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Argentina

Dr. Juan Manuel Sotelo Figueiredo
Representante de la OPS/OMS en Argentina
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Marcelo T. de Alvear 684, 4o. piso
1058 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Country/City Code: (54-11)
Tel: 4312-5301 al 5304
Fax: 4311-9151
www.ops.org.ar/
e-mail@arg.ops-oms.org

Ministry of Health

Dr. Gines Gonzalez Garcia
Ministro de Salud
Av. 9 de Julio 1925 (C1073ABA)
Buenos Aires Republica Argentina
consultas@msal.gov.ar
Tel: 54-11-4379-9000

Australia

Ministry of Health

Kay Patterson
Minister for Health and Ageing
Room Mg 48, Parliament House
Canberra, ACT 2600
senator.kcpatterson@aph.gov.au
Tel: (02) 6277 7220
Fax: (02) 6273 4146
www.health.gov.au

Austria

Ministry of Health

Dr. Susanne RIESS-PASSER
Palais Dietrichstein Minoritenplatz 3
1014 Wien
susanne.riess-passer@bka.gv.at
Tel: (01)53 115/DW
Fax: (01) 53 115/2133

Belarus

WHO/Europe Offices
Fabriciusa str. 28 (Room 401)
220007 Minsk
Belarus
Tel: 375-172-220445
Fax: 375-172-262165
Email: alex.who@un.minsk.by

Ministry of Health

Miasnikova 39
220097 Minsk
Belarus

Belgium

Ministry of Health

Magda AELVOET (AGALEV)
Minister for Consumer Interests, Health and Environment Bischoffsheimlaan 33 B-1000 Brussel
Tel: +32 (0)2/220.20.11
Fax: +32 (0)2/220.20.67

Belize

Dr. Graciela Uriburu
PAHO/WHO Representative
No. 4 Eyre Street
Belize City, Belize
P.O. Box 1834
Belize City, Belize
Country/City Code: (501-2)
Tel: 448-85; 448-52; 455-36; 339-46
Fax: 309-17
www.paho.org.bz
e-mail@blz.paho.org

Ministry of Health

Dr. Dennis Hoy
Director of Health Services
Ministry of Health and Public Services
Old Belize City Hospital Compound
Eve Street, Belize City, Belize
Tel: 501-2-45767
Fax: 501-2-77255

Brazil

Dr. Jacobo Finkelman
Representante da OPAS/OMS no Brasil
Setor de Embaixadas Norte, Lote 19
70800-400 - Brasilia, D.F., Brasil
Caixa Postal 08-729
70912-970 - Brasilia, D.F., Brasilia
Country/City Codes: (55-61)
Tel: 426-9595 - 426-9550 - 426-9500
Fax: 321-1922
www.opas.org.br/
e-mail@bra.ops-oms.org

Cambodia

National Institute of Public Health
P.O. Box 1300
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel 855 23 880345, 366205
Fax 855 23 880346
Email: nphri@camnet.com.kh

Canada

Ms. Janet Hatcher Roberts
Executive Director
Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
1 Nicholas St. Suite No. 1105
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1N 7B7
Country/City Code: (613)
Telephone: 241-5785
Fax: 241-3845
www.csih.org
csih@csih.org

Ministry of Health

Minister Anne McLellan
Minister's Office - Health Canada
Brooke Claxton Bldg., Tunney's Pasture
P.L. 0906C
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A OK9
Fax: 613-952-1154

Chile

Dra. Ana Cristina Nogueira
Representante de la OPS/OMS en Chile
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Avenida Providencia No. 1017 Piso 4 y 5
Casilla 9459
Santiago, Chile
Country/City Code: (56-2)
Tel: 264-9300
Fax: 264-9311
www.chi.ops-oms.org
e-mail@chi.ops-oms.org

Ministry of Health

Dr. Osvaldo Artaza Barriors
Ministro de Salud
MAC-IVER 541, Oficina 68
Santiago - Chile
conasida@minsal.cl
www.minsal.cl
Tel: 56 2 6300 673
Fax: 562 - 639 5040

