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PAHO/WHO HEADQUARTERS AND COUNTRY OFFICES
OPS/OMS OFICINAS DE LOS REPRESENTANTES EN LOS PAISES

Argentina red dot
Bahamas red dot
Also serves Turks and Caicos Islands
Belize red dot
Bolivia red dot
Brazil red dot
Canada red dot
Chile red dot
Colombia red dot
Costa Rica red dot
OCPC (Barbados) red dot
Serves the following French Departments in the Americas (FDA): French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Matinique
OECC (Barbados) red dot
Serves the following countries, territories, and departments: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, United Kingdom Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat).
Cuba red dot
Dominican Republic red dot
Ecuador red dot

Map: Western Hemisphere

red dot El Salvador
red dot Field Office, El Paso, TX, USA
red dot Guatemala
red dot Guyana
red dot Haiti
red dot Honduras
red dot Jamaica Also serves Bermuda and the Cayman Islands
red dot Mexico
red dot Nicaragua
red dot Panama
red dot Paraguay
red dot Peru
red dot Puerto Rico
red dot Suriname
red dot Trinidad and Tobago
red dot Uruguay
red dot Venezuela Also serves Netherlands Antilles
red dot Washington, D.C. (Headquarters)


PAHO/WHO HEADQUARTERS
OPS/OMS OFICINA CENTRAL


    Dr. Mirta Roses Periago
    Director
    Pan American Health Organization
    Pan American Sanitary Bureau
    Regional Office of the World Health Organization
    525 Twenty-third Street, N.W.
    Washington, D.C. 20037
    United States of America

    Country/City Code: (202)
    Tel: 974-3000
    Fax: 974-3663


PAHO/WHO FIELD OFFICES
OPS/OMS OFICINAS DE LOS REPRESENTANTES EN LOS PAISES

Argentina

Dr. José Antonio Pagés
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Marcelo T. de Alvear 684, 4o. piso
1058 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Country/City Code: 011-54-11
Tel: 4319-4200
Fax: 4319-4201 email: info@ops.org.ar

www.ops.org.ar

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Bahamas

Also serves Turks and Caicos.

Dr. Merle Lewis
PAHO/WHO Representative
Union Court
Elizabeth Avenue
Nassau, Bahamas

P.O.Box N 4833
Nassau, Bahamas

Country/City Code: 1-242
Tel: 326-7299; 326-3390; 325-0121
Fax: 326-7012

email E-mail@bah.paho.org

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Caribbean Program Coordination

OCPC Serves the following following French Departments in the Americas (FDA): French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Matinique.

Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi
Caribbean Program Coordinator
Dayrells and Navy Garden Roads
Christ Church
Bridgetown, Barbados

P.O. Box 508
Bridgetown, Barbados

Country/City Code: 1-246
Tel: 426-3860; 426-3865; 427-9434
Fax: 436-9779

www.cpc.paho.org
email e-mail@cpc.paho.org

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Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries

OECC serves the following countries, territories, and departments: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, United Kingdom Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat).

Dr. Gina Watson, PWR-ECC
Office of the Eastern Caribbean Coordination
Dayralls and Navy Garden Roads
Christ Church
Bridgetown, Barbados

P.O. Box 508
Bridgetown, Barbados

Country/City Code: 1-246
Tel: 426-3860; 426-3865; 427-9434
Fax: 436-9779

email ECC@ecc.paho.org


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Belize

Dr. D. Beverley Barnett
PAHO/WHO Representative
No. 168 Newtown Barracks
Belize City, Belize

P.O. Box 1834
Belize City, Belize

Country/City Code: 011-501-2
Tel: 2448-85; 2448-52; 2455-36;
* International line only: 2339-46
Fax: 2309-17

www.blz.paho.org
email admin@blz.paho.org

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Bolivia

Dr. Christian Darras
PAHO/WHO Representative
Calle Víctor Sanjines 2678
Edificio Torre Barcelona, pisos 1, 6 y 7
Zona Sopocachi
La Paz, Bolivia

