Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research and Training
Director / Head:
Dr c Padmapriyadarsini
Institution:
National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
Address:
No 1, Mayor Sathiyamoorthy Road, Chetpet
600031
Tamil Nadu
Town:
Chennai
Country:
INDIA
Region:
SEARO
Phone:
(91-44) 28369600
Fax:
(91-44) 28362525
Date of Designation:
16/Sep/1985
Last Redesignation:
05/Jun/2021
Expiry:
05/Jun/2025
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- To assist WHO to promote innovative approaches for better implementation of TB control strategies through the development and evaluation of new tools - drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.
- To support WHO in assessment of the impact of TB control interventions and better determination of trends in TB incidence, prevalence and mortality (including MDR-TB and TB/HIV).
- To support WHO’s efforts in human resource development and capacity building to enhance skills for scaling up TB control interventions in line with the End TB Strategy.
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Subjects:
- Tuberculosis
- Research policy & development
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Types of activity:
- Research
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Training and education
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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1.1.2 - Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results |
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4.1.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen research capacity and systems, conduct and use research on public health priorities and scale effective innovations sustainably |
Responsible Officer:
REZWAN Md. Kamar
Phone:
26345
Technical Counterpart:
KANCHAR Avinash
Phone:
+41 22 791 3473
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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