The Minister of Health has been chosen to be president of the board of directors of the Panamerican Health Organization during its annual meeting held in Miami last week. He announced that he discussed important agreements with the Interamerican Development Bank and the World Bank to finance the refurbishing of several Public Health departments. He mentioned Saneamiento Ambiental (environment), Drogas y Farmacias (drugs and medicines), Direccion Nacinal de Emergencias y Desastres (emergencies and disasters) and the Instituto de Patologia Forense (criminal pathology).