Renewing the commitment to achieve health for all in the Americas

Many thousands o f doctors, nurses and dentists are required to staff hospitals and other health units. Even larger num bers o f auxiliary workers are needed to

The Strategic Orientations and Program Priorities of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ninth General Program of Work of the World Health Organization

The health and environment of the Caribbean can have good or bad effects upon the health of visitors, and tourism has health consequences for local

When information is available, accidents con- stitute most of the health problems recorded by workers and this seriously hinders the diagnosis of other work- related

4 N um ber and percentage distribution of hospital beds by ow nership and country, around 1978.. 7 Indicesof utilization of short-stay hospitals, by size of hospital and country,

Unanswered Questions and Research Needs A major unanswered question for the developing world is how to balance the use of very limited resources between efforts

Economic and Social Progress in Latin America—Annual Report, 1977.... Patterns of Mortality

Health of the Americas and the Governing Bodies of the Pan American Health Organization have given high priority to the extension of health service coverage in