PAHO Foundation
The PAHO Foundation is 501(c) (3) philanthropic organization devoted to combating disease, lengthening life, improving health care, fostering research, and training health care workers.[1] It was created in 1968 under the name of Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and is based in Washington D. C. [2] [3]
The PAHO Foundation supports the mobilization of resources for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas.[4] It has been particularly active in support of programs to control and prevent malaria and dengue. [5]
Every year since 1975, the PAHO Foundation and PAHO jointly announce their annual Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program, which recognize innovative individuals, programs, institutions, and organizations advancing health in the Americas, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. [6]
The best known of these awards is the Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health, created in honor of Dr. Abraham Horwitz, former director of PAHO and former president of the PAHO Foundation. [7]
References
- ↑ "PAHEF and PAHO honour renowned Brazilian nutrition expert for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Health" (PDF). “Public Health Nutrition”, 14(1), 3–4. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ↑ "History of PAHEF". Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Newly renamed PAHO Foundation will channel philanthropic support for health in the Americas". Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ↑ "PAHEF — The Pan American Health and Education Foundation". Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Making a Difference – Setting Standards for Dengue Economics Research". Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ↑ "The Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program". Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ↑ "the Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health". Retrieved February 16, 2014.