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Ref.No. [Initiator]
UNK-217 [Headquarters]
Status
Discontinued
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Palliative care, policy and rehabilitation

Director / Head: 
  Dr Richard Harding
 




Institution:
  Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation
  King's College London
Address:
  Cicely Saunders Institute, Bessemer Road
  SE5 9PJ
  London
Town:
  London
Country:
  UK
Region:
  EURO
Phone:
  +44 20 7848 5516
Fax:
  +44 20 7848 5517
Date of Designation:
  27/Oct/2008
Last Redesignation:
  27/Oct/2018
Date of Discontinuation:
  17/Nov/2022
Terms of Reference:
  1. 1. To support WHO in developing a monitoring framework for palliative care in the global context 
  2. 2. To support WHO in implementing evidence-based palliative care in the global context.  
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Subjects:
  1. Noncommunicable diseases other than those specifically mentioned 
  2. Cancer 
  3. Health systems research & development 
Types of activity:
  1. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  2. Evaluation  
  3. Development and application of appropriate technology 
WHO Outputs:
  2.1.3 - Countries enabled to improve health care coverage for the management of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their risk factors through strengthening health systems
  4.2.1 - Equitable integrated, people-centred service delivery systems in place in countries and public health approaches strengthened
 
Responsible Officer:
  SLAMA Slim
Phone:
  +41 22 791 5494
Email:
  slamas@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  CORBEX Marilys Anne
Phone:
  +4545336908
Email:
  corbexm@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork