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Ref.No. [Initiator]
CAN-56 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Science Education and Practice

Director / Head: 
  Professor Martine Morin
  Professor Marie-Claude Arsenault




Institution:
  Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  University of Sherbrooke
Address:
  3001, 12th Avenue North
  J1H 5N4
  Quebec
Town:
  Sherbrooke
Country:
  CANADA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  (1-819) 821-8000 ext. 74470
Fax:
  (1-819) 564 5378
Date of Designation:
  18/Jun/2001
Last Redesignation:
  20/Aug/2021
Expiry:
  20/Aug/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support the Organization by providing technical inputs / technical expertise for the advancement of social accountability and interprofessional education in the health workforce. 
  2. At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support the Organization´s efforts to strengthen and improve the relevance and performance of the health workforce in primary care and family medicine through capacity building. 
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Subjects:
  1. Human resources for health (excluding Nursing) 
  2. Health equity 
  3. Health systems research & development 
Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Coordination of activities carried out by several institutions (e.g. other WHO collaborating centres) 
  3. Providing technical advice to WHO 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.5 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health workforce
  1.1.1 - Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages
  1.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course
Responsible Officer:
  PUERTAS DONOSO Eduardo Benjamin
Phone:
  +504 49706
Email:
  puertasb@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  COMETTO Giorgio
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2795
Email:
  comettog@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork