Environment & Health Research Unit

Background
The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Urban Health (WHOCCUH) was designated by the World Health Organisation in 1995. The overall goal of the WHOCCUH is to contribute to improved urban health through pooling the research-academic-service provision expertise, experiences and resources of the four partner organisations together.

The main areas of work of the WHOCCUH are:

1. To conduct research on health and environment determinants and their management in human settlements;
   
2. collaborating with member states of the WHO African Region in the development of capacity in the fields of urban health, environment and sustainable development;
   
3. to contribute to the development of more effective and efficient approaches to the delivery of urban health service;
   
4. to promote models for integrated and sustainable development and urban health, for example healthy cities and healthy environments for children.

The full Terms of Reference of the WHOCCUH can be found at http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthdevelop/whoterms.htm.

The WHOCCUH is based in Johannesburg (Parktown) at the offices of the South African Medical Research Council.
 
 The Director of the WHOCCUH is Prof. Angela Mathee. She may be contacted as follows:
amathee@mrc.ac.za
Telephone: +27 11 274 6060
Facsimile: +27 11 642 6832

Professor Angela Mathee
Director: Environment & Health Research Unit, Medical Research Unit;
Director: World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Urban Health
Visiting Professor, School of Public Health, University of Johannesburg;
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
Email: amathee@mrc.ac.za
Telephone: 27 11 274 6078
Facsimile: 27 11 642 6832