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Ref.No. [Initiator]
BRA-59 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Education of Health Technicians

Director / Head: 
  MsC. Mauro de Lima Gomes
  Dr. Grácia Maria de Miranda Gondim
 
mlgomes@fiocruz.br
grama@fiocruz.br




Institution:
  Escola Politécnica de Saúde Joaquim Venancio (EPSJV)
  Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Address:
  Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos
  21040-360
  Rio de Janeiro
Town:
  Rio de Janeiro
Country:
  BRAZIL
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  (55-21) 3865 9700
Fax:
  (55-21) 3865 9701
Web Site:
  http://www.epsjv.fiocruz.br
Date of Designation:
  20/Jul/2004
Last Redesignation:
  18/Jul/2012
Expiry:
  18/Jul/2016
Terms of Reference:
  1. Collaborate with PAHO/WHO in the strengthening of the health technical education schools, with emphasis on Primary Health Care.. 
  2. Collaborate with PAHO/WHO in the review of the health technical workforce, including the composition, distribution, education and regulation. 
  3. Collaborate with PAHO/WHO in the development and enrichment of information and communication technology in service education programs for health technicians, with emphasis on community health agents. 
  4. Collaborate with PAHO/WHO in the publication and dissemination of technical and scientific information, with emphasis on education, health and work through the coordination and integration of networks of health technicians’ education schools and other institutions operating in health technical education. 
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Subjects:
  1. Human resources for health (excluding Nursing) 
  2. Health Technology (including laboratory services; but excluding blood safety) 
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Types of activity:
  1. Information dissemination 
  2. Training and education 
  3. Research 
WHO organization wide expected result:
  10.8 - Health-workforce information and knowledge base strengthened, and country capacities for policy analysis, planning, implementation, information-sharing and research built up.
  10.9 - Technical support provided to Member States, with a focus on those facing severe health-workforce difficulties in order to improve the production, distribution, skill mix and retention of the health workforce.
 
Responsible Officer:
  CASSIANI Silvia
Phone:
 
Email:
  cassianis@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  NKOWANE Annette Mwansa
Phone:
  +41 22 79 14314
Email:
  nkowanemwansa@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork
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