10 November 2017 –The EU-funded WHO project “Strengthening Health Information System and Medical Supply Chain Management (SHAMS)” has engaged with the WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA), a centre of excellence for environmental health, in a training workshop to enhance the capacities of Libyan health workers in waste management.  

A newly established Libyan Health-Care Waste Management Committee is now receiving an intensive training at the center in several aspects of waste management, including pharmaceutical waste. The training is taking place between 10 and 12 November 2017 in Amman, Jordan. 

Through interactive sessions and site visits, 10 participants with regional coverage from the Libyan Ministry of Health, and health facilities (primary/secondary care) are getting trained on methods used to responsibly manage pharmaceutical waste and how to translate the received knowledge into comprehensive policy development tailored to the Libyan context and roll-out through-out the country.