Collaborating centres

WHO CC Database

The WHO CC database has the updated list of all the WHO Collaborating Centres, and it is accessible through the internet, so everyone has access to it.

The WHO Collaborating Centres Database is the official source of information on WHO Collaborating Centres. For each entry, it shows the following information:

  • Title of the WHO CC
  • Name of the exact subdivision of the institution that has been designated, and its address, phone and email
  • Name of the head or director of the WHO CC (who may or may not be the same that the director of the entire institution)
  • Date of original designation, date of last redesignation (if any), date of expiry of current designation
  • Who initiated the proposal for designation of that WHO CC (either headquarters or one of the regional offices)
  • Name of the responsible officer
  • Name of the counterpart
  • Terms of reference of the WHO CC

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NEWS

On 17/Nov/2011 the Centro Nacional de Genetica Medica, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas, La Habana, Cuba has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Development of Genetic Approaches for Health Promotion. More information

On 1/Dec/2011 theMailman School of Public Health, Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Center for Bioethics. More information

On 16/Dec/2011 the Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID), Arboviral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED), Fort Collins, USA has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Arthropod-Borne Viruses Reference and Research. More information