The hemisphere’s (verdensdelens, red.) top health policy authorities have launched the Health Agenda for the Americas, setting out the health priorities the governments propose to tackle over the next decade.
The plan was unveiled before the opening of the 37th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Panamanian President Martín Torrijos, Panamanian Health Minister Dr. Camilo Alleyne, UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses, along with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza signed the Health Agenda for the Americas.
PAHO’s Dr. Roses said that launching the Health Agenda of the Americas represents a singleness of purpose around improving human life and enhancing understanding and harmony among peoples.
The Health Agenda for the Americas will be a framework to orient the development of future health plans and the strategic plans of those organizations interested in cooperating in health with the countries of the Americas, including PAHO/WHO.
Secretary General Insulza hailed the role played by the World Health Organization (WHO) and PAHO in guiding all the ministries of health “around this crucial effort.”
He said the project delivers an ambitious agenda, a policy initiative for the next decade.
Not only does it set certain objectives, but it also identifies what commitments each country undertakes and what specific task each will pursue, he said.
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