PAHO, WHO directors meet President Lula to discuss priority health issues for Brazil, the Americas and the world – PAHO/WHO
Brasilia, February 7, 2024 – On an official visit to Brazil, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, and the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, will met on Monday, February 5, with the President of the Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the country’s Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, where they reviewed priority issues to make the country, the region and the world healthier , safe and equitable.
The directors of PAHO and WHO, together with the PAHO/WHO Representative in Brazil, Socorro Gross, discussed the importance of sustainable financing for health, the fight against hunger and the production of medicines and vaccines – including support of PAHO Regional Revolving Funds as mechanisms to facilitate cost-effective access to these products.
Another topic of discussion was the international treaty to strengthen prevention, preparation and response to pandemics, which has the strong support and leadership of Brazil. The text of this agreement will be submitted for consideration to the 77th World Health Assembly in May 2024.
On Tuesday, Jarbas Barbosa and Tedros Adhanom participated in the opening of the 37th meeting of the Stop TB Alliance, a global coalition of partners dedicated to joining forces to eliminate tuberculosis.
The next day, they attended the launch by the Brazilian government of a national program to eliminate socially determined diseases – such as leprosy, malaria, trachoma, onchocerciasis, among others – and met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira .
