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Ref.No. [Initiator]
LVA-6 [EURO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Professional Education

Director / Head: 
  Professor Inga Millere
  Toms Pulmanis




Institution:
  Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences
  Rīga Stradiņš University
Address:
  26a Anniņmuižas blvd.
  LV-1067
 
Town:
  Riga
Country:
  LATVIA
Region:
  EURO
Phone:
  +371 67061572
Fax:
 
Web Site:
  http://www.rsu.lv
Date of Designation:
  20/Nov/2018
Last Redesignation:
  20/Nov/2022
Expiry:
  20/Nov/2026
Terms of Reference:
  1. On request of WHO, to provide expertise and technical assistance on transforming health professional education and training.  
  2. To support WHO by conducting research and generating evidence on health professionals education. 
  3. To promote, raise awareness and disseminate WHO policies, documents and promotional materials. 
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Subjects:
  1. Human resources for health (excluding Nursing) 
  2. Nursing 
  3. Health promotion & education 
Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level 
  3. Organization of events (e.g. conferences; summits) 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.5 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health workforce
  1.1.4 - Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities
  1.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course
Responsible Officer:
  SCOTTER Crispin David Paul
Phone:
  +4545337138
Email:
  scotterc@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  COMETTO Giorgio
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2795
Email:
  comettog@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork