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The PAHO Foundation is 501(c) (3) philanthropic organization devoted to combating disease, lengthening life, improving health care, fostering research, and training health care workers.〔 〕 It was created in 1968 under the name of Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and is based in Washington D. C. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.pahef.org/en/aboutus/13-aboutus/history.html )〕 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9519:newly-renamed-paho-foundation-will-channel-philanthropic-support-for-health-in-the-americas&Itemid=1926&lang=en )〕 The 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.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.scidev.net/global/link/pahef-the-pan-american-health-and-education-foundation.html )〕 It has been particularly active in support of programs to control and prevent malaria and dengue. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/ivac/IVACBlog/keyword/pahef )〕 Every year since 1975, the 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. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.pahef.org/en/annual-awards.html )〕 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 the PAHO Foundation. 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.pahef.org/en/ourwork/46/131-leadership-in-inter-american-health.html )〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「PAHO Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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