WHO Collaborating Centres

Over 800 institutions in over 80 countries supporting WHO programmes.

The WHO collaborating centres are institutions such as research institutes, parts of universities or academies, which are designated by the Director-General to carry out activities in support of the Organization's programmes. Currently there are over 800 WHO collaborating centres in over 80 Member States working with WHO on areas such as nursing, occupational health, communicable diseases, nutrition, mental health, chronic diseases and health technologies.

The concept of WHO Collaborating Centre
Definition, history, functions and management

Database
The official list and source of information of the WHO Collaborating Centres

Networks
Most WHO Collaborating Centres work together in networks to coordinate their activities, enhance their capacity and benefit from a global perspective.

Case studies
Examples of what the WHO Collaborating Centres do.

Figures and statistics
By country, region or subject.

Information for WHO Collaborating Centres
Administrative and legal information for existing WHO Collaborating Centres

Departamento de Toxicologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo, Urugay has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre in Human Environmental Toxicology on the 2nd February 2010 .
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Novosibirsk TB Research Institute Rosmedtechnology, Novosibirsk TB Research Institute, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Training in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis on the 19th February 2010 .
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Community Oral Health Department, Dental Public Health Program, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran (Islamic Rep.) has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Dental Public Health on the 1st March 2010
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