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NET-43 [Headquarters]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health

Director / Head: 
  Prof. Monique HW Frings-Dresen
  Prof. Frank J.H. Van Dijk




Institution:
  Coronel Institute for Occupational & Environmental Health, Academic Medical Center
  University of Amsterdam
Address:
  Meibergdreef 9
  NL-1105 AZ
 
Town:
  Amsterdam
Country:
  NETHERLANDS
Region:
  EURO
Phone:
  + 31 20 566 5385
Fax:
  (31-20) 697 7161
Web Site:
  http://www.amc.uva.nl
Date of Designation:
  01/Jun/1981
Last Redesignation:
  24/Jul/2009
Expiry:
  24/Jul/2013
Terms of Reference:
  1. Promotion of evidence-based medicine (EBM) for occupational health by a validated on-line electronic lesson via WHO website. 
  2. Modernet as a European network for research and quality improvement of methods for monitoring occupational diseases and tracing new occupational risks. 
  3. Capacity building for Basic Occupational Health Services developing on-line access to high quality educational materials, a basic training course and workshops for BOHS education. Project in collaboration with John Harrison (London) and ICOH Board. 
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Subjects:
  1. Occupational health 
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Types of activity:
  1. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  2. Research 
  3. Evaluation  
WHO organization wide expected result:
  8.3 - Technical assistance and support provided to Member States for strengthening national occupational and environmental health risk management systems, functions and services.
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  KORTUM Evelyn G.
Phone:
  +41 22 79 13531
Email:
  kortume@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  KIM Rok Ho
Phone:
  + 49 228 815 0421
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork