Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Water Supply and Sanitation
Director / Head:
Dr. Michihiro Akiba
Dai SIMAZAKI
Institution:
Department of Water Supply Engineering
National Institute of Public Health
Address:
2-3-6- Minami
351-0197
Saitama
Town:
Wako
Country:
JAPAN
Region:
WPRO
Phone:
(81-48) 458 6271
Fax:
(81-48) 458 6272
Date of Designation:
03/Dec/1986
Last Redesignation:
12/Sep/2012
Expiry:
12/Sep/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To serve as a clearing house for technical & scientific information on drinking-water & associated sanitation issues.
- To contribute to the regional dissemination & exchange of technical & scientific information on drinking-water & associated sanitation issues.
- To conduct & coordinate specific research on drinking water & associated sanitation issues as requested by WHO with WHO funding.
- To train personnel from Member States in the Region involved in drinking-water & associated sanitation programmes by organizing & conducting WHO-sponsored national & regional training courses.
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Subjects:
- Water & sanitation
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Types of activity:
- Information dissemination
- Provision of reference substances and other services
- Research
WHO organization wide expected result:
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8.1 - Evidence-based assessments made, and norms and standards formulated and updated on major environmental hazards to health (e.g., poor air quality, chemical substances, electromagnetic fields, radon, poor-quality drinking-water and waste-water reuse) |
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Responsible Officer:
HASSAN Mohd Nasir
Phone:
+855 23 216610
Technical Counterpart:
GORDON Bruce Allan
Phone:
+41 22 79 12728
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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