World Health Organization : Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Bureau Regional du Pacifique Occidental ; Year 2006, Report Series, Year 2005, Ge, No. 34 Maa: World Health Organization/IIo Meeting on Strengthening Occupational Health and Safety

By Joanne Major

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Title:	World Health Organization : Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Bureau Regional du Pacifique Occidental ; Year 2006, Report Series, Year 2005, Ge, No. 34 Maa: World Health Organization/IIo Meeting on Strengthening Occupational Health and Safety
Author:	Joanne Major
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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SUMMARY The WHO/ILO Meeting on Strengthening Occupational Health and Safety was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 23 to 25 November 2005. The objectives of the meeting were: to review the state of developmenl and irnplementation of: (a) the national programmes/action plans/profiles on occupational health and safety ofparticipating countries, and identify areas that require strengthening; (b) the concept and approach ofbasic occupational health services and other similar initiatives to improve the provision of occupational health services: (c) the areas of action identified at the WHOiILO meeting on strengthening occupational health in Asia and the Pacific in 2003; (2> to review the ILO 2003 Global Strategy and the process and interim outcomes of the development of a WHO Global Plan of Action for 2007-2015, and discuss their relevanceto the Region; and

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Paae SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... 4 1.1 Background information.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 4 1.2 Objectives .................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Participants ................................................................................. 5 1.4 Meeting organization . . . . . . . . . ... ... . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 5 1.5 Opening remarks. .. . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... 6 2. PROCEEDINGS ...................................................... ... ......................... 8 2.1 Coulitry reports.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .......................... 8 2.2 Summary of plenary sessions and discussions. .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . ................. I1 2.3 Break-out group discussions.. . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 18 3. CONCLUSIONS. .. . . . .. . .. . ... .. . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .,. .......................... 20 3.1 Status of occupational health and safety programmes ... . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 20 3.2 Review of ILO 2003 Global Strategy and the process and interim outcornes of the development of a WHO Global Plan of Action for 2007-201 5, and their relevance to the Region.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 2 1 3.3 Consideratio11 of the future course of action for ILO and WHO Collaboration with Asian countries to strengthen their occupational health programmes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 22 ANN EXES: ANNEX 1 - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS, TEMPORARY ADVISERS, OBSERVERS AND SECRETARIAT .............................................. 23 ANNEX 2 - PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. ................... 33 ANNEX 3 - LIST OF DOCUMENTS DISTRIBUTED DURING THE WORKSHOP. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... .................... 37 ANNEX 4 - REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . ..39 ANNEX 5 - OPENING ADDRESSOTHFE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC AT THE WHOIILO MEETING ON STRENGTHENING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY .. . . . . . . . . , . . . ............. 67