Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization

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The Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization is the foundational legal charter that defines the organization’s structure, governance, and functions as the specialized international health agency for the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent document ⓘ
founding treaty ⓘ
international organization constitution ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ
aimsTo prevent disease in the Americas ⓘ
prolong life in the Americas ⓘ
promote health in the Americas ⓘ
appliesTo Member States of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
linked to: PAHO Member State
defines functions of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
governance of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
structure of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
designates Pan American Health Organization as the specialized international health agency for the Americas ⓘ
establishes Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
legal personality of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
mandate of the Pan American Health Organization in public health ⓘ
governs decision-making processes of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
operations of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
powers of the governing bodies of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
hasLegalStatus multilateral treaty among American States ⓘ
isAdoptedBy Member States of the Pan American Health Organization acting collectively ⓘ
isBindingOn Member States of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
linked to: PAHO Member State
isHeadquartersRelatedTo headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
isImplementedThrough resolutions of the governing bodies of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
isInterpretedBy governing bodies of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
isLegalBasisFor authority of the Pan American Health Organization in regional health matters ⓘ
existence of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
isRegionalCounterpartOf Constitution of the World Health Organization ⓘ
language official languages of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
providesFor amendment of the Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
financial arrangements of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
governing bodies of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
procedures for admission of new Member States ⓘ
procedures for withdrawal of Member States ⓘ
purpose to define the organization’s structure, governance, and functions as the specialized international health agency for the Americas ⓘ
recognizes need for regional cooperation in health in the Americas ⓘ
role of Member States in directing the work of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
relatesTo international health cooperation in the Americas ⓘ
setsOut functions of the Pan American Health Organization in the health sector ⓘ
objectives of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
obligations of Member States within the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
rights of Member States within the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
subjectMatter international institutional law ⓘ
public health governance in the Americas ⓘ
supports coordination with other international organizations concerned with health ⓘ
coordination with the World Health Organization ⓘ
territorialScope Region of the Americas ⓘ

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Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization → establishedBy → Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ
PAHO Member State → governedBy → PAHO Constitution and rules of procedure ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization