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CAN-113 [Headquarters]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Center for Health Services and Systems Performance

Director / Head: 
  Dr James Blanchard
  Dr Ties Boerma




Institution:
  Institute for Global Public Health at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
  University of Manitoba
Address:
  R065 771 McDermot Avenue
 
 
Town:
  Winnipeg
Country:
  CANADA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  +1 204 977-5678
Fax:
 
Date of Designation:
  10/Jun/2021
Last Redesignation:
  10/Jun/2021
Expiry:
  10/Jun/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. Under WHO’s leadership, contribute to the development of methods to assess and analyse community needs and demand for primary health care services with special reference to equity. 
  2. Under WHO’s leadership, develop, review and document improved methods to assess the availability and quality of health services. 
  3. Assist WHO by contributing to the development of methods and tools and curricula to assess and monitor health service/system preparedness and performance, including at the health facility level, with a focus on districts. 
  4. At WHO's request, support WHO’s role in global analysis and monitoring of access to health services and contribute to scientific exchange and learning forums. 
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Subjects:
  1. Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment 
  2. Health systems research & development 
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Types of activity:
  1. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  2. Providing technical advice to WHO 
  3. Evaluation  
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.1 - Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages
  1.1.2 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results
  1.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course
Responsible Officer:
  O'NEILL Kathryn Patricia
Phone:
  +41 22 791 3836
Email:
  oneillk@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  DEL RIEGO Amalia
Phone:
  +1 43195
Email:
  delriegoa@paho.org
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork