Chronology of Events
1958 |
XV
Pan American Sanitary Conference
- elected Dr.Abraham Horwitz of Chile
1st Latin American Director |
1960 |
Act
of Bogata
Member countries of OAS fixed the concepts
of health policies and programs, set up a Special Fund for Social Development,
and agreed to cooperate in promoting accelerated economic and social development
and in improving people’s living conditions. |
|
Charter
of Punta del Este - set two general objectives
-
to increase life expectancy
-
to enhance the capacity to learn and produce
by improving individual and collective health
|
1966 |
Started quarterly
journal for health professionals in the Americas –
Educacion medica y salud |
1967 |
Regional Library
of Medicine and Health Sciences established in Sao Paulo |
1967 |
Caribbean Food
and Nutrition Institute established in Kingston |
1970 |
Latin American
Center for Perinatology and Human Development established in Montevideo |
1972 |
Latin American
Center for Educational Technology established in Rio de Janeiro |
1973 |
Latin
American Center for Educational Technology established in Mexico City |
1973 |
Smallpox
declared eradicated from the hemisphere by the XII PAHO Directing Council |
1974 |
XIX
Pan American Sanitary Conference
Dr. Hector R. Acuna of Mexico elected
as Director |