Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB)
Bureau sanitaire panaméricain
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Search Open Yearbook
This information is part of the Open Yearbook, a free service of UIA's subscription-based Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO). It includes profiles of non-profit organizations working worldwide in all fields of activity. The information contained in the profiles and search functionality of this free service are limited.
The full-featured Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO) includes over 72,500 organization profiles, additional information in the profiles, sophisticated search functionality and data export. For more information about YBIO, please click here or contact us.
The UIA is a leading provider of information about international non-profit organizations. The aim of the Open Yearbook is to promote the activities of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
Contact Details
URL: http://www.paho.org/
Founded
1902-12 Washington DC USA
History
Dec 1902, Washington DC (USA), as International Sanitary Bureau -- Bureau sanitaire international, at 1st General International Convention of the American Republics. Current title adopted in 1923. On setting up of the Pan American Sanitary Organization -- Organisation sanitaire panaméricaine -- Organización Sanitaria Panamericana, 1947, PASB became Executive Organ of that body, which is currently E-XE3060 - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and is one of 6 specialized organizations of D-XD3030 - OAS. At the same time, PASB is linked to the United Nations System in that it serves within B-XB3548 - WHO as WHO Regional Office for the Americas (AMRO) -- Bureau régional de l'OMS pour les Amériques -- Oficina Regional de la OMS para las Américas. PASB is therefore also known as Pan American Sanitary Bureau / WHO Regional Office for the Americas (PASB/AMRO).
Aims
Provide technical support and leadership to PAHO Member States as they pursue the goal of health for all and the values therein.
Structure
Executive Management: Director; Deputy Director; Assistant Director. Offices: Country and Sub-regional Coordination; Legal Counsel; Chief of Staff; Internal Oversight and Evaluation Services; Ethics Office; Ombudsman. Departments; Units; Special Program. Panamerican Centers (3): E-XE6824 - Latin American and Caribbean Centre on Health Sciences Information (BIREME); E-XE9292 - Latin American Center for Perinatology/Unit of Woman and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR); E-XE8387 - Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PAFMDC). Country Offices.
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Available with paid subscription only.Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Available with paid subscription only.Type I Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Type II Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Subjects *
Available with paid subscription only.UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE3592
Last News
2014
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
← return to your search page to find additional profiles.
UIA allows users to access and make use of the information contained in its Databases for the user’s internal use and evaluation purposes only. A user may not re-package, compile, re-distribute or re-use any or all of the UIA Databases or the data* contained therein without prior permission from the UIA.
Data from database resources may not be extracted or downloaded in bulk using automated scripts or other external software tools not provided within the database resources themselves. If your research project or use of a database resource will involve the extraction of large amounts of text or data from a database resource, please contact us for a customized solution.
UIA reserves the right to block access for abusive use of the Database.
* Data shall mean any data and information available in the Database including but not limited to: raw data, numbers, images, names and contact information, logos, text, keywords, and links.