It has been almost two years since my reelection to a second term as Director of the Pan
American Sanitary Bureau (PASB or the Bureau), the Regional Office for the Americas of the
World Health Organization (WHO). In my 2018 annual report, I identified the overarching theme
of my second term as “Advancing health and well-being, leaving no one behind.” The theme
aligns with the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly the goal most directly addressing health,
SDG 3 (“Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages”), and also with the
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018-2030: A Call to Action for Health and
Well-being in the Region (SHAA2030) (Document CSP29/6, Rev. 3). The SHAA2030 addresses
SDG 3 and other selected SDGs, and incorporates their targets, adapting them as appropriate to
the situation in the Region of the Americas