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CHI-25 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Service Development, Training and Research in Mental Health

Director / Head: 
  Ms Olga Toro Devia
 




Institution:
  Escuela de Salud Publica
  Universidad de Chile / Facultad de Medicina
Address:
  Av Independencia 939, Independencia
  8380000
  Region Metropolitana
Town:
  Santiago
Country:
  CHILE
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  +56 229786149
Fax:
 
Date of Designation:
  12/Dec/2022
Last Redesignation:
  12/Dec/2022
Expiry:
  12/Dec/2026
Terms of Reference:
  1. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will provide input to inform the development of suicide prevention strategies 
  2. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support PAHO/WHO to strengthen the dissemination of good practices and communication materials related to child and adolescent mental health. 
  3. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support PAHO/WHO to strengthen mental health care in emergency and disaster situations. 
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Subjects:
  1. Mental health & neurosciences 
  2. Adolescent health 
  3. Emergency & humanitarian action 
Types of activity:
  1. Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level 
  2. Training and education 
  3. Outbreaks and emergencies 
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
  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:
  ELINGTON CAYETANO Gregoria Claudina
Phone:
  +507 48234
Email:
  cayetanoc@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  VAN OMMEREN Mark Humphrey
Phone:
  +41 22 791 3619
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork