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Global Health Programs designated as PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center
Date of Designation: Nov. 23, 2009, expires Nov. 23,
2013
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization has
designated the HSC’s Office of International Health (Global Health
Programs) as a Collaborating Center on Innovative Health Workers
Education, Service and Research Models. Drs. Art Kaufman and Mark
Hauswald will be co-directors of the Center.
Designation Announcement
Regulations and Responsibilities
By definition, a WHO collaborating centre is an institution
designated by the Director-General of WHO to form part of an
inter-institutional collaborative network set up by WHO in support of
its program at the country, inter-country, regional, interregional and
global levels, as appropriate. But there is more to it than that. In
line with the WHO policy and strategy of technical cooperation, a WHO
collaborating centre must also participate in the strengthening of
country resources, in terms of information, services, research and
training, in support of national health development.
Designation is made with the agreement of the head of the
establishment to which the institution is attached or with that of the
director of the institution, if it is independent, and after
consultation with the national government. An institution is designated
initially for a term of four years; the designation may be renewed for
the same or a shorter period. A WHO collaborating centre may be jointly
designated by WHO and by another competent and specialized international
body, e.g., FAO.
Designation is independent of financial support being given to the
institution by WHO. Grants may be made to any institution that is able
to perform a specific task connected with WHO's program but this has no
relevance to the eligibility or ineligibility of that institution for
designation.
