Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health
Director / Head:
Prof Sudeshni Naidoo
Institution:
Department of Oral Health
University of Western Cape
Address:
Private Bag X1, Tygerberg, Cape Town
7705
Western Cape Province
Town:
Cape Town
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
Region:
AFRO
Phone:
(27-21) 937 3148
Fax:
(27-21) 931 2287
Date of Designation:
01/Nov/1994
Last Redesignation:
03/Feb/2013
Expiry:
03/Feb/2017
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To contribute to WHO's work in the development of guidelines for infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS
- 2. To support WHO's work by ongoing research and surveillance of high morbidity and mortality diseases like NOMA, Burkitt's Lymphoma
- 3. To help develop and pilot WHO health education and health promotion materials
- 4. To contribute to research and support WHO's initiatives related to low cost fluoride toothpastes for the African Region
- 5. With these terms of reference, the WHO CC will provide expertise, support and specialised training to the WHO and countries in the African Region upon request
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Subjects:
- Oral health
- HIV/AIDS
- Informatics and Telemedicine
Types of activity:
- Research
- Training and education
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
WHO organization wide expected result:
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3.2 - Guidance and support provided to Member States for the development and implementation of policies, strategies and regulations in respect of chronic noncommunicable diseases, mental and neurological disorders, violence, injuries and disabilities together with visual impairment, including blindness. |
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3.3 - Improvements made in Member States’ capacity to collect, analyse, disseminate and use data on the magnitude, causes and consequences of chronic noncommunicable diseases, mental and neurological disorders, violence, injuries and disabilities together with visual impairment, including blindness. |
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3.4 - Improved evidence compiled by WHO on the cost-effectiveness of interventions to tackle chronic noncommunicable diseases, mental and neurological and substance-use disorders, violence, injuries and disabilities together with visual impairment, including blindness. |
Responsible Officer:
VARENNE Benoit
Phone:
Technical Counterpart:
PETERSEN Poul Erik
Phone:
13475/13435
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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