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Ref.No. [Initiator]
ITA-85 [Headquarters]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Family of International Classifications

Director / Head: 
  Dr Lucilla Frattura
  Dr Gongolo Francesco




Institution:
  Classification Area, General Directorate
  Regional Central Health Directorate
Address:
  Via Pozzuolo 330
  33100
 
Town:
  Udine
Country:
  ITALY
Region:
  EURO
Phone:
  (+39) 0432 805626
Fax:
  (+39) 0432 805680
Date of Designation:
  26/Jul/2007
Last Redesignation:
  21/Jul/2011
Expiry:
  21/Jul/2015
Terms of Reference:
  1. Assist WHO in developing, maintaining and revising the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) including the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health problems (ICD), the International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health (ICF), and other derived and related classifications, as well as relevant terminological and ontological aspects. 
  2. Support the international and regional WHO-FIC work and participate actively in the work of the various committees and reference groups established to assist WHO in the development, testing, implementation, use, improvement, updating and revision of the members of the WHO-FIC. 
  3. Network with current and potential users of the WHO-FIC and act as a reference centre for information about the WHO-FIC and other health-related classifications; and facilitate coordination and collaboration between WHO-FIC activities and of the relevant initiatives. 
  4. Promote use of the WHO-FIC, through supporting (i) the translation of international WHO-FIC materials to the relevant language(s) for local use, (ii) the development and sharing of teaching materials, organization and conduct of training and education courses and (iii)the development and deployment of methodologies and instruments for the use of the WHO-FIC, in coordination with WHO. 
  5. Improve the level and quality of implementation of WHO classifications, and supportquality assurance procedures of the WHO-FIC classifications regarding norms of use,training and data collection and application rules, in coordination with WHO. 
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Subjects:
  1. Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment 
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Types of activity:
  1. Information dissemination 
  2. Training and education 
  3. Collection; collation and dissemination of information 
WHO organization wide expected result:
  10.5 - Better knowledge and evidence for health decision-making assured through consolidation and publication of existing evidence, facilitation of knowledge generation in priority areas, and global leadership in health research policy and coordination, including with regard to ethical conduct.
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  KOSTANJSEK Nenad Friedrich Ivan
Phone:
  +41 22 79 13242

Technical Counterpart:
  LOYOLA ELIZONDO Enrique Gerardo
Phone:
  +45 39171482
Email:
  enl@euro.who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork