Collaborating centres

WHO collaborating centres database

The WHO collaborating centres database has the updated list of all the WHO collaborating centres, and is accessible through the internet to the general public.

It is the official source of information on WHO collaborating centres. For each entry, it shows the following information:

  • reference number
  • initiator of the designation
  • title
  • name of the head of the WHO CC
  • name and contact details of the institution
  • date of original designation, date of last redesignation (if any) and date of expiry
  • Terms of reference
  • types of activity
  • reference to WHO's OWER
  • name and contact information for the responsible officer and technical counterpart

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On 11/Mar/2012, the HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and Lung disease research sections, The Epidemiological Laboratory (Epi-Lab), Khartoum, Sudan has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and lung diseases. More information

On 20/Mar/2012 the Département Médico-chirurgical de pédiatrie, Unité multidisciplinaire de santé des adolescents, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre in adolescent and school health. More information

On 26/Mar/2012 the Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Epidemiology. More information