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USA-461 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre in Quality and Safety Education in Nursing and Midwifery

Director / Head: 
  Dr Ashley Leak Bryant
  Dr Valerie M. Howard




Institution:
  School of Nursing
  University of North Carolina
Address:
  107 Carrington Hall, Campus Box 7460
  27599-7460
  North Carolina
Town:
  Chapel Hill
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  +19199663731
Fax:
 
Date of Designation:
  07/May/2021
Last Redesignation:
  07/May/2021
Expiry:
  07/May/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. “At PAHO/WHO’s request the proposed institution will support the Organization in its efforts to strengthen nursing, interprofessional training and collaborative practice activities with a focus on leadership and quality of care”.  
  2. Under PAHO/WHO’s leadership the proposed institution will provide support in the development and dissemination of training, best practices, and research to inform evidence-based practice and collaboration in nursing and midwifery quality of care.”  
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Subjects:
  1. Nursing 
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Types of activity:
  1. Collection and collation of information 
  2. Research 
  3. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.5 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health workforce
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  CASSIANI Silvia
Phone:
  +1 43048
Email:
  cassianis@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