”
Effective violence prevention and response relies on teamwork, officials say
Challenges, opportunities of migration outlined by health officials at PAHO event
PAHO and COMISCA sign agreement to improve the health of Central America and the Dominican Republic
PAHO/WHO | 57DC MC Events
- Youth of the Americas: “We want to thrive, not just survive” 2019-10-03
A group of young leaders from various countries of the Americas have called for actions that enable them to thrive in life, and not just survive.
- Effective violence prevention and response relies on teamwork, officials say 2019-10-03
Effective violence prevention and response relies on teamwork between the health sector and other public sectors as well as collaboration between research, policy and practice among different international and local stakeholders.
- Challenges, opportunities of migration outlined by health officials at PAHO event 2019-10-02
Two major migration movements in the Americas have important implication for health systems, but also present opportunities for countries, according to health officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico who spoke today at an event, “Migration and Health: Challenges and Opportunities.”
- Mental health problems are the leading cause of disability worldwide, say experts at PAHO Directing Council side event 2019-10-02
- PAHO and COMISCA sign agreement to improve the health of Central America and the Dominican Republic 2019-10-01
- Countries of the Americas face challenges and opportunities with aging populations 2019-10-01
- PAHO offers its support so that primary health care forms the basis of health systems 2019-10-01
- PAHO Strategic Fund helps countries access new, effective treatment for hepatitis C 2019-09-30
- Photo exhibit highlights best practices on reducing maternal mortality in the Americas 2019-09-30
- A series of parallel events will be held during the week of the 57th Directing Council 2019-09-23
About the 57DC
Priority Topics
- PAHO Disease Elimination Initiative: A Policy for an Integrated Sustainable Approach to Communicable Diseases in the Americas
- Elimination of Industrially Produced Trans-Fatty Acids 2020-2025
- Strengthening Information Systems for Health 2019-2023
- Health Promotion within the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals 2019-2030
- Donation and Equitable Access to Organ, Tissue, and Cell Transplants 2019-2030
- Quality of Care in Health Service Delivery 2020-2025
- Ethnicity and Health 2019-2025
Annual Report of the Director
Photo Gallery

Exhibition of 25 years polio free Americas
Best practices can save pregnant women's lives
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