PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre

Dalhousie University School of Nursing
PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning & Research

Director: Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAN, FCAHS
Senior Scientist: Dr. Tara Sampalli, PhD
Research Officer/Project Manager: Ms. Janet Rigby, MSc

Dalhousie’s School of Nursing has been a designated PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre since 2008. The Centre has supported health workforce strengthening initiatives being conducted by PAHO and WHO globally, with specific focus in the Caribbean. 

Mandate: To support PAHO and WHO in building capacity in needs-based health workforce strengthening and planning, aligned with PAHO’s and WHO’s Strategic Objective to Strengthen Health Systems.

Terms of Reference (TOR):

TOR1:    At the request of PAHO/WHO, the  institution will provide technical inputs that inform PAHO/WHO’s work on health workforce strengthening strategies and policies, including planning and evaluation, as and when requested by PAHO/WHO.

TOR2:    At the request of PAHO/WHO, the institution will support PAHO and WHO on the implementation of global and regional policies and strategies on health workforce strengthening, as and when requested by PAHO/WHO.

For more information on specific projects, please contact Dr. Tara Sampalli @ Tara.Sampalli@dal.ca or Janet Rigby @ j.rigby@dal.ca.