title: The Pan American Health Organization's first 100 years: reflections of the Director.
abstract: The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has responded to changing political times and different health challenges and has played a significant role in some of the recent achievements in health in the region of the Americas. Some of the more remarkable health gains of the past 8 years owe their success to the broad principles of equity and Pan-Americanism that guide PAHO's work. The production and use of scientific-technical information is the fundamental underpinning of the technical cooperation that has facilitated the health work of countries. The future is bright for PAHO's next century.
authors.affiliation: Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA. alleymed@paho.org
authors.forename: George A O
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Alleyne
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000266:history; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D010175:Pan American Health Organization / Q000266:history*; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States