Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Medicines Information
Director / Head:
Professor Marc Blockman
Marc Blockman
Institution:
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
University of Cape Town Medical School
Address:
K45, Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital Observatory
7925
Western Cape Province
Town:
Cape Town
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
Region:
AFRO
Phone:
(27-21) 406 6496/6780
Fax:
(27-21) 448 0503
Date of Designation:
13/Dec/1995
Last Redesignation:
03/Feb/2009
Expiry:
03/Feb/2013
Date of Discontinuation:
03/Feb/2013
Terms of Reference:
- To train healthcare professionals in medicine information.
- To provide healthcare professionals with the necessary skills and information to set up medicines information centres in their countries.
- To provide medicine information in response to queries from health professionals via a telephonic, fax and/or email service.
- To provide medicines information support to other medicines information centres via e.g. the website (www.mic.uct.ac.za) and email.
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Subjects:
- Pharmaceuticals (including essential drugs and medicines)
- Health promotion & education
- Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment
Types of activity:
- Collection; collation and dissemination of information
- Providing technical advise to WHO
- Training and education
WHO organization wide expected result:
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11.1 - Formulation and monitoring of comprehensive national policies on access, quality and use of essential medical products and technologies advocated and supported. |
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11.2 - International norms, standards and guidelines for the quality, safety, efficacy and cost effective use of medical products and technologies developed and their national and/or regional implementation advocated and supported. |
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Responsible Officer:
RAGO Lembit
Phone:
14420/12657
Technical Counterpart:
DESTA Abayneh Tamir
Phone:
4 724 139 262
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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