PAN
AMERICAN
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
WORLD
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
24th DIRECTING COUNCIL
28th SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington D.C., 27 September – 7 October 1976
RESOLUTION
CD24.R28
EVALUATION OF THE TEN-YEAR HEALTH PLAN FOR THE
AMERICAS
THE 24th DIRECTING COUNCIL,
Having examined the Director's report on the evaluation of the initial phase of the Ten-Year Health
Plan for the Americas (Document CD24/18);
Recognizing the great efforts made by the Governments and the positive results achieved in some
areas, as evidenced by the preliminary evaluation in question;
Considering that in some program areas and in a number of countries, intensified action and
increased investments are necessary if the goals of the decade are to be attained; and
Considering that the evaluation processes should be continuous and should facilitate timely
decision-making so as to enable the goals to be attained within the prescribed time-limits,
RESOLVES
1. To congratulate the Director on the formulation and preparation of the report on evaluation of the
2. To congratulate the countries on the efforts made in common.
3. To urge the Governments to intensify and speed up their activities in light of the results achieved
during the preliminary evaluation.
4. To suggest that the final evaluation of the Ten-Year Health Plan be carried out in 1980.
5. To request the Governments to provide PAHO, when possible, with all the information and
cooperation required for achieving these purposes.
6. To request the Director to inform the Governing Bodies concerning the progress made in this
direction.
Sept.–Oct. 1976 OD 146, 71