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Ref.No. [Initiator]
ARG-33 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre in Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

Director / Head: 
  Prof. Dr. Andres Pichon- Riviere
  Federico Augustovski




Institution:
  Departamento de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias (ETS) y Economía de la Salud
  INSTITUTO DE EFECTIVIDAD CLÍNICA Y SANITARIA (IECS)
Address:
  Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024
  C1414CPV
 
Town:
  BUENOS AIRES
Country:
  ARGENTINA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  541147778767
Fax:
 
Web Site:
  http://www.iecs.org.ar
Date of Designation:
  23/Sep/2013
Last Redesignation:
  23/Sep/2021
Expiry:
  23/Sep/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will provide capacity building in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Economic Evaluations (EE). 
  2. At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will support PAHO/WHO's efforts in the generation of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Economic Evaluations (EE) evidence in Latin America and the Caribbean. 
  3. At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will assist PAHO/WHO in the development and consolidation of the Health Technology Assessment Network of the Americas (RedETSA), as and when appropriate.  
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Subjects:
  1. Health Technology (including laboratory services; but excluding blood safety) 
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Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Information dissemination 
  3. Evaluation  
WHO Outputs:
  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:
  LEMGRUBER PORTUGAL D OLIVEIRA Alexandre
Phone:
  +1 43485
Email:
  lemgruba@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  VELAZQUEZ BERUMEN Adriana
Phone:
  +41 22 791 1239
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork