Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Alexander Gómez Rivadeneira — 28/12/2009

Organization type:
Public Internacional

Organization description:
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with more than 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas.

Chronic conditions addressed:
Diabetes, Rheumatic disease and osteoarticular, Fragility, pluripathology/polipathology and/or complex chronic diseases, All, Mental illness, Vasculitis and Systemic autoimmune diseases, Hip Fracture, Hepatitis C, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Other info of interest:

It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

City:
Washington DC

Postal address:
525 23rd Street NW

Web page:
http://www.paho.org/

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Owner:

Diana Gosálvez Prados

Contributors:

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