{"id":411,"date":"2019-10-24T19:26:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T23:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/role-of-paho\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:38:00","slug":"role-of-paho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/role-of-paho\/","title":{"rendered":"Role of PAHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"row\">\n<aside id=\"depts-sidenav\" class=\"col-md-3 submenu\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode lc-block\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"dept_content\" class=\"col-md-9 pagecontent\">\n<div id=\"sub_content\" class=\"bodytext\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Role of PAHO in Preparedness and Response to Regional Biosecurity Threats<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h6>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>N<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ugarte_150.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Images\/symposium\/Dr-Ciro-Ugarte.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); float: left; margin: 5px 10px;\" title=\"Ugarte_150.png\" \/>ame:<\/strong> Dr. Ciro Ugarte<br \/>\n<strong>Title:<\/strong> Director, Health Emergencies Department<br \/>\n<strong>Institution:<\/strong> The Pan American Health Organization<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?lang=en<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ugarteci@paho.org\">ugarteci@paho.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biography<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Ciro Ugarte, a national of Peru, received his medical degree from the Mayor National University of San Marcos. He conducted post graduate studies on Public Health, Emergency and Disasters Medicine and multiple studies in Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness and Response.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Urgarte is currently Director, Health Emergencies, Pan American Health Organization\/World Health Organization (PAHO\/WHO).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ugarte has extensive experience in Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency preparedness and Disaster Response. He coordinated the implementation of public health measures and health care at national and international levels in case of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, severe floods, El Nino Phenomenon, landslides, hazardous materials incidents, armed conflicts, terrorist attacks, taking of hostages, chemical emergencies, mass gatherings, meetings of Head of States, epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, dengue, malaria and hepatitis, pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 in Mexico, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/UGARTE-Ciro-short-Bio-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a full biography (.PDF).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong><br \/>\nThis address presented a snapshot of PAHO\/WHO&#39;s focus on biosecurity. It included a historical timeline of health emergency management in the Americas.&nbsp; Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/Dr-Ugarte-Biosecurity-Symposium-Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for the full address (.PDF).<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"swifttagcontainer103d2o0aoc\">\n<div id=\"proactivechatcontainer103d2o0aoc\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline;\" id=\"swifttagdatacontainer103d2o0aoc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">var swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc=document.createElement(\"script\");swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc.type=\"text\/javascript\";var swiftrandom = Math.floor(Math.random()*1001); var swiftuniqueid = \"103d2o0aoc\"; var swifttagurl103d2o0aoc=\"https:\/\/livesupport.cavehill.uwi.edu\/visitor\/index.php?\/Default\/LiveChat\/HTML\/SiteBadge\/cHJvbXB0dHlwZT1jaGF0JnVuaXF1ZWlkPTEwM2QybzBhb2MmdmVyc2lvbj00LjYxLjEuNDI5NCZwcm9kdWN0PUVuZ2FnZSZzaXRlYmFkZ2Vjb2xvcj13aGl0ZSZiYWRnZWxhbmd1YWdlPWVuJmJhZGdldGV4dD1saXZlaGVscCZvbmxpbmVjb2xvcj0jMTk4YzE5Jm9ubGluZWNvbG9yaG92ZXI9IzVmYWY1ZiZvbmxpbmVjb2xvcmJvcmRlcj0jMTI2MjEyJm9mZmxpbmVjb2xvcj0jYTJhNGFjJm9mZmxpbmVjb2xvcmhvdmVyPSNiZWMwYzUmb2ZmbGluZWNvbG9yYm9yZGVyPSM3MTczNzgmYXdheWNvbG9yPSM3MzdjNGEmYXdheWNvbG9yaG92ZXI9IzllYTQ4MSZhd2F5Y29sb3Jib3JkZXI9IzUxNTczNCZiYWNrc2hvcnRseWNvbG9yPSM3ODhhMjMmYmFja3Nob3J0bHljb2xvcmhvdmVyPSNhMWFlNjYmYmFja3Nob3J0bHljb2xvcmJvcmRlcj0jNTQ2MTE5JmN1c3RvbW9ubGluZT0mY3VzdG9tb2ZmbGluZT0mY3VzdG9tYXdheT0mY3VzdG9tYmFja3Nob3J0bHk9CmZlOGMwMjVlNjA0YmQzMjRlYWQ1MWQ0YjFjMGFkNWRlOTcyY2RlNjE=\";setTimeout(\"swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc.src=swifttagurl103d2o0aoc;document.getElementById('swifttagcontainer103d2o0aoc').appendChild(swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc);\",1);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Role of PAHO in Preparedness and Response to Regional Biosecurity Threats &nbsp; Name: Dr. Ciro Ugarte Title: Director, Health Emergencies Department Institution: The Pan American Health Organization https:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?lang=en Contact: ugarteci@paho.org Biography Dr. Ciro Ugarte, a national of Peru, received his medical degree from the Mayor National University of San Marcos. 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