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USA-206 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership

Director / Head: 
  Dean Afaf I. MELEIS
  Dr. Marjorie Muecke




Institution:
  School of Nursing
  University of Pennsylvania
Address:
  418 Curie Boulevard
  19104-4217
  PA
Town:
  Philadelphia
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  (1-215) 573-3050
Fax:
  (1-215) 573 8857
Date of Designation:
  02/Feb/1988
Last Redesignation:
  14/Jul/2010
Expiry:
  14/Jul/2014
Terms of Reference:
  1. Work with WHO to contribute to the development of primary health care based health systems by strengthening nursing and midwifery human resources to address the Millennium Development Goals. 
  2. In collaboration with WHO, systematically promote sustainable interprofessional education and collaborative research 
  3. Assist WHO in fostering development of human resources by working to reduce nurse shortages and to improve work environments for nurses. 
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Subjects:
  1. Nursing 
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Types of activity:
  1. Information dissemination 
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WHO organization wide expected result:
  10.8 - Health-workforce information and knowledge base strengthened, and country capacities for policy analysis, planning, implementation, information-sharing and research built up.
  10.9 - Technical support provided to Member States, with a focus on those facing severe health-workforce difficulties in order to improve the production, distribution, skill mix and retention of the health workforce.
 
Responsible Officer:
  CASSIANI Silvia
Phone:
 
Email:
  cassianis@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  NKOWANE Annette Mwansa
Phone:
  +41 22 79 14314
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork