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IND-79 [SEARO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Newborn Care

Director / Head: 
  Prof Ramesh Agarwal
  Jeeva Sankar




Institution:
  Division of Neonatalogy, Department of Paediatrics
  All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Address:
  Ansari Nagar
  110029
  Delhi
Town:
  New Delhi
Country:
  INDIA
Region:
  SEARO
Phone:
  (91-11) 2658 9633
Fax:
  (91-11) 2658 8641
Date of Designation:
  19/Mar/1997
Last Redesignation:
  16/Feb/2023
Expiry:
  16/Feb/2027
Terms of Reference:
  1. At WHO request, support WHO in capacity building of healthcare providers in caring for normal and small and sick newborns. 
  2. Under WHO’s leadership, provide technical support to assist WHO’s efforts towards improving quality of care of newborns. 
  3. At WHO’s request, to support WHO in strengthening the surveillance and response for neonatal death reviews. 
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Subjects:
  1. Child & maternal health 
  2. Nursing 
  3. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 
Types of activity:
  1. Training and education 
  2. Research 
  3. Information dissemination 
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
  1.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course
 
Responsible Officer:
  KHANNA Rajesh
Phone:
  26110
Email:
  khannar@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  EDMOND Karen Margaret
Phone:
  15467
Email:
  edmondk@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork