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Ref.No. [Initiator]
USA-407 [Headquarters]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Herbal Medicines

Director / Head: 
  Professor Chun-Tao Che
  Professor Guido F. Pauli




Institution:
  College of Pharmacy
  University of Illinois at Chicago
Address:
  833 South Wood Street
  60612
  Illinois
Town:
  Chicago
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  +1 312 996 5234
Fax:
  +1 312 996 7107
Web Site:
  http://www.uic.edu
Date of Designation:
  23/Sep/2016
Last Redesignation:
  23/Sep/2020
Expiry:
  23/Sep/2024
Terms of Reference:
  1. At the request of WHO, support WHO in implementation of the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 
  2. Under WHO’s leadership, provide technical inputs to WHO on quality and safety of herbal medicines 
  3. On WHO’s request and under WHO’s guidance, provide technical support to WHO for the development and updating of WHO’s International Herbal Pharmacopoeia 
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Subjects:
  1. Traditional medicine 
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Types of activity:
  1. Providing technical advice to WHO 
  2. Collection and collation of information 
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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
  1.3.1 - Provision of authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products, including through prequalification services, essential medicines and diagnostics lists
 
Responsible Officer:
  BANA Aditi
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2760
Email:
  banaa@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  ROJAS CORTES Edgard
Phone:
 
Email:
  rojasedg@paho.org
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork