Whereas The Royal College of Psychiatrists (hereinafter referred
to as “The College”) is a registered charity in the United Kingdom,
with the following objectives –
- to advance the science and practice of psychiatry and related
subjects;
- to further public education therein and...
- to promote study and research work in psychiatry and all
sciences and disciplines connected with the understanding and
treatment of mental disorders in all its forms and aspects and
related subjects and publish the results of all such study and
research.
Whereas the World Health Organization (hereinafter referred to
as “WHO”) is a Specialised Agency of the United Nations, whose
objectives include inter alia, providing technical support to the
Member States in all matters related to mental health, including
capacity building on research and development of national mental
health research programmes within the overall public health
research agenda.
Whereas The College and WHO wish to cooperate in their
respective fields of mutual interest;
Now therefore, the parties hereto agree to cooperate on capacity
building in research, training and development; and in building
national mental health research programmes in low income countries
as set forth below:
1. The College
1.1 will identify research centres of excellence within the U.K.
that are suitable for providing training to potential researchers
from developing countries on research related to public health in
the mental health field.
1.2 will develop flexible training programmes to suit the needs
of the trainees in consultation with WHO for the duration of 3 to
12 months.
1.3 will put in place these training programmes for individual
trainees selected by WHO, up to a maximum of 4 per year.
1.4 will support research trainees and their financial
supporters in arranging subsistence allowance including
accommodation to the trainees for the duration of the training. The
financial supporters will not be commercial entities.
1.5 will provide technical advice to the trainees for a period
of 5 years after the completion of their training, during their
work in their home countries.
1.5 will invoke its standard procedures for withdrawal of
sponsorship in cases of poor performance or unacceptable conduct of
trainees.
2. WHO
2.1 will assist The College in developing flexible training
programmes to suit the needs of trainees for the duration of 3 to
12 months.
2.2 will identify and select suitable potential researchers from
developing countries for training.
2.3 will negotiate with the governments of countries for release
of selected trainees for the training on specified terms which will
include a binding obligation for the trainees to go back to the
home country after their training and the government to provide
facilities and funding for research for a period of 5 years after
the return.
2.4 will provide return airfare to the trainees for their travel
to the U.K.
2.5 will attempt to arrange subsistence allowance to be paid to
the trainees from financial supporters who may be national
governments or international donors, but not commercial
entities.
2.6 will provide technical advice to the trainees for a period
of 5 years after the completion of training during their work in
their home countries.
2.7 will monitor the success of this training programme and
suggest changes if necessary.
3. Liaison
The College and WHO will appoint one or more persons to act as
focal persons to liaise on the Agreement.
4. Financial Liability
No financial liability will arise for The College or for the WHO
under this Agreement, beyond those covered under Section 1 and 2
above.
5. Term
This Agreement is concluded for a term of [5] years, unless
terminated by either party at any time before the end of the term,
subject to three months’ prior written notice and the settlement of
any outstanding obligations.
6. Dispute Settlement
Any dispute relating to the interpretation or application of the
Agreement shall, unless amicably settled, be subject to
conciliation. In the event of failure of the latter, the dispute
shall be settled by arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted
in accordance with the modalities to be agreed upon by the Parties,
or in the absence of agreement with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
currently in force at the signing of this Agreement. The Parties
shall accept the arbitral award as final.
In witness whereof, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed in duplicate by their respective authorised officers.
Dr Benedetto Saraceno Dr Michael Shooter Professor Hamid
Ghodse
Director President Director
Department of Mental Health The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Board of International Affairs
And Substance Dependence The Royal College of Psychiatrists
World Health Organisation