# Mission of a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: achievements and challenges

## TL;DR

This paper examines how a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre's activities align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals over several redesignation periods.

## Contribution

The study identifies how the Collaborating Centre's work plans evolved to align with different Sustainable Development Goals over time.

## Key findings

- The Collaborating Centre's work plans were primarily linked to SDG 3 and 4 in 2010, 2014, and 2018.
- In 2014, the work plan included SDG 12, and in 2018, it included SDGs 8 and 17.
- The Centre successfully advanced nursing research aligned with SDG targets through knowledge production and dissemination.

## Abstract

to identify the relationship between activities developed by the Collaborating Centre and the Sustainable Development Goals, during 2010, 2014 and 2018 redesignation processes.

descriptive and historical-documentary study developed between November and December 2023. Collaborating Centre reports were used as primary sources to collect data, which were analyzed using a qualitative approach. Findings were categorized according to structures identified after the information was organized.

Collaborating Centre work plans in 2010, 2014 and 2018 were mainly related to the Objectives 3 and 4. 2014 Work Plan included Objective 12 and 2018 Work Plan included Objectives 8 and 17.

the Collaborating Centre has successfully fulfilled its mission to advance nursing research development in alignment with targets of the Sustainable Development Goals: knowledge production, capacity building, leadership in knowledge dissemination and transfer of research results to health services with a view to their transformation and to strengthening different nursing networks.

identificar a relação entre atividades desenvolvidas pelo Centro Colaborador e os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, durante os processos de redesignação de 2010, 2014 e 2018.

estudo descritivo, histórico-documental, desenvolvido entre novembro-dezembro 2023. Relatórios do Centro Colaborador foram usados como fontes primárias para coleta de dados, analisados com abordagem qualitativa. Dados foram categorizados de acordo com estruturas identificadas após organização das informações.

planos de trabalho do Centro Colaborador em 2010, 2014 e 2018 estavam relacionados aos Objetivos 3 e 4. O Plano de Trabalho de 2014 incluiu o Objetivo 12 e o de 2018 os Objetivos 8 e 17.

o Centro Colaborador cumpriu sua missão de promover o desenvolvimento da pesquisa em enfermagem, conforme as metas dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável: produção de conhecimento, capacitação, disseminação do conhecimento e transferência de resultados de pesquisa para serviços de saúde, visando sua transformação, e fortalecimento das redes de enfermagem.