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Ref.No. [Initiator]
USA-450 [AMRO]
Status
Discontinued
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Information Systems for Health

Director / Head: 
  DR Ian Brooks
 




Institution:
  Center for Health Informatics, School of Information Sciences
  University of Illinois
Address:
  1901 S. First Street, Suite A
  61820
  Illinois
Town:
  Champaign
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  (217) 333-6080
Fax:
 
Date of Designation:
  28/Sep/2019
Last Redesignation:
  28/Sep/2019
Date of Discontinuation:
  04/Jan/2024
Terms of Reference:
  1. To support PAHO/WHO in the implementation of the Information Systems for Health (IS4H) initiative. 
  2. To support PAHO/WHO in the development and implementation of the IS4H Toolkit and plan for to strengthen national IS4H initiatives. 
  3. To support PAHO/WHO in its efforts to strengthen and improve the scientific validity of PAHO/WHO technical databases. 
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Subjects:
  1. Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment 
  2. Informatics and Telemedicine 
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Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  3. Research 
WHO Outputs:
  4.1.1 - Improved country governance capacity to formulate, implement and review comprehensive national health policies, strategies and plans (including multisectoral action, a “Health in All Policies” approach and equity policies)
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  D'AGOSTINO Marcelo Jose
Phone:
  +1 43301
Email:
  dagostim@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  KRISHNAMURTHY Ramesha Saligrama
Phone:
  +41 22 791 1405
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork