Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine
Director / Head:
Dr Chun-Tao Che
Institution:
College of Pharmacy
University of Illinois at Chicago
Address:
833 South Wood Street, IL 60612-7230 -
Town:
Chicago
Country:
USA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(1-312) 996 7253
Fax:
(1-312) 996 7107
Date of Designation:
01/Mar/1981
Last Redesignation:
06/Oct/2009
Expiry:
06/Oct/2013
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- • To provide research training for scientists from developing countries in the area of medicinal plants
[Brief description]
Research training will be provided for scientists from developing countries in the area of medicinal plants and herbal medicines (Botany, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, and clinical evaluation).
- • To make available information from the NAPRALERT Database to research scientists/communities, WHO and its Member States.
[Brief description]
To make available literature information on the ethnopharmacology, chemical constituents, biology and clinical activities of medicinal plant, microbial and animal preparations from the NAPRALERT Database to research scientists.
- .• To provide advisors and/or consultants to WHO and its Member States.
[Brief description]
Centre will continue carry out/take up specific ad hoc assignments with technical expertise on traditional/indigenous, complementary and alternative medicines in general, and herbal medicine in particular, requested by WHO (Headquarters and Regional Offices).
- • To participate and/or provide expertise and technical services to the PAHO Working Group on Medicinal Plants.
[Brief description]
Centre will contribute to the work of the PAHO Working Group on Medicinal Plants by active participation or provision of services and/or advices to meet its goals and objectives.
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Subjects:
- Traditional medicine
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Types of activity:
- Implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
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WHO organization wide expected result:
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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. |
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10.2 - National capacities for governance and leadership improved through evidence-based policy dialogue, institutional capacity-building for policy analysis and development, strategy-based health system performance assessment, greater transparency and accountability for performance, and more effective intersectoral collaboration. |
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Responsible Officer:
ZHANG Qi
Phone:
+41 22 79 13698
Technical Counterpart:
FITZGERALD James
Phone:
1-202-974-3282
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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