Casillas Postales 9790 y 2504
La Paz, Bolivia

Country/City Code: 011-591-2
Tel: 2412-313; 2412-303; 2412-465
Fax: 2412-598

http://www.ops.org.bo
email pwrbol@bol.ops-oms.org

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Brazil

Mr. Diego Victoria
PAHO/WHO Representative
Setor de Embaixadas Norte, Lote 19
70800-400 - Brasília, D.F., Brasil

Caixa Postal 08-729
70312-970 - Brasilia, DF, Brasil

Country/City Codes: 011-55-61
Tel: 3426-9595; 3426-9550; 3426-9500
Fax: 3426-9591

www.opas.org.br/
email e-mail@bra.ops-oms.org

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Canada

Reference DIRECTIVE No.: HQ/FO-04-01*, 20 Feb 2004

PAHO has begun a new relationship with Health Canada, and as part of this association, the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) has ceased to be PAHO’s technical representative in Canada, effective 31 January 2004. Although CSIH will no longer fulfill the role of technical representative, we would like to acknowledge the positive working relationship PAHO has had with the Society for the past 10 years.

In the short term, we will not have a specific technical representative in Canada. Rather, the office of Mr. Nick Previsich, Director, International Health Policy and Communications Division of the International Affairs Directorate of Health Canada, has assumed responsibilities for all activities related to PAHO.

Unless the Director specifies otherwise, her designated representative to Canada on all matters is the Office of the Deputy Director. In an effort to aid the transition process and maintain a transparent relationship with Health Canada, all PAHO units should continue to communicate first with this office on matters concerning the federal and provincial governments of Canada. Furthermore, all units should keep the Deputy Director informed of contacts with Health Canada and public or private institutions in Canada, including notifying the Office of any visits to Health Canada by PAHO staff and vice versa. Likewise, the Office of the Deputy Director will make every effort to provide information on actions and contacts it has with Health Canada.

Deputy Director
Pan American Health Organization
525 23rd St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
USA

Telephone: (202) 974-3178

email deputydirector@paho.org

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Chile

Dr. Juan Manuel Sotelo Figueiredo
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Avenida Providencia No. 1017
Piso 4 y 5
Santiago, Chile

Casilla 9459
Santiago, Chile

Country/City Code: 011-56-2
Tel: 264-9300
Fax: 264-9311

www.chi.ops-oms.org
email e-mail@chi.ops-oms.org

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Colombia

Dr. Pier Paolo Balladelli
PAHO/WHO Representative
Carrera 7 No.74-21, Ppiso 9
Edificio Seguros Aurora
Santafé de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia

Apartado Aéreo 253367
Santafé de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia

Country/City Code: 011-57-1
Tel: 314-4141; 254-7050
Fax: 254-7070

www.col.ops-oms.org/
email ops-col@latino.net.co

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Costa Rica

Dr. Carlos Samayoa
PAHO/WHO Representative
Calle 16, Avenida 6 y 8
Distrito Hospital
San José, Costa Rica

Apartado 3745
San José, Costa Rica

Country/City Code: 011-506
Tel: 2258-5810; 2257-5930; 2257-6034
Fax: 2258-5830

www.cor.ops-oms.org
email e-mail@cor.ops-oms.org

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Cuba

Dra. Lea Guido
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Calle 4 No. 407, entre 17 y 19 Vedado
La Habana, Cuba
C.P. 10400

Apartado Postal 68
La Habana, Cuba

Country/City Code: 011-53-7
Tel: 831-0245; 831-8944; 838-2526 ; 838-2527; 53-5808
Fax: 833-2075; 66-2075

www.cub.ops-oms.org
email pwr@cub.ops-oms.org o cruzmari@cub.ops-oms.org

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Dominican Republic

Dr. Ana Cristina Nogueira
PAHO/WHO Representative
Edificio Cruz Roja y OPS/OMS
Calle Pepillo Salcedo - Recta Final
Plaza de la Salud
Ensanche La Fé
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

