Americas
The Office of the Americas coordinates HHS policy interactions with Latin America and Caribbean countries. Important priorities include the HHS Global Health Diplomacy Program (GHD) and border health issues.
U.S. - Mexico Border Health
The U.S.-México Border Health Commission (BHC) works to provide international leadership to optimize health and quality of life along the U.S.-México.
Diplomacy Program
The U.S.-México Border Health Commission (BHC) works to provide international leadership to optimize health and quality of life along the U.S.-México.
Latin America
Current initiatives in Latin American and the Caribbean include the U.S.-Brazil Working Group in Public Health (US-Brazil WGPH) and the Haiti Health Facilities Working Group.
See also in this region:
The mission of the United States-México Border Health Commission is to provide international leadership to optimize health and quality of life along the U.S.-México border.
- Secretary Sebelius visited Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Dr. Wakefield
- U.S.-México Border Health Commission (USMBHC)
- E-Border Health
- USMBHC Reports
- USMBHC Research
Contact OGA Americas Office
Office of Global Affairs
Americas
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-6174, (202) 260-0399
Fax: (202) 690-7127
globalhealth@hhs.gov
Department of State Country Information
- Western Hemisphere Countries
- U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions in the Americas
- Background Notes
