Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Control of Thalassaemia
Director / Head:
Dr Androulla ELEFTHERIOU
Institution:
Cyprus Thalassaemia Centre for Community Control of Thalassaemia, Ministry of Health
Address:
31 Ifigenias Street
2007
Town:
Nicosia
Country:
CYPRUS
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+357 22 319129
Fax:
+357 22 314552
Date of Designation:
01/Oct/1986
Last Redesignation:
07/May/2012
Expiry:
07/May/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To act as a Reference Centre for training of health professionals on all aspects of prevention and clinical management
- To act as a Reference Centre for the education of patients and parents
- Monitor progress in the implementation of national control programmes.
- To assist WHO in producing publications and guidelines on the management and prevention (control) of thalassaemia and other haemoglobinopathies.
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Subjects:
- Genetics & hereditary diseases
- Health promotion & education
- Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment
Types of activity:
- Training and education
- Collection; collation and dissemination of information
- Organization of events (e.g. conferences; summits)
WHO organization wide expected result:
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3.3 - Improvements made in Member States’ capacity to collect, analyse, disseminate and use data on the magnitude, causes and consequences of chronic noncommunicable diseases, mental and neurological disorders, violence, injuries and disabilities together with visual impairment, including blindness. |
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Responsible Officer:
SHAO Ruitai
Phone:
+41 22 79 13329
Technical Counterpart:
TSOUROS Agis
Phone:
+45 39171509
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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