WHO Collaborating Centres
Global database
Version 1.5
Search / List / Details
Ref.No. [Initiator]
BEL-52 [Headquarters]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Conditions and Ageing

Director / Head: 
  Prof Jean-Yves Reginster
 




Institution:
  Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine
  University of Liège
Address:
  QUARTIER HOPITAL 13 AVENUE HIPPOCRATE
  B- 4000
  Liège
Town:
  Liège
Country:
  BELGIUM
Region:
  EURO
Phone:
  00 32 4 349 02 96
Fax:
  00 32 4 341 29 77
Date of Designation:
  18/Sep/2017
Last Redesignation:
  18/Sep/2021
Expiry:
  18/Sep/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. Under WHO’s leadership, to provide technical support for strengthening data measurement and monitoring in healthy aging 
  2. Under WHO's leadership, prepare technical reports and manuscripts on priority areas linked to WHO global goods  
  3. Under WHO’s leadership, raise awareness and disseminate WHO technical products and information on Musculoskeletal Conditions and Ageing 
  4.  
  5.  
  6.  
  7.  
  8.  
  9.  
  10.  
Subjects:
  1. Ageing 
  2. Noncommunicable diseases other than those specifically mentioned 
  3. Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment 
Types of activity:
  1. Research 
  2. Providing technical advice to WHO 
  3. Organization of events (e.g. conferences; summits) 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course
  4.1.1 - Countries enabled to strengthen data, analytics and health information systems to inform policy and deliver impacts
  4.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen research capacity and systems, conduct and use research on public health priorities and scale effective innovations sustainably
Responsible Officer:
  AMUTHAVALLI THIYAGARAJAN Jotheeswaran
Phone:
  +41 22 791 1248

Technical Counterpart:
  YON Yongjie
Phone:
  +4545336932
Email:
  yony@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork