Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Director / Head:
Dr Vaira Leimane
Institution:
International Training Centre (ITC)
State Centre of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases of Latvia (SCTLD)
Address:
Stopinu p., LV 2118
LV 2118
Riga region
Town:
Riga
Country:
LATVIA
Region:
EURO
Phone:
(371) 704 8246 / 790 8202
Fax:
(371) 790 1014
Date of Designation:
23/Apr/2004
Last Redesignation:
27/May/2009
Expiry:
27/May/2013
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- In collaboration with the WHO HQ, Regional office in Europe to provide training and education for health care workers to successfully implement and sustain the key challenges in TB control of the Stop TB Strategy: DOTS expansion, MDR-TB including XDR-TB, TB/HIV, bacteriological aspects and laboratory strengthening, infection control etc, in line with OWER 2 (Policy and technical support provided to countries towards expanded delivery of prevention, treatment and care interventions for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB).
- To review current training curricula in light of The Stop TB strategy, Global Plan to Stop TB Stop TB, International Standards of TB Care, and The Global MDR-TB& XDR-TB Plan for different categories of health-care staff involved in the TB programe.
The curriculum with clear definitions of tasks, assignment of responsibilities for MDR-TB management strategy implementation will improve MDR-TB control in countries, in line with OWER 1 (guidelines, policy, strategy and other tools developed for prevention, treatment and care for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB..).
- To provide high quality evidence based training for different levels of health care providers, upon requirements of the National Tuberculosis Control Programs and/or their donors from MDR-TB high burden countries, who will be able to disseminate lessons learned and implement and sustain MDR-TB management. To ensure the skills, knowledge and attitudes (i.e. competencies) using different varieties of training methods including ‘’Training of Trainers ‘’, on-site training, on-the-job training (supervision and follow-up); etc. Ensure post training follow-up, in line with OWER 6 (New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies…for the prevention and control of HIV, TB and Malaria developed and validated).
- To develop new training programs, methods and materials upon new requirements of Stop TB strategy: On infection control including TOT; Training for microbiology and laboratory strengthening; Effective Health communication; Epidemiological surveillance of TB, MDR-TB, MDR-TB in children and contact investigation, in line with OWER 6 (New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies…for the prevention and control of HIV, TB and Malaria developed and validated).
- To collaborate with the WHO Working Group on MDR-TB, and WHO/Green Light Committee (GLC) To promote implementation of WHO guidelines of the DOTS and MDR-TB strategies through the training activities, consultations and technical assistance to NTP, in line with OWER 1 (guidelines, policy, strategy and other tools developed for prevention, treatment and care for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB.).
- Provide operational research under the WHO leadership according to the plan for MDR-TB, XDR-TB and TB including case management, infection control, laboratory diagnostics, MDR-TB in children and contact investigation by molecular epidemiology in line with OWER 6 (New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies…for the prevention and control of HIV, TB and Malaria developed and validated).
- To include operational research results made under WHO leadership as evidence of training components to accelerate DOTS, MDR-TB and HIV/AIDS and TB program management towards expanded delivery of prevention, treatment and care interventions. To promote participants to include operational research component into their NTP policy, in line with OWER 6 (New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies…for the prevention and control of HIV, TB and Malaria developed and validated).
- To participate in collaborative research under WHO leadership on new TB drug development and laboratory diagnostic methods demonstration projects in collaboration with FIND and TB Alliance of Stop TB Partnership, in line with OWER 6 (New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies…for the prevention and control of HIV, TB and Malaria developed and validated).
Contribute expertise and recourses to the development and implementation of strategies for staff of collaborating centre motivation and retention. To ensure professional development of faculty members attending training courses, making presentations of operational research in different kinds of international conferences related to the tuberculosis problem, in line with OWER 5 (Political commitment sustained and mobilization of resources ensured.
To participate in WHO Europe region Collaborative meetings, providing updates on performed work, sharing, experience with other education agencies. To update brochure and the web site information about WHO Collaborating Centre. Establish links with other related sites, in line with OWER 1 (guidelines, policy, strategy and other tools developed for prevention, treatment and care for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB.).
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Types of activity:
- Training and education
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WHO organization wide expected result:
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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:
KREMER Kristin
Phone:
+45 39171572
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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