Module IModule IPart II- The Actors in RiskPart II- The Actors in Risk

ManagementManagement

Pan American Health Pan American Health OrganizationOrganization

PAHOPAHO

Pan American Health Pan American Health OrganizationOrganization

PAHOPAHO

• Established in 1902• 35 Member Countries• Regional office of WHO• Health agency of the Inter-

American system

PAHO Organizational StructurePAHO Organizational StructurePAHO Organizational StructurePAHO Organizational StructureGoverning Bodies

Director/Deputy Director

Assistant Director

Health and Human

Development

Health Promotion and

Protection

Health Systems and Services Development

Health and Environment

Disease Prevention and Control

Vaccinesand

Immunization

Country Offices

Emergency Emergency Preparedness Preparedness and Disaster and Disaster

ReliefRelief

Subregional initiatives

PAHO serves as the Regional Office of the Americas for

the World Health Organization

PAHO serves as the Regional Office of the Americas for

the World Health Organization

A decentralized programA decentralized programA decentralized programA decentralized program

PAHO HeadquartersWashington, D.C.

Subregional OfficeCaribbeanBridgetown, Barbados

Subregional OfficeCentral America

San José, Costa Rica

Subregional OfficeSouth AmericaQuito, Ecuador

.

A focal point

• Each country

• Each division

• Each centre

Before adisaster After a disaster

Prevention

Preparedness

Mitigation

Coordination of international assistance

Program ObjectivesProgram Objectives

Scope of the ProgramScope of the ProgramScope of the ProgramScope of the Program

Technological Disasters Natural

Disasters

Complex Disasters

Assignment of responsibilities in Assignment of responsibilities in PAHO/WHOPAHO/WHO

• Regional program :• Subregional program• PAHO/WHO representatives• Disaster Focal points

The World Health The World Health Organization is a United Organization is a United

Nations specialized AgencyNations specialized Agency

The World Health The World Health Organization is a United Organization is a United

Nations specialized AgencyNations specialized Agency

World Bank FAO ILO WHO UNESCO OMM

Others

United Nations

Specialized Agencies

WHO disaster programWHO disaster program

• Regional offices in each continent– EuroEuro

– WPROWPRO

– SEAROSEARO

– EMROEMRO

– AFROAFRO

– AMROAMRO

• Humanitarian relief but increase emphasis on mitigation

Increasing number of Increasing number of Subregional Preparedness Subregional Preparedness and mitigation agencies:and mitigation agencies:

• CDERA

• CEPREDENAC

• ADPC

Increasing number of Increasing number of World agencies interested World agencies interested disaster/risk managementdisaster/risk management

• Financial agencies

• Development agencies

World BankWorld Bank

• The ‘ProVention’ consortium– A global coalition of governments, A global coalition of governments,

international organizations, academic international organizations, academic institutions, the private sector, and civil institutions, the private sector, and civil society organizations society organizations

– A network to share knowledge and to A network to share knowledge and to connect and leverage resources to reduce connect and leverage resources to reduce disaster risk disaster risk

– A mechanism for mobilization of fundsA mechanism for mobilization of funds

IDBIDB

• InterAmerican Development Bank

• Numerous initiatives for disasters reduction– Reducing the Vulnerability of the Reducing the Vulnerability of the

Poor Poor – National Systems for Disaster National Systems for Disaster

Prevention and Response Prevention and Response – Reconstruction projects,..Reconstruction projects,..

CDB CDB

• Caribbean development bank

• Mitigation policy and program formulation and implementation

• Natural hazard assessment for Bank-financed programs and projects

ADBADB

• Asian development Bank

• Promote Mitigation

UNDPUNDP

• ERD– Headquarters in GenevaHeadquarters in Geneva– Preparedness and mitigationPreparedness and mitigation– Community-oriented projectsCommunity-oriented projects

ISDRISDR

• The Mitigation UN Mechanism

Federation of Red Cross Federation of Red Cross SocietiesSocieties

• Host provention Consortium

The MilitariesThe Militaries

• Foreign military

Moreover…Moreover…

• OFDA

• OCHA

A large number of actors A large number of actors represented at the country levelrepresented at the country level

• Disasters Reduction National programs

• Ministry of Health

• UNDP (ERD,OCHA, UNICEF,…)

• NGOs

• Banks

• Militaries, etc..

Help to an affected Help to an affected country?country?

Help to an affected Help to an affected country?country?

International Federation of Red Cross

FICR

CICR

MSF

OXFAM

CARE

SCRPADF

Local NGO

PMA

ACNUR

PAHO/WHO

FNUAP

SICA/UNICEF

CDERA

European Union

ECHO

CHUCEPREDENAC

OAS

CanadaUSA

United Kingdom

Holland

Northern countries

ConclusionsConclusions

• Increasing number of:– Institutions: Institutions: – And initiatives: AEC, ,...And initiatives: AEC, ,...

• The relationship between agencies:– Are more important then everAre more important then ever– Are more complexAre more complex– Require more time at the regional Require more time at the regional

and national levelsand national levels

The question?The question?

• How to maintain leadership?