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Descriptor
English
:
Pan American Health Organization
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Organización Panamericana de la Salud
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde
Synonyms
English
:
PAHO
Tree Number:
N03.540.514.718.800.628
SH1.010.020.030.040
SP1.021.137.168.044.020
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
History Note
English
:
73
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
EC
economics
HI
history
OG
organization & administration
Record Number:
10363
Unique Identifier:
D010175
Occurrence in VHL
:
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