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CHN-35 [WPRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine

Director / Head: 
  Professor Baoyan Liu
  Ms Zijun Zhang




Institution:
 
  Institute of Clinical Research & Information, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Address:
  16, Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei Street
  100700
  Beijing
Town:
  Beijing
Country:
  CHINA
Region:
  WPRO
Phone:
  (86-10) 64016387
Fax:
  (86-10) 64016387
Date of Designation:
  05/Aug/1983
Last Redesignation:
  18/Mar/2012
Expiry:
  18/Mar/2016
Terms of Reference:
  1. To support development and implementation of WHO global strategy for traditional medicine and regional strategy for traditional medicine in the Western Pacific Region(2011-2020) 
  2. To develop appropriate methodology for clinical research on evaluating the safety and efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 
  3. To serve as a reference library for literature on Traditional Chinese Medicine and to set up a database of traditional medicine in order to promote information exchange. 
  4. To strengthen human resources on traditional medicine 
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Subjects:
  1. Traditional medicine 
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Types of activity:
  1. Research 
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WHO organization wide expected result:
  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.
  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.
  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
Email:
  zhangqi@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork