Centre for Health and Development Murska Sobota/ Center za zdravje in razvoj Murska Sobota

The Centre for Health and Development Murska Sobota (CHD) was established by the Institute of Public Health Murska Sobota with the support of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in 2005 to promote research, education, investments in health and development, and sustainable development in the Pomurje region and beyond.

In 2009 the Centre for Health and Development Murska Sobota became a WHO Collaborating Centre for the mandate of four years with the programme to implement capacity building in the field of intersectoral investment in health. The main goal has been to share and transfer the good practices and capacity building activities to the Member State Healthcare Network in Southeast Europe in the fields of social determinants, reduction of health inequalities and intersectoral investment in health. In October 2014 the Centre for Health and Development Murska Sobota received new designation as World Health Organization's Collaborating Centre for Cross-sectoral Approaches to Health and Development for another four years.

The Centre for Health and Development Murska Sobota has built a capacity building network on reducing the health inequalities in Pomurje and beyond over the years, in accordance with the mission and vision of creating a better quality of life for all residents of Pomurje and beyond. It has been widely involved in many projects and programmes, connected with a number of partner organizations in Pomurje, Slovenia and Europe, gaining a lot of experience in various fields, such as investment for health and development, reduction of health inequalities, social determinants of health, sustainable tourism development, preservation of the cultural heritage, offering support to the local sustainable and self-sufficiency initiatives, and empowering the civil society in achieving a higher quality of life.