2. III Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group Washington, D.C., October 11 and 12, 2011 Report of the 51st Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization Dr. Juan Manuel Sotelo Manager, External Relations, Resource Mobilization, and Partnerships

3. 51st Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization Washington, D.C., September 26 to 30, 2011

4. Thematic Axis: Poverty and Inequality The progress report on compliance with the health-related MDGs was presented, documenting the achievements and goals attained. However, it noted that: “Reducing maternal mortality remains a pending issue and most of the countries in the Region will not succeed in meeting the target by the established date.”

5. Discussion Panel on Safe Motherhood and Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health at the 51 st PAHO Directing Council

6. Plan of Action to Accelerate the Reduction of Maternal Mortality and Severe Morbidity [RESOLUTION CD51.R12] To the Member States: increase women’s access to quality health servicesadopt national policies, strategies, plans, and programs that increase women’s access to quality health services prioritize women’s livesprioritize women’s lives as a human rights and development issue promote the empowerment co- responsibility of menpromote the empowerment of women and the participation and co- responsibility of men in sexual and reproductive health dedicated public budgetsadvocate for dedicated public budgets based on strategic results To the Director: promote implementation and coordination of the Plan of Actionpromote implementation and coordination of the Plan of Action, ensuring its integration into programs promote and strengtheninformation systemspromote and strengthen information systems and maternal health surveillance developingmaternal and neonatal health personnelsupport the Member States in developing maternal and neonatal health personnel technical cooperation with other bodiesconsolidate and strengthen technical cooperation with other bodies

7. United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases, September 19-20, 2011 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

8. Thematic Axis: Natural Disasters “A safe hospital saves lives during a disaster” PAHO has a Plan of Action for Safe Hospitals in the event of disasters

9. Thematic Axis: Security President Juan Manuel Santos signed the Citizen Security Law on June 24, 2011

10. Strategy and Plan of Action on Urban Health [RESOLUTION CD51.R4] To the Member States: support health promotionsupport national health promotion policies and programs include determinants and indicators in surveillance systemsinclude determinants and indicators related to urban health in surveillance systems healthy urban planning and developmentfurther the commitment toward healthy urban planning and development develop transport systems safedevelop transport systems that prioritize safe walking, cycling, and public transport To the Director: produce and disseminate criteria, guidelines, model policies, and legal frameworksproduce and disseminate criteria, guidelines, model policies, and legal frameworks for urban health planning collect and disseminate new informationcollect and disseminate new information on the topic health promotion and health determinantsfurther develop health promotion and health determinants support engagementsupport ministry of health engagement with city and metropolitan authorities and other relevant sectors

11. Plan Of Action On Road Safety [RESOLUTION CD51.R6] To the Member States: prioritize road safety Decade of Action for Road Safetyprioritize road safety through the development of national, subnational, and local plans for the Decade of Action for Road Safety improve the urban road and highway infrastructureimprove the urban road and highway infrastructure reduce risk factorsreduce the incidence of risk factors enforce lawsenforce laws related to road safety strengthen the technical and institutional capacitystrengthen the technical and institutional capacity for providing care to victims improve dataimprove data on road traffic injuries To the Director: their efforts to improve road safetysupport the Member States in their efforts to improve road safety sharing of good practicesfacilitate the identification and sharing of good practices creation of technical and policy-making capacityprovide cooperation for the creation of technical and policy-making capacity technical assistance to improve pre-hospital treatmentprovide technical assistance to improve pre-hospital treatment for victims promote associations and collaboration

12. Plan of Action to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol [RESOLUTION CD51.R14] To the Member States: harmful alcohol consumption as a public health priorityidentify harmful alcohol consumption as a public health priority population-wide policiesreduce alcohol-related problems through population-wide policies promote prevention programs that educatepromote prevention programs that educate children, young people, and those who choose not to drink alcohol about how to resist social pressure ensure that effective prevention, treatment, and care servicesensure that effective prevention, treatment, and care services are available allocateallocate financial, technical, and human resources To the Director: assessment of alcohol policies and servicescollaborate in the assessment of alcohol policies and services in the national context of countries dissemination of informationfacilitate the dissemination of information and the sharing of experiences promote partnershipspromote partnerships dialogue with the private sectorestablish a dialogue with the private sector to reduce alcohol-related harm

13. Plan of Action on Psychoactive Substance Use and Public Health [RESOLUTION CD51.R7] To the Member States: psychoactive substance use as a public health priorityidentify psychoactive substance use as a public health priority implement national and subnational plansimplement national and subnational plans to tackle psychoactive substance use problems To the Director: support preparation and implementation of national and subnational planssupport the Member States in the preparation and implementation of national and subnational plans on psychoactive substance use promote partnershipspromote partnerships multisectoral responsesupport the multisectoral response required to implement this Plan of Action

14. Thematic Axis: Access to and Use of Technology

15. Strategy and Plan of Action on eHealth [RESOLUTION CD51.R5] To the Member States: give priority to the use of innovative tools and methodologies interministerialpolicies, plans, programs, and interventionsinterministerial policies, plans, programs, and interventions increased competenceswork for increased competences among human resources promote partnerships while respecting the principles of information confidentiality, equity, and equalitypromote partnerships and knowledge exchanges, while respecting the principles of information confidentiality, equity, and equality generate information and researchsupport the capacity to generate information and research To the Director: dissemination of studiesfacilitate the dissemination of studies, reports, and solutions to serve as models for eHealth formation of national, municipal, and local partnershipspromote the formation of national, municipal, and local partnerships to facilitate the sharing of capacities promote coordinationpromote coordination between the Strategy and Plan of Action and similar initiatives

16. PAHO’s Commitment to the Sixth Summit of the Americas With our knowledge and experience from more than 100 years working for the health of the Americas region, we reiterate our support and assistance for both before and after Cartagena 2012 Thank you very much