Colombia

Dr. Eduardo Alvarez Peralta
Representante de la OPS/OMS en Colombia
Carrera 7a. No. 32-71, piso 5 Edificio Urano
Santaf de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Apartado Aéreo 253367
Santaf de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Country/City Code: (57-1)
Tel: 336-7100
Fax: 336-7306
www.col.ops-oms.org/
e-mail@col.ops-oms.org

Ministry of Health

El Ministro de Salud Juan Luis Londono
Ministerio de Salud
Cra.13 #31-76 Bogota, D.C.
PBX: 3365066
Fax: 3360182
Desde otras ciudades del pais: 018000-910097

Costa Rica

Dr. Philippe Lamy
Representante de la OPS/OMS en Costa Rica
Calle 16, Avenida 6 y 8 Distrito Hospital
San José, Costa Rica Apartado 3745
San José, Costa Rica
Country/City Code: (506) Tel: 258-5810, 256-2846
Fax: 258-5830
www.cor.ops-oms.org
e-mail@cor.ops-oms.org

Ecuador

Mr. Diego Victoria
Representante de la OPS/OMS en el Ecuador Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Av. Amazonas 2889 y La Granja
Edificio Naciones Unidas Quito, Ecuador
Apartado Postal 17-07-8982
Quito, Ecuador
Country/City Code: (593-2)
Tel: 246-0330 / 246-0215 / 246-0274 / 246-0273
Fax: 246-0635
www.opsecu.org.ec
e-mail@ecu.ops-oms.org

Finland

Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM, sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö)
Postal address: PO BOX 33, FIN-00023 GOVERNMENT, FINLAND
Visiting address: Meritullinkatu 8, 00170 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 9 160 01
Telefax: +358 9 160 74126 (registry),
E-mail: kirjaamo.stm@stm.vn.fi

France

Ministry of Health

Jean-Francois Mattei
Ministère de la santé, de la famille et des personnes handicapées
8, avenue de Ségur
F-75350 Paris
www.sante.gouv.fr/

Germany

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health Görresstr. 15
D-53113
Bonn Germany
Tel: +49 228 2094101
Fax: +49 228 2094201
Email: gkl@ecehbonn.euro.who.int    www.euro.who.int/ecehbonn

Ministry of Health

Ulla Schmidt
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
D-53108 Bonn
www.bmgesundheit.de/

Guatemala

Dr. Gustavo Mora
Representante de la OPS/OMS en Guatemala
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Avenida 15 de septiembre (7a. avenida) 12-23 Zona 9 Edificio Etisa 3er. nivel, Plaza España Guatemala, Guatemala Apartado Postal 383
Guatemala, Guatemala
Country/City Code: (011-502)
Tel: 332-2032; 334-3803
Fax: 334-3804
www.ops.org.gt
e-mail@gut.ops-oms.org

India

Sh. Shatrughan Sinha
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Maulana Azad Road
New Delhi - 110011
shatrugn@sansad.nic.in
mohfw.nic.in
Tel: 91-11-3014647

Indonesia

Prof. Dr. Farid Anfasa Moeloek
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia
Jalam HR Rasuna Said Kav 4-9 Jakarta, Indonesia
Facs 62 - 21 -5203874

Ireland

Mr. Micheal Martin TD
Minister for Health
Department of Health and Children, Hawkins House Hawkins Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Micheal_Martin@health.irlgov.ie
Tel: +353 1 6354000
Fax: +353 1 6354001

Italy

WHO/Europe offices
WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
Via Francesco Crispi
10 I-00187 Rome
Italy
Tel: +39 0 6 487751
Fax: +39 0 6 4877599
Email: ecehr@who.it
www.euro.who.int/ecehrome

WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development
Campo Santa Marina, Castello 6074 I-30100
Venice Italy
Tel: +39 041 279 3864
Fax: +39 041 279 3869
Email: ezi@who.dk
www.euro.who.int/ihd

Ministry of Health

Girolamo Sirchia
Ministro della Salute
Ministry of Health
Lungotevere Ripa 1
I-00153 Rome
Tel: 06 5994
www.sanita.it/

