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KOR-84 [WPRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Cancer Control and Prevention

Director / Head: 
  Dr Hong Gwan Seo
  Mr Sung-Bin Yim




Institution:
 
  National Cancer Center (NCC)
Address:
  323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu
  10408
  410-769
Town:
  Goyang
Country:
  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Region:
  WPRO
Phone:
  (82-31) 920 1931
Fax:
  (82-31) 920 1511
Date of Designation:
  12/Jul/2005
Last Redesignation:
  13/Jul/2021
Expiry:
  13/Jul/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. To support WHO in its work of building capacity in cancer registration and statistics.  
  2. Under WHO’s guidance, to support WHO in its work of building capacity in cancer control in low and middle income countries. 
  3. To support WHO in developing and conducting training on palliative care and provide technical input for policy development, as and when appropriate. 
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Subjects:
  1. Cancer 
  2. Noncommunicable diseases other than those specifically mentioned 
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Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level 
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WHO Outputs:
  1.1.2 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results
  1.1.5 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health workforce
 
Responsible Officer:
  NARAYAN Elick Ashwin
Phone:
  +63 2 8 5289888
Email:
  narayane@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  SLAMA Slim
Phone:
  +41 22 791 5494
Email:
  slamas@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork