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Network of WHO Collaborating Centres in occupational health
The network of Collaborating Centres makes a substantial contribution to our goal of “occupational health for all”; they are the "on-the-ground" actors, with capacities and networks in developed and developing countries, and play a key role in capacity building. WHO estimates that only about 10 to 15% of workers worldwide have some kind of access to occupational health services, and extending coverage is a key challenge.
The existing multilateral and bilateral collaboration is being further developed to transmit information and sharing of experience between countries and institutions. Networking and twinning arrangements among institutions in developing and industrialized countries increasingly provides a basis for equitable progress of countries in different stages of development. In 2001 the network priorities and activities were discussed by Collaborating Centre representatives at the Fifth Meeting of the Network of the WHO Collaborating Centres in Occupational Health in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and a Workplan 2001-2005 was prepared.
At the Sixth Network Meeting held in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, in February 2003 good progress in implementing workplans and identifying priorities was documented in the updated reports of the relevant task groups, as set out in the Compendium of Projects of the WHO Collaborating Centres in Occupational Health. The Collaborating Centres Network has 15 Task Groups, which are currently implementing over 300 projects in the 15 priority areas.
8th Global Meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centres on Occupational Health
8th Global Collaborating Centres meeting, Geneva, 18-23 October 2009
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Map of Collaborating Centres in occupational health
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