Luxembourg

Ministry of Health

M. Carlo Wagne
Ministère de la santé
Allée Marconi - Villa Louvigny
L-2120 Luxembourg
www.gouvernement.lu/gouv/fr/gouv/minist/sant.html
Tel: 352 478 55 00
Fax: 352 46 79 63

Malaysia

Dr. Ahamad Jusoh, Section of AIDS/STD
Section of AIDS/STD, Division of Disease Control Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
1st Floor, Blok A, Wisma Statistik, Jalan Chenderasari, 50590, Kuala Lumpur
Email: ahamad@dph.gov.my

Mauritius

The Hon. Ashock Kumar JUGNAUTH
Ministry of Health & Quality of Life
5th floor, Emmanuel Anquetil Building
Port Louis, Mauritius
ajugnauth@mail.gov.mu
Tel: (230) 201 3872/1910
Fax: (230) 2116204
health.gov.mu/

Mexico

Dr. Henri Jouval, Jr.
Representante de la OPS/OMS en México
Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana
Paseo de la Reforma # 450, Pisos 2 y 3,
Colonia Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
C.P. 06600, México, D.F. México.
Apartado Postal 10-880 México, D.F., México Country/City Code: (525) Tel: 52 55 5207 3009
e-mail@mex.ops-oms.org

Netherlands

Ministry of Health

Minister Eduard J. Bonhoff
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
P. O. Box 20350
NL-2500 EJ The Hague
www.minvws.nl
Tel: + 31 (0)70 340 79 11

Nigeria

Mr. Austine Oghide, NPO/HIP,
WHO, 443 Herbert Macaulay Road,
Yaba, Lagos.
Tel (234)1 5453662-3; 2903276-7; 7737092-3.
E-mail: oghidea@who-nigeria.org
Dr. Niyi Ogundiran, MO/HIV/AIDS.
E-mail: ogundirann@who-nigeria.org

Prof. Akintola B. Odutola (Founder/Chairman)
Centre for Health Policy & Strategic Studies
34, Town Planning Way, Ilupeju
P.O. Box 7597, Ikeja
Lagos Nigeria
Tel. 234-1-470 1255
Fax. 234-1-263 5285
e-mail: chpss_abo@yahoo.com

Peru

Ministry of Health

Ministro de Salud
Ministerio de Salud del Peru
Av. Salaverry cuadra 8 s/n, Jesus Maria
Lima, Peru
webmaster@minsa.gov.pe
www.minsa.gob.pe

Phillipines

Department of Health

Dr. Manuel M. Dayrit
Secretary of Health Office of the Secretary Bldg.
1 San Lazaro Cmpd.,
Rizal Ave., Sta. Cruz, Manila
mmdayrit@co.doh.gov.
ph 711-9502/-9503

Portugal

Ministry of Health

Dra. Maria Emilia Carreiras
Ministerio da Saude
Av. Joao Crisostomo, 9
P-1049-062 Lisboa
www.min-saude.pt

Russian Federation

WHO/Europe offices
WHO Office for Humanitarian Assistance North Caucasus c/o UNHCR
4, Tkhapsayeva str.
362040 Vladikavkaz
Russian Federation
Tel: +7 8672 543607
Fax: +7 8672 546097
Email: vladik@who.org.ru c/o

WHO Office for the Russian Federation
28 Ostozhenka ulitsa
119034 Moscow
Russian Federation
Tel: +7 095 7872117
Fax: +7 0957872119
Email: m.tsechkovski@who.org.ru

WHO Office for the Russian Federation
28 Ostozhenka Street
119034 Moscow
Russian Federation
Tel: +7 095 7872116
Fax: +7 095 7872119
Email: m.vienonen@who.org.ru
www.euro.who.int

Ministry of Health

Yuri Shevchenko
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Rahmanovskij Pereulok 3
101431 GSP Moscow K-51
www.mednet.ru

South Africa

Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
Minister of Health
Private Bag X399
Pretoria 0001
Tel: (012) 328-4773/4
Fax: (012) 325-5526
Private Bag X9070
Cape Town 8000
Tel: (021) 465-7407/8
Fax: (021) 465-1575

Spain

WHO/Europe offices
European Observatory on Health Care Systems
Escuela Nacional de Sanidad (ENS)
c/Sinesio Delgado 8
E-28029 Madrid
www.euro.who.int

WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services Marc Aureli 22-36
E-08006 Barcelona
Tel: +34 93 241 8270
Fax: +34 93 241 8271
Email: who@es.euro.who.int
www.euro.who.int/ihb

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs
Paseo del Prado 18-20
E-28071 Madrid
www.msc.es/

Sri Lanka

Dr. Kan Tun
WHO Representative
P.O.780
Colombo-7

Mr. M.A.D.Wijesinghe
AdministrativeAssistant Cable:WORLDHELTHCOLOMBO*
Fax:502845
Tel.502319,502842 502841(WR) 503404-405 503406(MO)
ISTDCode:00-94-1
E-Mail: wr@who.lanka.net
mo@who.lanka.net

Office Location
: No. 226, Bauddhaloka Mawatha
Colombo-7, Sri Lanka

Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Welfare

Hon. P. Dayaratne
Minister of Health, Nutrition, & Welfare
385, "Suwasiripaya" Rev. Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
Phone: 94 1 694132 / 675463
Fax: 94 1 694227

Tanzania

Permanent Secretary Samora Avenue
Ministry of Health,
P.0. Box 9083,
Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255-22-2120261-7
Fax: +255-22-2139951
E-mail: moh@cats-net.com

Uganda

Ministry of Health

Brig. Jim Muwhezi
Minister of Health
Plot 6 Lourdel Rd, Wandegeya
P.O. Box 7272
Kampala Uganda
info@health.go.ug
Tel: 256-41-340884
Fax: 256-41-340887

UK

European Observatory on Health Care Systems
London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street
GB-London WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Email: observatory@who.dk
www.euro.who.int

Ministry of Health

Department of Health
Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
GB-London SW1A 2NS
www.open.gov.uk/doh/dhhome.htm

The Department of Health, Social Services, & Public Safety Bairbre de Brun, MLA
Castle Buildings
Stormont, Belfast
BT4 3SJ
Tel: 028 90520500
Fax: 028 90520572

United States

Secretary Tommy Thompson
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
(202) 619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775

Venezuela

Ministry of Health

Gilberto Rodriguez Ochoa
Ministro de Salud
Parque Central
Torre Oeste Piso 39-41 Distrito Federall
Caracas, Venezuela
ministro@guaicaipuro.mh.gov.ve
Tel: (58)-(02)-575.36.90
Fax: (58)-(02)-576.24.59
http://www.platino.gov.ve/minfamilia/

Zimbabwe

Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
E-mail: npro_moh@gta.gov.zw

WHO-Africa

Tel: (1 321 ) 95 39 478 / +242 83 91 75
Fax : (1 321 ) 95 39 517 / + 242 83 95 17
E-mail: drhafro@whoafr.org
Mr. P. Mbemba, AA/DRH
Cite du Djoue P.O.Box 06
Brazzaville, Congo
Telephone: +(1-321) 95 39 100 / +242 839100 Registry Facsimile: +(1-321) 95 39 100 / +242 83 91 00 +(1-321) 95 39 503 / +242 83 95 03

WHO-South-East Asia

Dr. Uton Muchtar Rafei - Regional Director
World Health Organization
Regional Office for South-East Asia
World Health House
Indraprastha Estate
Mahatama Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110 002, India
Electronic mail Technical Information : Htwem@whosea.org General Information : PandeyH@whosea.org

PAHO

Dr. George A. O. Alleyne
Director
Pan American Health Organization
Pan American Sanitary Bureau Regional Office of the World Health Organization
525 Twenty-third Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
United States of America
Country/City Code: (202) Tel: 974-3000
Fax: 974-3663

WHO Regional Office for Europe

WHO Regional Office for Europe
Regional Office for Europe
8, Scherfigsvej 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark
Tel: +45 39 17 17 17 Fax: +45 39 17 18 18