PAHO Foundation

PAHO Foundation is a 501(c) (3) philanthropic organization devoted to combating disease, lengthening life, improving health care, fostering research, and training health care workers. It was established September 5, 1968 under the name of Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and is based in Atlanta, GA.

PAHO Foundation supports the mobilization of resources for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas. It has been particularly active in support of programs to control and prevent malaria and dengue.

Every year since 1975, PAHO Foundation and PAHO jointly announce their annual Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program, which recognize innovative individuals, programs, institutions, and organizations advancing health in the Americas, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The best known of these awards is the Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health, created in honor of Dr. Abraham Horwitz, former director of PAHO and former president of PAHO Foundation.

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