Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications
Director / Head:
Dr Ulrich Vogel
Dr Miriam Hoppmann
Institution:
Code Systems and Registers (K); Diagnosis Classifications (K1)
The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)
Address:
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3
53175
Town:
Bonn
Country:
GERMANY
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+49-228 99 307 0
Fax:
+49-228 99307
Date of Designation:
23/Jun/2003
Last Redesignation:
07/May/2024
Expiry:
07/May/2028
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Assist WHO in its work to develop, maintain and revise the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC).
- Contribute to the global network of WHO Collaborating Centres on FIC under WHO’s leadership.
- At the request of WHO provide support for local and regional users of classifications.
- In support of and in coordination with WHO, promote use of the WHO-FIC as and when appropriate by developing, and sharing training materials, organizing and conducting training courses and translating international WHO-FIC materials for local use, in coordination with WHO.
- Support WHO to strengthen the implementation of WHO classifications, supporting quality assurance procedures of the WHO-FIC classifications regarding mechanisms, norms and standards of classification use, data collection, and data analysis
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Subjects:
- Classifications of diseases
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- Health Technology (including laboratory services; but excluding blood safety)
Types of activity:
- Standardization of terminology and nomenclature
- Development and application of appropriate technology
- Coordination of activities carried out by several institutions (e.g. other WHO collaborating centres)
WHO Outputs:
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4.1.1 - Countries enabled to strengthen data, analytics and health information systems to inform policy and deliver impacts |
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Responsible Officer:
KOSTANJSEK Nenad Friedrich Ivan
Phone:
+41 22 791 3242
Technical Counterpart:
NOVILLO ORTIZ David
Phone:
+4545337198
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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