A World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (CC) is an institution designated by the Director-General of the WHO to form part of an international collaborative network and carry out activities in support of the Organization’s programs at all levels. Eligible institutions include parts of universities, research institutes, hospitals, academies, and government institutions.
In the Region of the Americas, CCs are known as PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres because the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) serves as the WHO Regional Office for the Americas while maintaining its own constitutional structure as the Pan American Sanitary Bureau.
