in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Region Challenges & Opportunities Challenges & Opportunities Dr. Said Arnaout Dr. Said Arnaout RA/HSG RA/HSG , , WHO WHO - - EMRO EMRO [email protected][email protected]Occupational Health Occupational Health Conference Conference 11-13 11-13 December 2006 December 2006 Muscat - Oman Muscat - Oman
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Occupational Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Challenges & Opportunities
Occupational Health Conference 11-13 December 2006 Muscat - Oman. Occupational Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Challenges & Opportunities. Dr. Said Arnaout RA/HSG , WHO - EMRO [email protected]. Six WHO Regional Offices. Eastern Mediterranean Region. Palestine. LEB. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Occupational HealthOccupational Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Regionin the Eastern Mediterranean Region
•Diverse spectrum of occupational and general health risks (Triple Burden)
Triple Burden of DiseaseTriple Burden of Disease
•Communicable Diseases
•Non-communicable Diseases
•Occupational and Work-related Diseases
Regional SituationRegional Situation•OH Services are significantly varied from
one EM country to another •Variations include both qualitative and
quantitative parameters•There are very good amount of
experience in some EM countries, and could be used, exchanged or even
replicated by other countries•There is a pressing need to enhance and
progress OH services in every EM country
The greatest challengeThe greatest challenge
•How to transform the
difficulties into
opportunities?
Role of WHO/EMRORole of WHO/EMRO
•Extensive efforts are being made in countries of the region, in collaboration
with the Regional Office to further develop and strengthen national programmes on
occupational health and work safety
•Main Goal: By 2020 healthy workplaces and work practices will be widely
adopted in Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Important Country ActivitiesImportant Country Activities•Bahrain: OSH Authority•Tunisia : -Regular publication of OHS Journal -Annual OHS Conference on regular basis•Jordan: National Strategy OHS•Iran: Training Course on ILO Classification of
Pneumoconiosis•Kuwait: Healthy Work Places Workshop•KSA: national Workshop on OHS in Medical practices•UAE: National Training Workshop on OHS for PHC
Physicians•Egypt: Several training courses for PHC workers
Important Regional ActivitiesImportant Regional Activities•Regional Consultative meeting on the
development trends of occupational health and safety in the EMR “Current
status and perspective”, Damascus, Syria, 16-18 Dec. 2003
•Intercountry workshop on primary health care and basic occupational health
services: Challenges and opportunities in Eastern Mediterranean Region, Sharm
ElSheikh, Egypt, 12-14 July 2005
•Regional activities at GCC Level
Some Regional PublicationsSome Regional Publications
Inter-regional activitiesInter-regional activities the WHO/ILO Joint Efforts on the WHO/ILO Joint Efforts on
Occupational Health and Safety in AfricaOccupational Health and Safety in Africa •Unified Country Profile on Occupational Health
in Egypt, prepared jointly with all partners concerned on occupational health and safety at
national level •A workshop on the national occupational
health and safety profile in Egypt was successfully organized in EMRO, Egypt, 29–30
October 2003, as an activity of these joint efforts
Palestine
Bahrain
17 Countries
Collaborative Programmes With WHO Collaborative Programmes With WHO in OSH for the in OSH for the 06-0706-07 Biennium Biennium
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The WHO Global Plan of The WHO Global Plan of Action on Workers HealthAction on Workers Health
2008-20172008-2017
A Fresh LookA Fresh Look
& &New OpportunitiesNew Opportunities
In 1996, the 49In 1996, the 49thth WHAWHA with with Resolution 49.12 endorsedResolution 49.12 endorsed the the
Global Strategy on Global Strategy on Occupational Health for AllOccupational Health for All
(i)strengthening of international and national policies for health at work
(ii)promotion of a healthy work environment, healthy work
practices and health at work(iii )strengthening of
occupational health services(iv )establishment of
appropriate support services for occupational
health
(v )development of occupational health standards based on
scientific risk assessment ;
(vi )development of human resources ;
(vii )establishment of registration and data
systems; and (viii )strengthening of
research
NNew political realities, ew political realities, initiatives and requests by initiatives and requests by the Member States the Member States call forcall for
renewed attention and renewed attention and global actionglobal action by WHO on by WHO on
occupational healthoccupational health
WHO ResponseWHO Response
•There is a need to move from strategy to practical action in the area of
workers health
•WHO developed the Global Plan of Action on Workers Health 2008-2017 to
provide new impetus for action
The plan is based on the The plan is based on the proposals for action made byproposals for action made by::
•the Member States,• the consultations with:
– WHO Regional Offices ,–relevant WHO technical programmes ,–the WHO Collaborating Centres for
Occupational Health ,–the International Labour Office/ILO and– international organizations of employers and
workers
The health of the workers depends on a The health of the workers depends on a combination of factors and a complex combination of factors and a complex
interaction between theminteraction between them •Working environment: mechanical, physical,