
RIMSA WILL BE HELD IN RIO DE JANEIRO, JUNE 2008

RIMSA 15 - Final Documents

Under the theme “Agriculture and Health: Alliance for Equity and Rural Development in the Americas,” RIMSA - Inter-American Meeting at Ministerial Level on Health and Agriculture will have its 15th edition in Brazil, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, June 11-12, 2008.

Prior to RIMSA, the 11th Meeting of the Hemispheric Committee for the Eradication of Foot-and- Mouth Disease (COHEFA 11) and the 5th Meeting of the Pan-American Commission on Food Safety (COPAIA 5), will also be held at the same location on June 9 and June 10, respectively.

The RIMSA in Rio de Janeiro is being organized under the leadership of the Pan-American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA) of the Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), jointly with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and with the support of the Brazilian Government through Ministries of Health , Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and External Relations.