Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre on Alcohol and Public Health Policy Research
Director / Head:
Dr Timothy Naimi
Institution:
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
University of Victoria
Address:
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
V8W 2Y2
BC
Town:
Victoria
Country:
CANADA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
+1 250 472 5445
Fax:
+1 250 472 5321
Date of Designation:
11/Mar/2021
Last Redesignation:
11/Mar/2021
Expiry:
11/Mar/2025
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will support PAHO/WHO through capacity building and data collection for improved health information systems and assessment of alcohol policy options, including the use of open-access softwares to estimate alcohol-attributable mortality to be identified.
- At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will support PAHO/WHO’s implementation of the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol through the provision of expertise and technical input to inform alcohol policy and the development of country-level alcohol policy scales.
- At PAHO/WHO’s request, the proposed institution will assist PAHO/WHO in developing additional resources and build capacity regarding health taxation, and in particular alcohol excise taxation and alcohol pricing strategies
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Subjects:
- Mental health & neurosciences
- Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment
- Research policy & development
Types of activity:
- Training and education
- Research
- Providing technical advice to WHO
WHO Outputs:
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1.1.5 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health workforce |
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3.2.1 - Countries enabled to develop and implement technical packages to address risk factors through multisectoral action |
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4.1.1 - Countries enabled to strengthen data, analytics and health information systems to inform policy and deliver impacts |
Responsible Officer:
OLIVEIRA E SOUZA Renato
Phone:
Technical Counterpart:
POZNYAK Vladimir B.
Phone:
+41 22 791 4307
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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