Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling
Director / Head:
Prof Neil Ferguson
Prof Christl Donnelly
Institution:
The Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis
Imperial College London
Address:
DIDE, Imperial College St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place
W2 1PG
Town:
London
Country:
UK
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+44 (0) 20 7594 3296
Fax:
+44 (0) 20 7594 3693
Date of Designation:
29/Oct/2010
Last Redesignation:
29/Oct/2014
Expiry:
29/Oct/2018
Date of Discontinuation:
19/Nov/2018
Terms of Reference:
- Provide rapid analysis of urgent infectious disease problems, notably outbreaks and events of international concern.
- Provide technical research capability in specific disease areas
- Provide training/capacity building in modelling
- Coordination of expertise in infectious disease modelling
- Contribute to WHO information products as indicated and related activities in the workplan, subject to WHO approval
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Subjects:
- Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment
- Influenza
- Communicable diseases other than those specifically mentioned
Types of activity:
- Research
- Training and education
- Development and application of appropriate technology
WHO Outputs:
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Ower: 1.7 - Member States and the international community equipped to detect, assess, respond to and cope with major epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases (e.g. influenza, meningitis, yellow fever, haemorrhagic fevers, plague and smallpox) through the development and implementation of tools, methodologies, practices, networks and partnerships for prevention, detection, preparedness and intervention. |
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Ower: 1.8 - Regional and global capacity coordinated and made rapidly available to Member States for detection, verification, risk assessment and response to epidemics and other public health emergencies of international concern. |
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Ower: 1.5 - New knowledge, intervention tools and strategies that meet priority needs for the prevention and control of communicable diseases developed and validated, with scientists from developing countries increasingly taking the lead in this research. |
Responsible Officer:
SHINDO Nahoko
Phone:
+41 22 791 3446
Technical Counterpart:
BROWN Caroline Sarah
Phone:
+4545336997
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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