Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine
Director / Head:
Professor Shilin CHEN
Institution:
Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Address:
No. 16 Nanxiaojie
100700
Dongcheng District
Town:
Beijing
Country:
CHINA
Region:
WPRO
Phone:
(86-10) 6401 3996 / 6403 2658
Fax:
(86-10) 6401 3996
Date of Designation:
05/Aug/1983
Last Redesignation:
24/Jul/2012
Expiry:
24/Jul/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Provide training opportunities for capacity building at the selected WHO Member States relating to herbal medicines as requested by WHO
- Provide technical support to development of a WHO technical document on medicinal plants to be published by WHO/WPRO
- Provide technical discussion fora on Chinese Materia Medica
- Provide technical support and technical advice to WHO for implementation of WPRO Regional Strategy on Traditional Medicine: 2011-2020 and for development and implementation of WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2014-2023
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Subjects:
- Traditional medicine
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Types of activity:
- Research
- Training and education
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WHO organization wide expected result:
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10.1 - Management and organization of integrated, population-based health-service delivery through public and nonpublic providers and networks improved, reflecting the primary health care strategy, scaling up coverage, equity, quality and safety of personal and population-based health services, and enhancing health outcomes. |
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10.2 - National capacities for governance and leadership improved through evidence-based policy dialogue, institutional capacity-building for policy analysis and development, strategy-based health system performance assessment, greater transparency and accountability for performance, and more effective intersectoral collaboration. |
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11.3 - Evidence based policy guidance on promoting scientifically sound and cost-effective use of medical products and technologies by health workers and consumers developed and supported within the Secretariat and regional and national programmes. |
Responsible Officer:
SAMDAN Narantuya
Phone:
+63 2 5289844
Technical Counterpart:
ZHANG Qi
Phone:
+41 22 79 13698
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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