RIVM has been designated WHO Collaborating Centre on matters such as chemical food safety and antimicrobial resistance. RIVM hosts nine WHO Collaborating Centres. These centres provide support ranging from practical assistance to scientific research.
RIVM cooperates with the World Health Organization (WHO) in various ways. For instance, members of Staff are seconded to WHO Europe to work on prevention of tuberculosis and antimicrobial resistance. We also made an agreement with WHO Europe for cooperation on health information and antimicrobial resistance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. RIVM also functions as a polio reference laboratory. In addition, we host WHO Collaborating Centres supporting various WHO programmes.
The WHO Director-General appoints various establishments as WHO collaborating centres. The work of the collaborating centres is to support the programmes being run by WHO.
WHO Collaborating Centres hosted by RIVM
WHO Collaborating Centre Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology and Surveillance
WHO CC Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology and Surveillance
WHO Collaborating Centre Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water
WHO CC Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Food and Water
WHO Collaborating Centre for Immunotoxicology and Allergic Hypersensitivity
WHO CC Immunotoxicology and Allergic Hypersensitivity
WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition
WHO CC Nutrition
WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Product Regulation and Control
WHO CC Tobacco Product Regulation and Control
WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications (FIC)
WHO CC the Family of International Classifications (FIC)
WHO Collaborating Centre on Chemical Food Safety
WHO CC Chemical Food Safety
WHO Collaborating Centre Smallpox Vaccine
WHO CC Smallpox Vaccine
WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Preparedness and IHR monitoring and evaluation
WHO CC Infectious Disease Preparedness and IHR monitoring and evaluation
European Health Information Initiative
The WHO Regional Office for Europe and RIVM have joined forces to improve European health information and to develop a stronger and more sustainable health system. The Initiative will be expanded into a multi-partner body. More information on the webpages of EHII.