Global Chemicals and Health Network
The main objective of the Global Chemicals and Health Network is to facilitate health sector implementation of the road map. The network comprises more than 70 member states.
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Publications
10 February 2020
Chemicals road map workbook
Following approval by the 70th World Health Assembly of the WHO Chemicals Road Map, the WHO Secretariat developed a workbook that offers a...
28 February 2018
Report from WHO sessions on the WHO chemicals road map at SAICM regional meetings: Jan-Feb 2018
The fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) (28 September - 2 October 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland) initiated an...
20 July 2017
Chemicals Road Map
In May 2017, the Seventieth World Health Assembly (WHA) approved the Road map to enhance health sector engagement in the Strategic Approach to International...
Case studies on the implementation of the Chemical Road Map
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30 November 2023
Case study: managing the public health impact of chemical incidents in the Republic of Korea
The Republic of Korea has fortified its response to chemical incidents, aligning with WHO guidelines and the International Health Regulations. A robust...
28 December 2021
Case study: Action Plan Phase 2 under the National Chemical Management Plan in Thailand
Thailand has sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle to enable good quality of life and the environment in compliance with the...
28 December 2021
Case study: Regulating lead in paint in Morocco
With the aim to reduce or eliminate the health risk from lead in paint to humans, especially to young children,the Ministry of Health of Morocco...
15 November 2021
Case study: development of the national road map for enhancing health sector engagement/contribution...
The goal of this project was to identify priority actions for strengthening sound chemicals management in Serbia till 2030, through multisectoral...
Past meetings
Reports
1 September 2020
Global Chemicals and Health Network flyer
30 September 2015
Priorities of the health sector towards achievement of the 2020 goal of sound chemicals management
31 August 2015