Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Radiation Protection
Director / Head:
Dr Stephen Solomon
Institution:
Health Physics Section, Environmental and Radiation Health Branch
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Address:
619 Lower Plenty Road
3085
Victoria
Town:
Yallambie
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Region:
WPRO
Phone:
(61-3) 9433 2211
Fax:
(61-3) 9432 9043
Date of Designation:
01/Apr/1985
Last Redesignation:
11/Jun/2012
Expiry:
11/Jun/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Cooperation in the area of strengthening preparedness to radiation emergencies and REMPAN activities
- Technical assistance to WHO in response to radiation emergencies.
- Cooperation in the area of biodosimetry and internal contamination monitoring and assessment
- To support WHO INTERSUN program related to ultraviolet radiation (UVR)
- To support WHO International Electromagnetic Fields Project program
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Subjects:
- Radiation
- Emergency & humanitarian action
- Environmental health and hazards other than those specifically mentioned
Types of activity:
- Outbreaks and emergencies
- Providing technical advise to WHO
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
WHO organization wide expected result:
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8.1 - Evidence-based assessments made, and norms and standards formulated and updated on major environmental hazards to health (e.g., poor air quality, chemical substances, electromagnetic fields, radon, poor-quality drinking-water and waste-water reuse) |
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5.5 - Support provided to Member States for strengthening national preparedness and for establishing alert and response mechanisms for food-safety and environmental health emergencies. |
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Responsible Officer:
CARR Zhanat
Phone:
+41 22 79 13483
Technical Counterpart:
HASSAN Mohd Nasir
Phone:
+855 23 216610
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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