Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., of Brazil, will be sworn-in as Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), next week Tuesday.
Dr. Barbosa was elected in September 2022 by PAHO Member States. His five-year term begins on February 1, 2023.
Dr. Barbosa will be sworn-in at the Hall of the Americas, headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC., at 11 a.m. on Jan. 31.
The ceremony can also be viewed virtually via www.paho.org.