Introduction
This
is the 2006 Annual Report on the activities carried out by the Pan
American Health Organization’s Area on Emergency Preparedness
and Disaster Relief (PED). It covers calendar year 2006 (January
– December).
The
report presents advances in achieving expected results and indicators
that were developed under PED’s Strategic Plan in 2003. This
report charts annual progress toward meeting the expected results,
which are in place for the five-year period of the current strategic
plan. The expected results and indicators are attached as Annex
1. This report also focuses on the impact of disaster preparedness,
mitigation and response activities in the health sector of Latin
America and the Caribbean and does not pretend to provide a full
account of all work carried out.
We
have attempted to strike an appropriate balance between an annual
report that is short enough to be read and absorbed in one sitting
and a report that conveys the real and profound impact of a multi-dimensional
Program with many major activities throughout the Americas. We have
attempted to avoid an exhaustive list of activities in favor of
highlighting the impact of the most relevant aspects of our work,
particularly as they relate to preparedness and mitigation, the
mainstays of the Program. Additional information is available on
any of the initiatives mentioned in this report.
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