Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine
Director / Head:
Prof. Norman R. FARNSWORTH
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:
01/Jan/1900
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.
-
-
-
-
-
-
Subjects:
- Traditional medicine
-
-
Types of activity:
- Implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
-
WHO organization wide expected result:
| |
11.1: Formulation and monitoring of comprehensive national policies on access, quality and use of essential medical products and technologies advocated and supported. |
| |
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. |
| |
|
Responsible Officer:
Xiaorui ZHANG
Phone:
(41-22) 791 3639
Technical Counterpart:
James FITZGERALD
Phone:
Registry file Ref:
T18/286/7-T18/181/3
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
|