Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology
Director / Head:
Professor Linamara Rizzo Battistella
Institution:
Instituto de Medicina Física e Reabilitação (IMREA), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina (HC FMUSP)
Universidade de São Paulo
Address:
Rua Domingo de Soto, 100
04116030
Sao Paulo
Town:
Sao Paulo
Country:
BRAZIL
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
+55 11 5180 7800
Fax:
Date of Designation:
02/Sep/2017
Last Redesignation:
02/Sep/2021
Expiry:
02/Sep/2025
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- At PAHO/WHO’s request support the Organization’s efforts to improve access to health services for people with disabilities.
- Under PAHO/WHO’s leadership support the Organization to strengthen and expand rehabilitation, habilitation, assistive technology, assistance and support services, and community-based rehabilitation.
- At PAHO/WHO request strengthen the collection of relevant and internationally comparable data on disability and support research on disability and related services
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Subjects:
- Disabilities and rehabilitation (excluding accident prevention)
- Health Technology (including laboratory services; but excluding blood safety)
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Types of activity:
- Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level
- Coordination of activities carried out by several institutions (e.g. other WHO collaborating centres)
- Collection and collation of information
WHO Outputs:
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1.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course |
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1.3.2 - Improved and more equitable access to health products through global market shaping and supporting countries to monitor and ensure efficient and transparent procurement and supply systems |
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Responsible Officer:
DUTTINE Antony
Phone:
+41 22 791 2015
Technical Counterpart:
LUCIANI Silvana
Phone:
+1 43572
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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