Apartado Postal 1464
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

Country/city code: 1-809
Tel: 562-1519; 544-3241
Fax: 544-0322

www.ops.org.do/
email e-mail@dor.ops-oms.org

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Ecuador

Dr. Jorge Luis Prosperi
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Av. Amazonas 2889 y Mariana de Jesús
Quito, Ecuador

Apartado Postal 17-07-8982
Quito, Ecuador

Country/City Code: 011-593-2
Tel: 2460-330; 2460-332; 2460-296; 2460-215
Fax: 2460-325

www.opsecu.org.ec
email dvictoria@ecu.ops-oms.org

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El Salvador

Dr. Priscilla Rivas-Loría
PAHO/WHO Representative
73 Avenida Sur No. 135
Colonia Escalón
San Salvador, El Salvador

Apartado Postal 1072
Sucursal Centro
San Salvador, El Salvador

Country/City Code: 011-503
Tel: 2298-3491; 2223-8372; 2298-3306; 2223-5582; 2279-1591; 2279-4231; 2279-1650; 2298-0021
Fax: 2298-1168

www.ops.org.sv/
email e-mail@els.ops-oms.org

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Guatemala

Dr. Joaquín Molina
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Edificio Etisa, Plazuela España
7a. Avenida 12-23, Zona 9
Guatemala, Guatemala

Apartado Postal 383
Guatemala, Guatemala

Country/City Code: 011-502
Tel: 2332-2032; 2334-3803; 2331-0583;
Fax: 2334-3804

www.ops.org.gt
email e-mail@gut.ops-oms.org

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Guyana

Dr. Kathleen Israel
PAHO/WHO Representative
Lot 8 Brickdam Stabroek
Georgetown, Guyana

P.O. Box 10969
Georgetown, Guyana

Country/City Code: 011-592
Tel: 225-3000; 227-5150; 227-5158; 227-5159; 227-6371; 223-6372
Fax: 226-6654; 227-4205

email e-mail@guy.paho.org

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Haiti

Dr. Henriette Chamouillet
Représentante de l'OPS/OMS en Haiti
No. 295 Avenue John Brown
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Boite Postale 1330
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Country/City Code: 011-509
Tel: 2245-4553; 2244-7675; 2244-7676; 2245-5315; 2245-5930; 2245-8695
Fax: 2245-6917

email e-mail@hai.ops-oms.org

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Honduras

Dr. Lilian Reneau-Vernon
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Edificio Imperial
6o.y 7o.piso
Avenida República de Panamá
Frente a la Casa de Naciones Unidas
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras

Apartado Postal 728
Tegucigalpa MDC, Honduras

Country/City Code: 011-504
Tel: 221-6091; 221-6093; 221-6094; 221-6095; 221-6101; 221-6102;
Fax: 221-6103

www.paho-who.hn
email e-mail@hon.ops-oms.org

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Jamaica

(also serves Bermuda and Cayman)

Dr. Ernest Pate
PAHO/WHO Representative
Old Oceana Building
7th Floor
2-4 King Street
Kingston, Jamaica

P.O. Box 384, Cross Roads
Kingston 5, Jamaica

Country/City Code: 1-876
Tel: 967-4626; 967-4691; 922-4630; 922-4424; 967-5198
Fax: 967-5189


email e-mail@jam.ops-oms.org

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Mexico

Dr. Philippe Lamy
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho No. 191
Piso 3, Oficina 305
Colonia Los Morales Polanco
México, D.F. 11510, México
Edificio "Torre Prisma" - Periférico esq. Horacio

Country/City Code: 011-52-55
Teléfono central: 5980-0880
Fax: 5395-5681

Apartado Postal 06-601
www.mex.ops-oms.org/
email e-mail@mex.ops-oms.org

Horario de trabajo: 8:00 - 13:00 y 14:00 - 16:00 hrs.

