Director's Annual Reports & Publications

	Planning Public Health Action. A Collective Vision and Commitment to Better Health. Annual Report from PAHO Director, 2007-2008. Washington, D.C. September 29, 2008.- Dr. Mirta Roses Periago presents the 2007–2008 annual report on the work of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization. The report highlights the Bureau's major work in providing technical cooperation during this period within the framework of the Strategic Plans of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. "... strategic planning will allow us to strengthen health action, improve efficiency, increase accountability, and improve social protection and access to quality health care ..." Director's speech » / Annual Report » .

	Quinquennial Report from PAHO Director, 2003-2007. Washington, D.C. October 2, 2007.- "Leading Public Health in the Americas into the 21st Century". The report by Dr. Mirta Roses Periago analyzes the most relevant information on compliance with the technical cooperation program during this period, within the framework of the strategic and programmatic orientations defined by the Governing Bodies of the Pan American Health Organization for the quinquennium 2003-2007. Quinquennial Report from PAHO Director 2003-2007 .

	Health in the Americas. Edition 2007. Washington D.C. October 2, 2007.- Launched the 2007 edition of Health in the Americas at the 27th Pan American Sanitary Conference, publication that offers an updated, comprehensive presentation of the health situation throughout the hemisphere generally and specifically in the 46 countries and territories of the Americas,and it describes and analyzes the progress, constraints, and challenges of PAHO Member States in their efforts to improve the health of the peoples of the Region. Health in the Americas 2007 .

	PAHO in the 21st Century: Leadership and Cooperation in Public Health. Convinced that “exchange and cooperation among countries and institutions are the essence of the work of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)”, this publication presents the progress toward fulfilling the initial commitments to cooperation in public health in the period of 2003-2007 developed by the Organization to the Member States. Includes the subjects: Greater Resources for Health, New Cooperation Instruments and Modalities, Greater Solidarity and Pan-American Action, Strengthening the Regulatory and Governance Level, and, Recognition of our Progress. More in PDF;»

	Advancing toward Health for All: Progress in Primary Health Care in the Americas. Annual Report from PAHO Director, 2009. There are countries in our Region and in the World that have managed to build health Systems that effectively guarantee universal and equitable access, that are collective and participatory, and that at the same time ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and quality. All of these systems are based on primary health care. Annual Report of the Director 2009 .

	Close the Gap of Health in the Least Protected Population. Annual Report of the Director - 2006. "The search for equity in health is one of the main objectives that guide" the Pan American Health Organization actions in the Americas, PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses said today, presenting her annual report to the organization's 47th Directing Council, an annual summit of health ministers who meet to discuss crucial public health issues. The report focuses on closing the gaps in health in the least protected populations in the Americas. Annual Report of the Director 2006 .

	Working Together for the Health of the Americas. Director's Annual Report - 2005. In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization, I have the honor to present the 2004-2005 annual report on the activities of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization. The report highlights the major events that have taken place during the period in the course of carrying out the program of technical cooperation within the framework of the Strategic Plan for the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, 2003-2007, defined by the Governing Bodies of the Pan American Health Organization. Annual Report of the Director 2005 .

	Health: An Essential Component of the Development Goals Set Forth in the Declaration of the Millennium. The Development Goals set forth in the United Nations Millennium Declaration reflect an unprecedented political consensus on the state of the world and its vision for the future. They establish measurable targets and specific timetables for the progress of humankind. These targets can be met if we are capable of turning them into the banner, the dreams, the aspirations, and the demands of individuals, groups, families, communities, and nations. Annual Report of the Director 2004 .

	Moving towards a New Century of Health in the Americas. Annual Report of the Director - 2003. Main subjects are: Progress towards Equity and Challenges Ahead; Strategic and Programmatic Orientations 1999-2002; PAHO Celebrates its Centennial; and the Change in Management and the New Administration's Foundation. Annual Report of the Director 2003 .

Annual Reports & Publications by other Directors

	BASIC DOCUMENTS of the Pan American Health Organization, 16th edition This publication includes the basic documents pertaining to the governance of the Pan American Health Organization, including the Pan American Sanitary Code; the constitutions of the Pan American Health Organization and of the World Health Organization; the Rules of Procedure of the Pan American Sanitary Conference, the Directing Council, and the Executive Committee; and the Financial Regulations of the Pan American Health Organization. More » More in PDF;»

	Charting the Future for Health in the Americas. Quadrennial Report of the Director, Centennial Edition The report describes the work of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in recent years. It highlights the Organization's century-long work bringing the accounting of its actions to the present. It traces a path for PAHO to continue to chart and steer a steady course in order to reach its goal: health in the Americas. The report describes the human and technical resources employed, the impact of PAHO technical cooperation, and activities for enhancing health and human development, preventing and controlling diseases, promoting health, protecting the environment, strengthening health systems and services, and assessing the regional health situation. More »

	Promoting Health in the Americas (Annual Report of the Director 2001) Available in PDF, the full text of the 2000–2001 annual report on technical cooperation activities of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization. Within the context of the strategic and programmatic orientations for the 1999–2002 quadrennium, defined by the Governing Bodies of the Pan American Health Organization, the report analyzes the salient activities of the Organization’s technical cooperation program during this period. The report is complemented by the Interim Financial Report of the Director for the Year 2000. More »

	Annual Report of the Director, 2000: Advancing the People's Health Entitled “Advancing the People’s Health,” the new PAHO Annual Report provides an overview of the health situation in the Americas and a description of the technical cooperation activities of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. The report is complemented by the Interim Financial Report of the Director for the Year 1999. More »

	Annual Report of the Director, 1998: Information for Health The report analyzes the salient activities of the Organization's technical cooperation program during 1998. The report is complemented by the Interim Financial Report of the Director for the Year 1998. More »

	Quadrennial Report of the Director, 1994-1997: Leading Pan American Health This report is a presentation of accounts. Every four years, PAHO’s Member Governments meet at the Pan American Sanitary Conference to set hemispheric policy. Policy adopted by the Conference in 1994, in the form of Strategic and Programmatic Orientations, committed the Pan American Sanitary Bureau to concrete lines of action in health and human development, health systems and services development, health promotion and protection, environmental protection and development, and disease prevention and control. What we have accomplished in those areas is the story told in the pages that follow. More »

	Annual Report of the Director 1996: Healthy People, Healthy Spaces Although there may well be modern versions of the concept of a good that might be at variance with Aristotle's, the view that health may be found among the goods to be created and nurtured by associations remains as one of our working hypotheses. Plus, health itself may lead to the formation of associations in particular spaces that, in turn, contribute to other equally desirable goods. (Official Document, © PAHO, 1996) More »