Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Child and Neonatal Health
Director / Head:
Prof Trevor David DUKE
Institution:
Centre for International Child Health
University of Melbourne
Address:
Royal Children's Hospital
3052
Victoria
Town:
Parkville
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Region:
WPRO
Phone:
+61419881041
Fax:
(61-3) 9345 6000
Date of Designation:
16/Dec/2005
Last Redesignation:
23/Dec/2021
Expiry:
23/Dec/2025
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To inform WHO's work, as and when appropriate, in the development and field testing of guidelines, standards programme implementation tools and training materials for management and quality of care improvement for children at primary and hospital level
- To assist WHO in supporting countries in the introduction, local adaptation and implementation of WHO policies, strategies, guidelines, programme and quality of care improvement implementation tools for neonatal and child health programmes.
- To support WHO's work to enhance capacity and capability for monitoring, reporting, surveillance and research on key national priorities in child health including major causes of neonatal mortality, common childhood infectious and non-communicable diseases, vaccine preventable diseases and causes of long term childhood morbidity.
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Subjects:
- Child & maternal health
- Research policy & development
- Rheumatic diseases
Types of activity:
- Research
- Training and education
- Evaluation
WHO Outputs:
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1.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course |
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1.1.2 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results |
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1.1.1 - Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages |
Responsible Officer:
WERE Wilson Milton
Phone:
+41 22 791 2661
Technical Counterpart:
VANYA Delgermaa
Phone:
+63 2 8528 8001
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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