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Ref.No. [Initiator]
USA-272 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing

Director / Head: 
  Dr Jennifer Dohrn
  Dr Lorraine Frazier




Institution:
  School of Nursing
  Columbia University
Address:
  630 West 168th Street, Box 6
  10032
  NY
Town:
  New York
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  212-305-0059
Fax:
  212-305-0722
Date of Designation:
  15/May/1996
Last Redesignation:
  20/Jan/2023
Expiry:
  20/Jan/2027
Terms of Reference:
  1. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support the Organization’s efforts to strengthen human resources through the training of advanced practice nursing (APN). 
  2. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support the Organization’s efforts to strengthen human resources through the development of nursing and midwifery research and training. 
  3. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support the Organization’s efforts to build capacity of human resources for health development with expanded knowledge and application of digital health in nursing and midwifery 
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Subjects:
  1. Nursing 
  2. Emergency & humanitarian action 
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Types of activity:
  1. Information dissemination 
  2. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  3. Training and education 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.5 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health workforce
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  PUERTAS DONOSO Eduardo Benjamin
Phone:
  +504 49706
Email:
  puertasb@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  COMETTO Giorgio
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2795
Email:
  comettog@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork