Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Substance Abuse Research, Prevention and Documentation
Director / Head:
Michel Graf
Institution:
Addiction Info Switzerland
Address:
Avenue Ruchonnet, 14 P.O. Box 870
1001
Town:
Lausanne
Country:
SWITZERLAND
Region:
EURO
Phone:
(41-21) 321 2911
Fax:
(41-21) 321 2940
Date of Designation:
14/Aug/1997
Last Redesignation:
05/Sep/2011
Expiry:
05/Sep/2015
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Under guidance from WHO to participate in the development of new methodologies for the estimation of the Global Burden of Disease due to alcohol.
- To support WHO in their work on alcohol and illicit drugs prevention and guidance for Member States
- To support WHO activities on drafting publications using the Global Information System for Alcohol and Health
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Subjects:
- Substance abuse (including alcohol & drugs)
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Types of activity:
- Providing technical advise to WHO
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
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WHO organization wide expected result:
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6.4 - Evidence-based and ethical policies, strategies, recommendations, standards and guidelines developed, and technical support provided to Member States with a high or increasing burden of disease or death associated with alcohol, drugs and other psychoactive substance use, enabling them to strengthen institutions in order to combat or prevent the public health problems concerned. |
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Responsible Officer:
MOLLER Lars Fodgaard
Phone:
+45 39171214
Technical Counterpart:
POZNYAK Vladimir B.
Phone:
+41 22 79 14307
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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