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CUB-27 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre on Knowledge Management and Scientific Communication

Director / Head: 
  Dr. Ileana Regla Alfonso
  Dr. Mercedes Fernández Valdés




Institution:
  Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas
  Ministerio de Salud Pública
Address:
  Calle 27 No. 110 entre M y, N, Vedado
  10400
  La Habana
Town:
  La Habana
Country:
  CUBA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  (53-7) 832 4402 / 832 2004
Fax:
  (53-7) 833 3063
Web Site:
  http://www.sld.cu
Date of Designation:
  10/Apr/2014
Last Redesignation:
  10/Apr/2022
Expiry:
  10/Apr/2026
Terms of Reference:
  1. To provide technical support to PAHO/WHO to improve the scientific communication in public health. 
  2. To provide technical support to PAHO/WHO in its activities towards strengthening scientific communication in public health. 
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Subjects:
  1. Library services & publishing 
  2. Informatics and Telemedicine 
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Types of activity:
  1. Collection and collation of information 
  2. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  3. Training and education 
WHO Outputs:
  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
  4.3.3 - Effective, innovative and secure digital platforms and services aligned with the needs of users, corporate functions, technical programmes and health emergencies operations
Responsible Officer:
  PEREIRA DOS SANTOS Eliane
Phone:
  +1 43160
Email:
  pereirae@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  ROBERTS Ian Francis
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2074
Email:
  robertsi@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork