Title of the centre:
WHO Collaboratign Centre for Tuberculosis Education
Director / Head:
Prof. Ali Akbar Velayati
Masjedi Mohamed Ridha
Institution:
National Research Institute of Tuberculosis & Lung Diseases (NRITLD)
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences & Health Services
Address:
Shaheed Bahonar Ave, Darabad
19575/154
Town:
Teheran
Country:
IRAN (ISLAMIC REP.)
Region:
EMRO
Phone:
(98-21) 26109991
Fax:
(98-21) 26109484
Date of Designation:
22/Aug/1993
Last Redesignation:
18/Jun/2012
Expiry:
18/Jun/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Training Course for TB and MDR TB (Diagnosis and Treatment) for Physicians, Nurses and Lab Technicians in all Provinces of Iran
- Support to Build Technical Capacity of Researchers from the Regional Countries through Fellowships Courses for instance "Ph.D courses ".
- To work with WHO in Organizing TB/HIV Courses for Regional Physicians and Lab Directors
- Strengthening TB Control Managers, Physicians, Lab Directors and Technicians and Nurses in (neighboring country+ EMRO Region Countries) for Combating TB
- Training and Strengthening Physicians ,Lab Directors and Technicians and Nurses for Case Finding and Treatment of XDR TB
- To Assist WHO in implementation of TB Control Educational Framework in EMRO Region
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Subjects:
- Tuberculosis
- Respiratory Infections
- HIV/AIDS
Types of activity:
- Training and education
- Information dissemination
- Organization of events (e.g. conferences; summits)
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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2.1 - Guidelines, policy, strategy and other tools developed for prevention of, and treatment and care for patients with, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, including innovative approaches for increasing coverage of the interventions among poor people, and hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations. |
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Responsible Officer:
BAGHDADI Samiha
Phone:
Technical Counterpart:
JAKUBOWIAK Wieslaw
Phone:
+41 22 79 12485
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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