Canadian WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre Workshop . PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Canadian WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre Workshop Strengthening Capacity and Partnerships with PAHO Jon Kim Andrus, M.D. Deputy Director

Chronology of Important Events in the History of PAHO 1902 International Sanitary Bureau formed by The First General International Sanitary Convention of American Republics 1923 ISB renamed Pan American Sanitary Bureau 1924 Adoption of the Pan American Sanitary Code

PAHO as a Specialized Agency of the UN and Inter–American System Regional Office of the World Health Organization Specialized Agency of the Organization of American States UN System PAHO Inter-American System

Regional Structure EURO Copenhagen, Denmark HQ Geneva, Switzerland WPRO Manila, Philippines AMRO Washington, DC USA EMRO Alexandria, Egypt SEARO New Delhi, India AFRO Brazzaville, Rep. Du Congo Regional Structure

PAHO’s Presence in the Region * Technical representative CFNI CAREC INCAP CEPIS PANAFTOSA Headquarters BIREME INPPAZ CLAP Country Offices Centers

PAHO in the New Millennium Promotion of health and protection of life Focus on and with countries Focus on the health of the neediest: key countries especially Haiti; special groups such as women and children; and prioritiy technical areas such as AIDS New era of increased connectivity and interdependency – sustainable human development will require new modalities of technical cooperation, most importantly catalyzing networks of people and maximizing communication technologies

PAHO’s Technical Areas: Health Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Family and Community Health Technology, Health Care and Research Knowledge Management and Communication Health Systems and Services Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief

Millennium Development Compact Collective intentionality to reduce poverty by building on mutual responsibilities: The Millennium Development Goals are the first global development vision that combines global political endorsement with a clear focus on, and means to engage directly with, the world’s poor people.

The Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals are time-bound and measurable goals and targets to be achieved between 1990 and 2015, they include: 1. Halving extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieving universal primary education 3. Promoting gender equality 4. Reducing under-five mortality by two-thirds 5. Reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters 6. Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB 7. Ensuring environmental sustainability 8. Developing a global partnership for development with targets for aid, trade, and debt relief

Mission, Values, Equity and Pan Americanism To lead strategic collaborative efforts among Member States and other partners to promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of and lengthen the lives of the peoples of the Americas. Values: Equity, excellence, solidarity, respect, integrity Equity and Pan Americanism: PAHO focuses on equity to improve health for the most vulnerable and to analyze the gaps, which are the world’s largest in the Western Hemisphere. PAHO also seeks cooperation among countries to foster Pan Americanism and reduce the burden of ill health in the Americas.

Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers … supporting WHO programmes Pan American Health Organization Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization

Definition A WHO Collaborating Center is designated by the Director-General to form part of an international collaborative network carrying out activities in support of the Organization’s programs at all levels

Role of the Collaborating Centers To provide strategic support to WHO meeting two primary needs: To implement WHO’s mandated work and program objectives To develop and strengthen institutional capacity in countries and regions

Collaborating Centers- Functions Training (human resources, research, etc.) Research, including biological, clinical, operational Product Development (guidelines, manuals, methodologies) Develop and apply appropriate technology Information Dissemination (clearinghouse) While the majority of the WHO Collaborating Centers provide research, training or information dissemination, the functions of many other centers vary. Each center, in consultation with the responsible WHO technical officers, develops a detailed plan of work based on concrete activities to be accomplished within a specific timeframe. These terms of reference may be modified during the four-year period of designation only with the approval of the regional and global technical officers. Provide reference substances, services Standardization (terminology, technology, methods) Focused on a particular technical aspect · may cover multiple functions

Eligibility Criteria Scientific and technical standing Quality of scientific and technical leadership Stability: personnel, activity and funding Capacity to work at the country, regional and most importantly, global level Relevance of the scope of work with WHO’s program priorities and activities …and influence

Distribution of WHO Collaborating Centers 290 182 172 48 85 28 158

PAHO/WHO Technical Unit Responsibilities Overseeing the collaboration based on the four-year work plan Obtaining annual reports in the proper format (this will change in the new system) Evaluating the technical cooperation Communicating recommendations to the WHO/HQ Technical counterpart …an help coordinate processes when an administrative focal point is available. This will greatly support technical officers in the new system The collaboration with the CCs is managed by relevant program officers (regional or global office) who initiated the designation process. CCs may work with all parts of the Organization relevant to their agreed plan of work. Even though a CC is geographically located in one region, it may provide expertise and training in another WHO region.

PAHO/WHO Technical Units Responsibilities Site visit & resource evaluation; 2 year plan. Joint preparation of formal applications Deliver the completed forms (by the Center and responsible officer) Obtain 4 yearly annual reports Develop four-year work plan with the centers Memo of justification from PAHO Area/Unit Memo of agreement from WHO/HQ Technical Counterpart Only if needed, we should have Collaborating Centers; there is a cost of opportunity involved –it drains resources

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