Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Development in the Caribbean
Director / Head:
Dr. Joanna Bennett
Dr. Eulalia Kahwa
Institution:
University of the West Indies School of Nursing (UWISON)
Address:
9 Gibraltar Camp Way, Mona
Town:
Kingston
Country:
JAMAICA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(876) 970 3340
Fax:
(876) 927 2472
Date of Designation:
22/Nov/2006
Last Redesignation:
23/Nov/2010
Expiry:
23/Nov/2014
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Collaborate with WHO to promote and support the development of nursing and midwifery education and practice in the Caribbean and internationally
- Collaborate with WHO to support adequate nursing and midwifery regulation in the Caribbean
- Collaborate with WHO to conduct and disseminate research and build research capacity in nursing and midwifery through regional and international collaboration
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Subjects:
- Nursing
- Human resources for health (excluding Nursing)
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Types of activity:
- Training and education
- Research
- Collection; collation and dissemination of information
WHO organization wide expected result:
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10.8 - Health-workforce information and knowledge base strengthened, and country capacities for policy analysis, planning, implementation, information-sharing and research built up. |
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10.9 - Technical support provided to Member States, with a focus on those facing severe health-workforce difficulties in order to improve the production, distribution, skill mix and retention of the health workforce. |
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Responsible Officer:
CASSIANI Silvia
Phone:
Technical Counterpart:
NKOWANE Annette Mwansa
Phone:
+41 22 79 14314
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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