**Mandate:** Improve health and living standards across the Americas.

**Procurement:** Approximately USD 1 billion annually. 

PAHO procures products and services for a large amount, namely approximately 1 billion USD per year. Especially, the organization procures:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Contraceptives
- Vaccines
- Management and admin services
- Transportation services
- Storage services
- Mail services
- Travel
- Food
- Lodging
- Financial services
- Insurance services

The tender calendar of PAHO can be found [here](https://www.paho.org/en/doing-business-paho/tender-calendar).

For more details about how PAHO procures, [read here](https://www.paho.org/fr/node/4863).

[**Website**](https://www.paho.org/fr/node/4863)