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VTN-4 [WPRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine

Director / Head: 
  Tran Quoc Binh
 




Institution:
 
  National Hospital of Traditional Medicine
Address:
  29, Nguyen Binh Khiem, - 844 Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  844
  Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Town:
  Hanoi
Country:
  VIET NAM
Region:
  WPRO
Phone:
  (84-4) 3826 3616
Fax:
  (84-4) 3822 9353
Date of Designation:
  29/Feb/1988
Last Redesignation:
  27/Mar/2012
Expiry:
  27/Mar/2016
Terms of Reference:
  1. To provide technical support to the national network of traditional medicine including provincial, district & community levels. . 
  2. To create an model of integrated medicine in the examination and treatment work which is applicable to other countries and areas 
  3. To provide support to WHO to promote safety and efficacy of TM as well as the study on the application of non-medication therapies 
  4. To provide training opportunities for both international and national staffs of traditional medicine 
  5. To serve as a coordinating centre for information exchange on traditional medicine within Vietnam & between countries. 
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Subjects:
  1. Traditional medicine 
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Types of activity:
  1. Research 
  2. Training and education 
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WHO organization wide expected result:
  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.
  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.
 
Responsible Officer:
  SAMDAN Narantuya
Phone:
  +63 2 5289844

Technical Counterpart:
  ZHANG Qi
Phone:
  +41 22 79 13698
Email:
  zhangqi@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork