Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre on implementation research in nutrition and global policy
Director / Head:
Dr. Patricia Ann Cassano
Institution:
Division of Nutritional Sciences
Cornell University
Address:
127 Savage Hall
18851
NY
Town:
Ithaca
Country:
USA
Region:
AMRO
Phone:
+1 607 255 8001
Fax:
+1 607 280 1033
Date of Designation:
29/Jan/2016
Last Redesignation:
29/Jan/2016
Expiry:
29/Jan/2020
Date of Discontinuation:
04/Feb/2020
Terms of Reference:
- 1. Joint annual 2-week training on systematic reviews in public health nutrition
- 2. Technical support for the development of a WHO repository of implementation research in public health nutrition programmes
- 3. Extraction, summary and entering of national and sub-national representative micronutrient and health surveys in the Micronutrients Database of the WHO-hosted Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System
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Subjects:
- Nutrition
- Research policy & development
- Health systems research & development
Types of activity:
- Training and education
- Providing technical advice to WHO
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
WHO Outputs:
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2.5.1 - Countries enabled to develop, implement and monitor action plans based on the maternal, infant and young child nutrition comprehensive implementation plan |
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2.5.2 - Norms and standards on maternal, infant and young child nutrition, population dietary goals, and breastfeeding updated, and policy options for effective nutrition actions for stunting, wasting and anaemia developed |
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4.1.2 - Country capacity to develop and implement legislative, regulatory, and financial frameworks strengthened by generation and use of evidence, norms and standards, and robust monitoring and evaluation |
Responsible Officer:
BRANCA Francesco
Phone:
+41 22 791 1025
You can also contact:
- SOLON Maria Pura
- ZAMORA MONGE Gerardo Alexander
- ROGERS Lisa
Technical Counterpart:
CUERVO AMORE Luis Gabriel
Phone:
+1 43135
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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