Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for International Monitoring of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents
Director / Head:
Dr Dawn Sievert
Institution:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Address:
1600 Clifton Road NE (MS H16-5)
30329
Georgia
Town:
Atlanta
Country:
USA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
(1-404) 718 3270
Fax:
Date of Designation:
18/Aug/2022
Last Redesignation:
18/Aug/2022
Expiry:
18/Aug/2026
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Support to WHO in activities to strengthen Member States’ national capacity for AMR surveillance and continuous development and implementation of the WHO Global AMR Surveillance System (GLASS) and regional surveillance networks.
- Support WHO by providing, technical assistance to strengthen the ability of laboratories around the world to detect, monitor and report bacterial antimicrobial resistance, with special attention to emerging resistance mechanisms.
- Support WHO with the implementation of integrated strategies and activities to reduce the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Subjects:
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
- Infection control
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Types of activity:
- Collection and collation of information
- Providing technical advice to WHO
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WHO Outputs:
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1.3.5 - Countries enabled to address antimicrobial resistance through strengthened surveillance systems, laboratory capacity, infection prevention and control, awareness-raising and evidence-based policies and practices |
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Responsible Officer:
EREMIN Sergey Romualdovich
Phone:
+41 22 791 2320
Technical Counterpart:
RAMON PARDO Maria Del Pilar
Phone:
+1 43901
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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