The 1st WHOCC WPR Meeting (Online meeting) 参加報告

Date: February 13, 2019
   14:00-15:00 (Japan time)

Institutions participated:
1) WHO Regional Office for
 Western Pacific (WPRO)
  Dr. Indrajit HAZAEIKA

2) WHOCCs in the Western Pacific
 Region (WPR)
  James Cook University
     WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education & Research Capacity
     Building (AUS-98)

  College of Nursing, Yonsei University
     WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training for Nursing Development in
     Primary Health Care (KOR-16)

  University of Technology, Sydney
     WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development (AUS-93)

  National Centre for Global Health and Medicine
     WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems Development (JPN-45)

  St. Luke’s International University
     WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Development in Primary Health Care (JPN-58)

  Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community, University of Hyogo
     WHO Collaborating Centre for Disaster Risk Management for Health (JPN-77)

  Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
     WHO Collaborating Centr for Health Workforce Regulation (AUS-137)

3) Gunma University
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Interprofessional Education
  (JPN-89)
   Professor Hideomi Watanabe (Head of the Centre)
   Professor Hisromitsu Shinozaki
   Professor Bumsuk Lee

Summary in Brief
 WHOCCs in WPR had a website meeting, using Go To Meeting, with WHO WPRO staff under the coordination of Dr. Caryn West, James Cook University. Dr. Indrajit HAZAEIKA provided a brief update on priorities and vision of new Regional Director, Dr. Kasai, for the next 5 years, and explained briefly about the Global Competency Framework for UHC. The WHOCCs shared the information, and also recognized the role in many activities in the Year of the Nurse, 2020. Next meeting will be held in May. All participants hoped this meeting will develop to strengthen the collaboration among WHOCCs in Western Pacific Region.

                         February 13, 2019
                         Dr. Hideomi Watanabe
                         Head, WHOCC for Research and Training on
                         Interprofessional Education