PAHEF addresses key health, education, and training priorities in the Americas by supporting public health projects that create measurable impact.

Throughout the last 10 years, PAHEF has invested more than $60 million dollars in projects to advance public health in the region. These initiatives have addressed a spectrum of health priorities from neglected tropical diseases to healthcare-acquired infections to chronic diseases and nearly everything in-between. 

As project administrators and experts on health issues in the Americas, PAHEF plays a unique role in improving public health throughout the Hemisphere. 

Learn more by reading our success stories below. 

Childhood Obesity & Nutrition

• Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Mexico
• Lyrics for Life
• Improving Preschool Nutrition in Chile
• Breastfeeding in Bolivia
• Oportunidades in Mexico

Health Education

• Healthy Aging Initiatives
• Biomedical Waste Management

Indigenous Health

• Cervical Cancer
• Maternity Waiting Homes
• UV Radiation Protection
• Severe Psychiatric Disorders

Neglected Tropical Diseases

• Dengue Study
• Malaria Treatment
• River Blindness
• Lymphatic Filariasis
• Health of the Hupd’äh Indigenous People in Brazil

Infection Control

• Infection Control in Entre Rios, Argentina
• Keeping Patients Healthier by Reducing Health Care-Associated Infections in Bolivia

Other

• Global Violence
• How PAHEF Helped My Work