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CUB-16 [AMRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Health in Housing

Director / Head: 
  Dra. Susana SUAREZ TAMAYO
  Dra. Yamile GONZALEZ SANCHEZ




Institution:
 
  Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiologia y Microbiologia (INHEM)
Address:
  Avenida Infanta 1158, Centro Habana, 10300 -
  10300
  Ciudad de La Habana Province
Town:
  La Habana
Country:
  CUBA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  (53-7) 878 1479 / 878 1736
Fax:
  (53-7) 833 2404
Date of Designation:
  20/Oct/1995
Last Redesignation:
  19/Jun/2021
Expiry:
  19/Jun/2025
Terms of Reference:
  1. At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will support the Organization’s efforts to implement the WHO Housing and health guidelines. 
  2. At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will support the Organization’s efforts in the development of evidence-based proposals for inclusion of healthy housing into urban and rural development plans. 
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Subjects:
  1. Healthy Cities 
  2. Social Determinants of health 
  3. Health promotion & education 
Types of activity:
  1. Information dissemination 
  2. Research 
  3. Training and education 
WHO Outputs:
  3.1.1 - Countries enabled to address social determinants of health across the life course
  3.3.1 - Countries enabled to adopt, review and revise laws, regulations and policies to create an enabling environment for healthy cities and villages, housing, schools and workplaces
  3.1.2 - Countries enabled to address environmental determinants of health, including climate change
Responsible Officer:
  CAMPOS ESTEBAN Maria Pilar
Phone:
 
Email:
  camposmar@paho.org

Technical Counterpart:
  ROEBBEL Nathalie Laure
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2108
Email:
  roebbeln@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork