Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research and Training
Director / Head:
Dr Prahlad Kumar
Institution:
National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI)
Address:
No. 8, Avalon Bellary Road
560003
Karnataka
Town:
Bangalore
Country:
INDIA
Region:
SEARO
Phone:
91 080 23362431
Fax:
91 080 23440952
Date of Designation:
25/Jul/1985
Last Redesignation:
05/Jun/2013
Expiry:
05/Jun/2017
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To assist WHO for capacity building on Tuberculosis care and control in the SEA Region
- To participate in collaborative research on TB epidemiology, care and control strategies relevant to country context of the SEA Region under WHO leadership
- On request of WHO, to provide technical support on Tuberculosis to institutions in Member countries in SEA Region
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Subjects:
- Tuberculosis
- Research policy & development
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Types of activity:
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Research
- Training and education
WHO organization wide expected result:
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2.2 - Policy and technical support provided to countries towards expanded gender-sensitive delivery of prevention, treatment and care interventions for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, including integrated training and service delivery; wider service-provider networks; and strengthened laboratory capacities and better linkages with other health services, such as those for sexual and reproductive health, maternal, newborn and child health, sexually transmitted infections, nutrition, drug-dependence treatment service respiratory care, neglected diseases and environmental health. |
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2.4 - Global, regional and national systems for surveillance, evaluation and monitoring strengthened and expanded to keep track of progress towards targets and allocation of resources for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria control and to determine the impact of control efforts and the evolution of drug resistance. |
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2.6 - New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies developed and validated to meet priority needs for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with scientists from developing countries increasingly taking the lead in this research. |
Responsible Officer:
HYDER Md Khurshid Alam
Phone:
+911123309138
Technical Counterpart:
GRZEMSKA Malgorzata
Phone:
13989/12565
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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