Jamaica elected VP, PAHO agrees to action plan Saturday, October 05, 2013 | 9:38 AM Print this page Email A Friend! WASHINGHTON, USA (CMC) – Jamaica has been named vice president of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Directing Council which ended a meeting here on Friday agreeing on a joint plan of action that seeks to reduce premature deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25 per cent by the year 2025. The PAHO Directing Council meets yearly, except for every fifth year, when the Pan American Sanitary Conference meets instead, to set the organisation’s policies and priorities. Delegates include health authorities from PAHO’s 35 Member States and representatives of its four Associate Members, three Participating States, and two Observer States. Rea
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