Health Care

Pan American Health Organization

WHO regional office for the Americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

WHO regional office for the Americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • PAHO

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3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, organization & administration.

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CATALOGER: Use NAF entry

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History Note

73

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Previous Indexing

  • International Agencies (1966-1972)
  • World Health Organization (1966-1972)

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  1. N03w.540w.514.718w.800w.628w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pan American Health Organization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010175. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010175
  2. Pan American Health Organization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_American_Health_Organization
  3. Pan American Health Organization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1856835