The specialized international health agency for the Americas, created in December 1902 as the International Sanitary Bureau after nineteenth century yellow fever epidemics spread along maritime trade routes. Its mission is to lead strategic collaborative efforts among member states and other partners to promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the peoples of the Americas. It works from its Washington, D.C. headquarters, 27 country offices and two specialized centers in the region, and its secretariat is the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. In 2022 the organization marked 120 years of public health work in the Americas.
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Founding Year Founding DateThe International Sanitary Bureau was founded on 2 December 1902, the day the First International Sanitary Convention opened. HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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The need to control the spread of epidemics from one country to another to protect people's health and countries' economies led to the creation in December 1902 of what is today known as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
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To lead strategic collaborative efforts among Member States and other partners to promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the peoples of the Americas.
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The First International Sanitary Convention of the American Republics took place in Washington, D.C., from 2 to 5 December 1902, and was attended by representatives of 11 countries.
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On 2 December, the day the convention opened, the International Sanitary Bureau was founded
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From its Washington, D.C., headquarters, 27 country offices and two specialized centers in the region, PAHO promotes evidence-based decision-making to improve and promote health as a driver of sustainable development.
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