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.

Annotation

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DUI

D010175 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0015786

Previous indexing

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

History note

73

Public note

73