Director de la OPS se reúne con el nuevo Secretario General electo de la OEA, Albert Ramdin, para discutir el Sistema Interamericano y las prioridades de salud en las Américas – OPS/OMS
Washington, DC, March 11, 2025 (PAHO) – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Doctor Jarbas Barbosa, met with Albert Ramdin, new elected general secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS), after election during the organization of the organization of states), OAS), after election during the organization of the organization of the States), after election during. The General Assembly of the OAS in Washington, DC Ramdin, original of Surinam, will officially assume the position on May 25, 2025, happen -euis Almagro, and will exercise its mandate for a perriode of five years more than 2030.
Dr. Barbosa congratulated Ramdin for his choice and expressed his confiana that, under his leadership, the OAS will achieve significant progress in the resolution of the region’s key challenge. Both leaders underlined the need to strengthen collaboration between PAHO and OAS to define the health priorities of the Americas. The OPS director stressed that integrating health into the broader inter -American agenda is essential to address the most urgent problems faced by the region.
He also congratulated Ramdin for his valuable contributes to the promotion of LASS of the Transmissible (ENT) on the OAS Agenda, a special environment for his leadership in creature chronic diseases in the region.
Looking ahead, both leaders pointed out key events in the calendar, such as the OAS General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda (June 2025), where OPS will work closely with the host country to advance a solution on mental health; The fourth high level meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of Last (HLM4) in September 2025; and the 10th Summit of the Americas (December 2025), when the heads of state and government will meet in the Dominican Republic to address common political issues and compromises to collective accessories to build -Seguray se -be -be -be -be -Seestersestense -comprome shared.
Dr. Barbosa and the elected secretary elected Ramdin reiterated their commitment to improve coordination between inter -American organizations such as the OAS, the PAHO, the Inter -American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter -American Institute of Cooperation will be agreed by Agriculture (IICA), and deep face the common challenges of the Americas and promote a more resilient and salible region. PAHO and OAS maintain a long -term data relationship, working conjunction to address the regal health and development challenges.
