WHO Collaborating Centre at GÖG, 20.09.2010

The World Health Organization (WHO) has established its third Collaborating Centre in Austria. Gesundheit Österreich (GÖG) / Austrian Health Institute, Health Economics Department has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies. On 20 September 2010 the official launch of the WHO CC was celebrated at the Gesundheit Österreich (GÖG) / Austrian Health Institute with representative of the World Health Organization (Dr. Kees de Joncheere, Prof. Richard Laing and Dr. Hans Hogerzeil).

 
Sabine Vogler, Head of the WHO Collaborating Centre,
and Arno Melitopulos, general manager Gesundheit Österreich
(Photos: Andi Bruckner)

With this designation, WHO recognizes the research and networking done by the Austrian Health Institute in the field of pharmaceutical policies. We have long-term experience in pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement analysis in European countries.

 
Claudia Habl, Head of Health Economics at Gesundheit Osterreich

As WHO Collaborating Centre the Austrian Health Institute will provide scientific advice and technical assistance to WHO and its Member States and regions and will thus continue working for an improved access to medicines world-wide. The key working areas are the development of national reports on pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement, development of indicators, comparison of pharmaceutical prices and awareness raising of a common terminology in the pharmaceutical field.

 WHO CC