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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

4 January 2021 – This national virtual workshop was organized using the regional framework for addressing air pollution and health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2017–2022 as a reference. The workshop brought together 16 national health, environment and statistics professionals to exchange knowledge, best practices, and provide answers to...

10 December 2020 – Acrolein and crotonaldehyde are reactive aldehydes that are produced in high volumes and used in the manufacture of numerous chemical products such as herbicides in recirculating water systems, pharmaceuticals, rubber, chemicals, leather, and food and agriculture. Tobacco smoke is a major source of exposure in the general...

8 November 2020 – Air pollution is an important determinant of health. Numerous epidemiological studies have found an association between air pollution and a wide range of adverse health effects in the general population. Air pollution kills more than 7 million people worldwide, including 500 000 annually from WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region....

2 April 2020 – In order to minimize the huge health impacts of chemicals, WHO developed a "Global road map for enhancing health sector engagement in the strategic approach to international chemicals management" towards the 2020 goal and beyond. One of the actions in the chemicals road map mandates the Secretariat to establish a global chemicals...

6 August 2019 – A National Training Workshop on Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution was organized by the WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA) in collaboration with the Environmental Health Directorate of the Ministry of Health, on 6-8 August 2019 in Amman, Jordan. The workshop aimed to provide technical support to...