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Ref.No. [Initiator]
POL-26 [EURO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Development of Quality and Safety in Health Systems

Director / Head: 
  Dr. Barbara Kutryba
 




Institution:
 
  National Centre for Quality Assessment in Health Care (NCQA)
Address:
  Kapelanka Street, no.60
  30-347
 
Town:
  Krakow
Country:
  POLAND
Region:
  EURO
Phone:
  (48-12) 427 8251
Fax:
  (48-12) 427 8251
Web Site:
  http://www.cmj.org.pl
Date of Designation:
  07/Apr/2006
Last Redesignation:
  08/Mar/2010
Expiry:
  08/Mar/2014
Terms of Reference:
  1. Serve as the International Secretariat (IS) for the WHO PATH project. 
  2. Facilitate the introduction and implementation of selected patient safety challenges, such as the WHO Surgical checklist. 
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Subjects:
  1. Patient safety 
  2. Health promotion & education 
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Types of activity:
  1. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  2. Training and education 
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WHO organization wide expected result:
  10.1 - Management and organization of integrated, population-based health-service delivery through public and nonpublic providers and networks improved, reflecting the primary health care strategy, scaling up coverage, equity, quality and safety of personal and population-based health services, and enhancing health outcomes.
  10.12 - Steps taken to advocate additional funds for health where necessary; to build capacity in framing of health-financing policy and interpretation and use of financial information; and to stimulate the generation and translation of knowledge to support policy development.
 
Responsible Officer:
  HAFNER Valentina
Phone:
  +45 39171255
Email:
  VHA@euro.who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  LARIZGOITIA JAUREGUI Iciar
Phone:
  +41 22 79 12133
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork