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Training workshop on the updated WHO human health risk assessment toolkit for chemical hazards
21 July 2022 – WHO released recently the second version of its human health risk assessment toolkit for chemical hazards. The Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA), in collaboration with the Chemical Safety and Health Programme at WHO headquarters, organized a virtual training workshop on the updated toolkit on 23, 30 June and 7 July...
Expert consultation for advice on the establishment of a national poison control centre in Sudan
In response to the increasing burden of unintentional poisoning in Sudan, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) of Sudan has decided to establish a national poison control centre. Initially, the centre is to offer information services and will then be gradually upgraded to offering surveillance and clinical management services. To support this...
National workshop for developing a roadmap for the sound management of chemicals in Oman using the WHO chemicals road map and the IOMC toolbox
20 March 2022 - A three-day workshop was held in February 2022 by CEHA and the WHO Oman country office, in collaboration with the Environment Authority and Ministry of Health, to develop a sound chemicals management road map for Oman. In 2017, the 70th World Health Assembly approved a road map to enhance health sector engagement in the Strategic...
Ninth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021: working together for a world without lead paint
19 December 2021 – In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 6 countries (Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan and Tunisia) celebrated the ninth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. This week of action is an initiative of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (the Lead Paint Alliance), which is jointly led by the...
WHO and UN partners’ compendium of 500 actions aims to reduce diseases from environmental factors and save lives
26 September 2021 – WHO, the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme and UNICEF have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors, the first such resource to unite this expertise from across the United nations system. Environmental...
Expert consultation on preparedness for radiation emergencies
26 September 2021 – The WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA), in collaboration with the WHO Health Emergencies Programme organized a virtual expert consultation to finalize “WHO’s regional plan of action for strengthening capacities for monitoring, detecting, and responding to radio-nuclear events/ emergencies for...
National training workshop to assess health impacts of air pollution
26 September 2021 – The WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health ACrion (CEHA), in collaboration with the WHO country office in Egypt and the Ministry of Health and Population, organized a national training workshop to assess the health impacts of air pollution in Egypt on 6–9 September 2021. The objectives of the workshop were framed around with...
Regional training of trainers in foodborne disease outbreak investigation
In collaboration with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, the WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action conducted a regional training of trainers session on foodborne disease outbreak investigation. The training was delivered in June 2021 via zoom over 4 days with the...
National workshop on assessing the health impacts of air pollution in the United Arab Emirates
15 June 2021 – In line with the regional framework for addressing air pollution and health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2017–2022. The Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA), in collaboration with WHO's United Arab Emirates Desk Office and the Ministry of Health and Prevention of United Arab Emirates conducted a virtual...
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
17 May 2021, Geneva – Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization published in Environment International. In a first global analysis of the loss of life and health...
