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Ref.No. [Initiator]
CHN-36 [WPRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine

Director / Head: 
  Professor Cheng Haibo
 




Institution:
 
  Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Address:
  138 Xianlin Road
  210023
  Jiangsu Province
Town:
  Nanjing
Country:
  CHINA
Region:
  WPRO
Phone:
  (86-25) 8581 1079
Fax:
  (86-25) 8581 1078
Date of Designation:
  05/Aug/1983
Last Redesignation:
  12/Mar/2024
Expiry:
  12/Mar/2028
Terms of Reference:
  1. At WHO’s request, to support WHO in strengthening of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) practitioners in Member States by providing specialized training courses on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), with a focus on primary health care 
  2. At WHO’s request, to support WHO on raising awareness about the benefits, risks and appropriate use of T&CM in line with WHO’s recommendations and guidance. 
  3. At WHO’s request, to support WHO in strengthening research to generate evidence for T&CM safety and effectiveness, and in informing its work towards developing T&CM integration models. 
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Subjects:
  1. Traditional medicine 
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Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Information dissemination 
  3. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.1 - Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  HILL Geraldine
Phone:
  +63 2 8528 8001
Email:
  ghill@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  BANA Aditi
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2760
Email:
  banaa@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork