World Health Organization (WHO) COllaborating Centre

To serve as the national coordinating body for the development of health systems research (HSR);
To carry out relevant research, based on the national priorities, and to propose and anticipate in multinational collaborating studies;
To provide training in HSR;
To support the integration of HSR into managerial processes, and document the related experiences;
To provide technical support for institutionalising HSR.
To facilitate and provide access to bibliographical resources, both published and fugitive;
To transfer the above mentioned experiences and expertise at an inter-country/regional level
To contribute to methodological development and synthesis in this area through participation in the organisation of meetings, panels of experts and advisory groups.