Pan American Health Organization

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Mission

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is an international public health agency with more than 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas.

It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO) and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

Disaster Reduction Goal

The aim of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is to support countries in the Americas to increase resilience of the health sector’ s to all types of disasters, with the ultimate goal of reducing morbidity and mortality and straightforward recovery.

PAHO/WHO’s commitment to the countries is based on improve disaster preparedness; protect health services; strengthen partnerships with national, regional and global actor and mainstream DRR across all partners.

PAHO/WHO supports national partners to:

- strengthen their disaster program with leadership and credibility,
- provide training opportunities to health professionals,
- develop guidelines, standards and technical knowledge,
- reach out to partners in creating a disaster-resilient community.

DRR activities
Making Cities Resilient Campaign Activities

PAHO/WHO is committed to ensuring that hospitals are there when people need them most. An essential lifeline in the community, a Safe Hospital is one that does not collapse in disasters and continues to function, delivering essential services during and after emergencies.

PAHO/WHO works with the countries in the Region to:

- ensure new hospitals are built with high levels of protection
- develop national policies on Safe Hospitals,
- encourage the assessment of existing facilities and their potential vulnerabilities to disasters and for that PAHO/WHO developed the Hospital Safety Index. Today, more than 32 countries in the Americas have used this tool to identify risk and prioritize corrective measures.

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PAHO celebrates international day for disaster risk reduction

PAHO/WHO recognizes and values the important role played by theses students in disaster risk reduction, mitigation and disaster preparedness in communities, and so it joins in the global celebration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction...

Pan American Health Organization
PAHO/WHO recognizes and values the important role played by theses students in disaster risk reduction, mitigation and disaster preparedness in communities, and so it joins in the global celebration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction...
Meetings and conferences
San Salvador
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In person
Programa de conmemoracion del terremoto de 1986 y dia internacional de la reduccion de riesgos a desastres
A national event will be held with the participation of the main ministers related to vulnerability to mark international DRR Day. Statements will be made by: El Salvador's Vulnerability Secretariat, Dipecho partners,children engaged in DRR work, and ECHO
A national event will be held with the participation of the main ministers related to vulnerability to mark international DRR Day.
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Preparedness: Brazil invests in the nation's disaster managers

Brazil is increasing training opportunities for its disaster managers through the development of a new version of the International Course on Health, Disasters and Development, known as LEADERS (created by PAHO/WHO). The goal is to offer distance learning to disaster managers in about 5,600 Brazilian municipalities on surveillance of disaster risk factors...

Pan American Health Organization
Brazil is increasing training opportunities for its disaster managers through the development of a new version of the International Course on Health, Disasters and Development, known as LEADERS (created by PAHO/WHO). The goal is to offer distance learning to disaster managers in about 5,600 Brazilian municipalities on surveillance of disaster risk factors...
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Peru sets an example for safe hospitals

Over the last five years, Peru has stood out among the countries of South America for the marked progress it has made in adopting a strategy on safe hospitals. The country has a National Safe Hospitals Committee, a national Policy on safe hospitals, and the budget to implement measures to ensure that hospitals remain safe after disasters...

Pan American Health Organization
Over the last five years, Peru has stood out among the countries of South America for the marked progress it has made in adopting a strategy on safe hospitals. The country has a National Safe Hospitals Committee, a national Policy on safe hospitals, and the budget to implement measures to ensure that hospitals remain safe after disasters...
Policies and plans
Intergovernmental declarations
Plan of action on safe hospitals

This plan aims to facilitate the adoption by the Member States of the theme 'hospitals safe from disaster' as a national risk reduction policy, and achievement of the goal of constructing all new hospitals with a level of protection.

Pan American Health Organization
This plan aims to facilitate the adoption by the Member States of the theme 'hospitals safe from disaster' as a national risk reduction policy, and achievement of the goal of constructing all new hospitals with a level of protection.
Documents and publications
Health sector self assessment tool for disaster risk reduction

This booklet addresses the quest to achieve a secure and disaster-resilient health sector in the Americas. It presents a new, rapid and low cost method for assessing the state of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector. It enables an overall

Pan American Health Organization
This booklet addresses the quest to achieve a secure and disaster-resilient health sector in the Americas. It presents a new, rapid and low cost method for assessing the state of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector.
Meetings and conferences
Panama City
In person
International Day for Disaster Reduction - Panama City, Panama
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the regional partners of the campaign (International Federation of the Red Crescent (IFRC), Plan International, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the regional partners of the campaign (International Federation of the Red Crescent (IFRC), Plan International, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Na
Documents and publications
Hospital Safety Index: guide for evaluators

Series hospitals safe from disasters, n° 1:

This guide provides an orientation to the Hospital Safety Index and facilitates the determination of the hospital’s capacity to continue providing services after a natural adverse event, and guides necessary

World Health Organization (WHO)
Pan American Health Organization
Series hospitals safe from disasters, n° 1:

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.paho.org/disasters
[email protected]
+254-0227411
Fax:
+254-20316302
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