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Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Digital Learning in Health Emergencies

Director / Head: 
  Professor/Dr Sanjeev ARORA
  Professor/Dr Bruce STRUMINGER




Institution:
  ECHO Institute, Health Sciences Center
  University of New Mexico
Address:
  MSCO7-4245, 1 University of New Mexico
  NM 87131-0001
  New Mexico
Town:
  Albuquerque
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  001-505-750-3246
Fax:
 
Date of Designation:
  23/Aug/2023
Last Redesignation:
  23/Aug/2023
Expiry:
  23/Aug/2027
Terms of Reference:
  1. At WHO’s request, collaborate with the organization to support the design and implementation of digital learning activities 
  2. Provide technical assistance and training to WHO to increase WHO’s capacity to design and implement digital learning opportunities 
  3. Provide technical assistance to WHO for the design and implementation of the future Global Health Emergency Workforce (GHEW) digital learning to increase capacity and professionalization of the GHEW workforce 
  4. Provide technical assistance to WHO for the monitoring and evaluation of digital learning activities and collaborate to support the promotion and dissemination of digital learning lessons learned and best practices 
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Subjects:
  1. Health promotion & education 
  2. Informatics and Telemedicine 
  3. Emergency & humanitarian action 
Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Providing technical advice to WHO 
  3. Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.5 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health workforce
  2.1.2 - Capacities for emergency preparedness strengthened in all countries
  2.2.1 - Research agendas, predictive models and innovative tools, products and interventions available for high-threat health hazards
Responsible Officer:
  UTUNEN Heini
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2919
Email:
  utunenh@who.int

You can also contact:
  1. DURAND-ALLEGRE Anne-Sophie 
  2. BLACK Andrew 
  3. GEORGE Richelle 
Technical Counterpart:
  UGARTE CASAFRANCA Ciro
Phone:
  +1 (202) 9743708
Email:
  ugarteci@paho.org
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork