Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre on infection prevention and control and antimicrobial resistance
Director / Head:
Prof Stephan Harbath
Institution:
Faculty of Medicine, Infection Control Programme
University Hospital Geneva (HUG)
Address:
4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil
1211 Geneva 14
Geneva
Town:
Geneva
Country:
SWITZERLAND
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+41 22 372 9828
Fax:
+41 22 3723987
Date of Designation:
11/Mar/2022
Last Redesignation:
11/Mar/2022
Expiry:
11/Mar/2026
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To support WHO’s work on hand hygiene guidance and promotion in health care, with a particular focus on the annual global hand hygiene campaign and evidence and research updates
- To support WHO in the implementation of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Global Action Plan, with a particular focus on antimicrobial stewardship, essential medicines list and special antibiotic lists, burden of AMR, novel antimicrobial agents and combatting shortages of essential antibiotics.
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Subjects:
- Infection control
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
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Types of activity:
- Providing technical advice to WHO
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Organization of events (e.g. conferences; summits)
WHO Outputs:
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1.1.1 - Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages |
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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:
ROGERS Paul Melville
Phone:
+41 22 791 3024
Technical Counterpart:
COUTINHO REHSE Ana Paula
Phone:
+4545336710
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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