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Pan-American Health Organization

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Pan-American Health Organization, inter-American health organization. It was established in 1902 as the International Sanitary Bureau; the present name was adopted in 1958. Its members include all the Latin American nations, Canada, and the United States. France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands are also associated with the organization on behalf of their departments and territories in the Western Hemisphere. The organization cooperates with members in developing public services, collects health statistics, and aids in the control of communicable diseases.
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A strain of swine flu that is resistant to treatment with the drug Tamiflu has been discovered near the US-Mexican border, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Monday.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu found on US-Mexico border by AFP / AFP American Edition
A strain of swine flu that is resistant to treatment with the drug Tamiflu has been discovered near the US-Mexican border, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Monday.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu found on US-Mexico border by AFP / AFP Global Edition
of Ottawa), heralded the beginning of a third wave of institution building for the inter-American regional system, resulting in a system composed of three decision-making entities--the summits of heads of state, the ministerial conferences, and the Summit Implementation Review Group--and accompanying administrative institutions that include the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Pan-American Health Organization.
Governing the Americas; assessing multilateral institutions by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
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