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Nicaragua

Dr. Merlín Fernández
PAHO/WHO Representative a.i.
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Complejo Nacional de Salud
Camino a la Sabana
Apartado Postal 1309
Managua, Nicaragua

Country/City Code: 011-505
Tel: 289-4200; 289-4800
Fax: 289-4999

www.ops.org.ni
email e-mail@nic.ops-oms.org

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Panama

Dra. Guadalupe Verdejo
PAHO/WHO Representative
Ministerio de Salud de Panamá
Ancon, Avenida Gorgas, Edif. 261, 2o piso
Panamá, Panamá

Apartado Postal 0843-03441
Panamá, República de Panamá

Country/City Code: 011-507
Tel: 262-0030; 262-1996
Fax: 262-4052

www.ops-oms.org.pa
email e-mail@pan.ops-oms.org

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Paraguay

Dra. Carmen Rosa Serrano
PAHO/WHO Representative
Edificio "Faro del Río"
Mcal. López 957 Esq. Estados Unidos
Asunción, Paraguay

Casilla de Correo 839
Asunción, Paraguay

Country/City Code: 011-595-21
Tel: 450-495; 450-496; 450-497; 450-499; 449-864
Fax: 450-498

www.par.ops-oms.org
email e-mail@par.ops-oms.org

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Peru

Dr. Manuel Peña
PAHO/WHO Representative
Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Los Pinos 251
Urbanización Camacho
La Molina, Lima 12, Perú

Country/City Code: 011-51-1
Tel: 319-5700
Fax: 437-8289

www.per.ops-oms.org
email e-mail@per.ops-oms.org

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Puerto Rico

(Puerto Rico is an Associate Member of PAHO. The Department of Health has provided a Coordination Office and Dr. Rafael Burgos Calderon, a special advisor to the Secretary of Health, is the coordinator for technical programs with PAHO.)

Dr. Raúl Castellanos Bran
PAHO/WHO Coordination Puerto Rico
Departamento de Salud
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936

Country/City Code: (787)
Tel: (787) 274-7608
Fax: (787) 250-6547
Mobile: 787-313-8998
Other Fax: (787) 767-8341
*beeper: (787) 759-1255, then when asked unidad, 388-7296

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Suriname

Dr. Stephen Simon
PAHO/WHO Representative
Burenstraat # 33 (PPS Building)
Paramaribo, Suriname

P.O. Box l863
Paramaribo, Suriname

Country/City Code: 011-597
Tel: 471-676
Fax: 471-568

email E-mail@sur.paho.org

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Trinidad and Tobago

Dr. Carol Boyd-Scobie
PAHO/WHO Representative
49 Jerningham Avenue
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

P.O. Box 898
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

Country/City Code: 1-868
Tel: 624-7524; 624-4376; 624-5642; 624-5928; 625-4492
Fax: 624-5643

email e-mail@trt.paho.org
email e-mail@trt.paho.org

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United States-Mexico Border, Field Office(FO/USMB)
Oficina de Campo de la Frontera México-Estadounidense

Dr. María Teresa Cerqueira
Chief
Field Office, US-Mexico Border
Pan American Sanitary Bureau
5400 Suncrest Dr., Suite C-4
El Paso, Texas 79912
United States of America

Country/City Code: (915)
Tel: 845-5950
Fax: 845-4361

www.fep.paho.org/
email e-mail@fep.paho.org

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Uruguay

Dr. José Fernando Dora
PAHO/WHO Representative
Avda. Brasil 2697, Aptos. 5, 6 y 8, 2do. Piso
11300, Montevideo. Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay

Casilla de Correo 1821
Montevideo, Uruguay

Country/City Code: 011-598-2
Tel: 707-3590; 707-2589
Fax: 707-3530

www.ops-oms.org.uy
email pwr@uru.ops-oms.org

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Venezuela

(also serves Netherlands Antilles)

Dr. Renato d'Affonseca Gusmão
PAHO/WHO Representative
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Avenida Sexta entre 5a. y 6a.
Carmelitas
Transversal, Altamira
Caracas 1010, Venezuela

Apartado 6722
Carmelitas
Caracas 1010, Venezuela

Country/City Codes: 011-58-212
Tel: 267-1622; 262-2085; 265-0403
Fax: 261-6069; 262-0718

www.ops-oms.org.ve
email e-mail@ven.ops-oms.org