Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Center for Global Outbreak Alert and Response - GOARN
Director / Head:
Dr. Basel Karo
Andreas Jansen
Institution:
Federal Information Center for International Health Protection (INIG)
Robert Koch Institute
Address:
Nordufer 20
13353
Berlin
Town:
Berlin
Country:
GERMANY
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+49 30 18754 0
Fax:
Date of Designation:
15/Mar/2019
Last Redesignation:
15/Mar/2023
Expiry:
15/Mar/2027
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Support WHO in the further development of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) by providing technical assistance that may inform the development of evidence-based technical and operational guidance.
- Support WHO’s activities in the context of GOARN through knowledge exchange and dissemination of information.
- Support WHO’s work in GOARN projects including Go.Data and projects of the WHO Pandemic Hub including capacity building and the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) initiative.
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Subjects:
- Emergency & humanitarian action
- Infection control
- Health promotion & education
Types of activity:
- Outbreaks and emergencies
- Providing technical advice to WHO
- Information dissemination
WHO Outputs:
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2.3.2 - Acute health emergencies rapidly responded to, leveraging relevant national and international capacities |
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2.3.1 - Potential health emergencies rapidly detected, and risks assessed and communicated |
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Responsible Officer:
BEJTULLAHU Armand
Phone:
+41 22 791 5544
Technical Counterpart:
STOROZHENKO Oleg Nikolayevich
Phone:
+4545337094
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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