Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and TB/HIV Research and Training
Director / Head:
Dr Kashi Kant JHA
Institution:
SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre
SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre
Address:
Thimi, Bhaktapur G.P.O., Box 9517 -
44600
Town:
Kathmandu
Country:
NEPAL
Region:
SEARO
Phone:
+977- 1- 6632477, 6632601
Fax:
(977-1) 6634379
Date of Designation:
13/Mar/2002
Last Redesignation:
03/Jul/2010
Expiry:
03/Jul/2014
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To support Human Resource Development and Capacity Building through training of health personnel on priority interventions for control of TB & HIV/AIDS.
- To assist in Operational Research/ Research on innovative ways to implement strategies and interventions for new areas and evolving priorities, such as addressing TB/HIV, universal access to ART, surveillance and cross-border disease control.
- To collaborate as a Resource Centre through maintaining a database of available training and technical materials, ongoing research, and technical expertise for TB and HIV/AIDS available in the Region.
- To provide Technical and Operational Assistance for better implementation of TB and HIV control activities in Member Countries including advocacy at SAARC Regional Forums.
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Subjects:
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS
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Types of activity:
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Research
- Training and education
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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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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2.6 - New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies developed and validated to meet priority needs for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with scientists from developing countries increasingly taking the lead in this research. |
Responsible Officer:
HYDER Md Khurshid Alam
Phone:
+911123309138
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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