CD31.R4: Annual report of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau

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31st DIRECTING COUNCIL

37th SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE

THE 31st DIRECTING COUNCIL,

Having seen the Annual Report of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau for 1984

(Official Document 201);

Bearing in mind the provisions of Article 9.C of the Constitution of the Pan American Health

Organization; and

Noting with satisfaction the new changes and adjustments in the Report's structure and content,

such as; in Part I, the analysis of the regional situation, the critical problems of the health sector and

the approaches being followed to overcome them; in Part III, the description of those steps taken by

Member Governments and by the Secretariat in 1984 to implement the resolutions approved by the

Governing Bodies in 1983 as well as the responsibilities for both Member Governments and the

Secretariat stemming from key resolutions approved in 1984; and in Part V, the identification of

essential information regarding levels of health in each country, together with pertinent data on

external resource mobilization,

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1. To take note of the Annual Report of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau for 1984.

2. To commend the Director for his continued efforts to transform his report into an instrument

which can assist in the evaluation of the country/PAHO joint programming.

3. To thank the Director for his leadership and support to the Member Governments in the health

programs and activities conducted by PAHO during 1984.

September 1985 OD 203, 46