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Case studies on the implementation of the WHO Chemicals Road Map

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World Health Organization
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January 2021
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The World Health Organization is publishing a series of national case studies on the implementation of the WHO Chemicals Road map, which was adopted in World Health Assembly Decision 70(23).The case studies were developed by different Member States, including members of the Global Chemicals and Health Network. They illustrate the role the health sector plays in the sound management of chemicals, recognizing the need for multi-sectoral cooperation at a national level.The case studies concentrate on different actions of the road
Emerging Policy Issues: Pharmaceutical pollutants Chemicals in products
Topics: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Management
WHO Chemicals Road Map Case study: chemicals Management Plan (‎‎CMP)‎‎ Science Committee in Canada Case study: chemical safety in schools in the Philippines Case study: COVID-19 and methanol poisoning in Azerbaijan Case study: development of a road map towards sound management of biocides in Georgia Case study: fair environmental conditions in urban areas in Germany Case study: implementation of national guideline on establishment of Nigeria Poison Information Control and Management Centres Case study: implementation of the Minamata Convention by the health sector in Brazil Case study: mainstreaming chemicals management into the sustainable development agenda in Belarus Case study: medical waste management in Bhutan Case study: occupational health risk in metal artisanal workplaces in Bhutan Case study: plan of action to implement the WHO chemical road map in Jordan Case study: successful collaborative multi-agency approach to deliver on the WHO Chemicals Road Map in New Zealand Case study: using the WHO CRM and Workbook to determine country priorities for sound management of chemicals and waste
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Chemicals and waste management: essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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IOMC
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October 2019
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In adopting the 17 Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, world leaders outlined a transformational course of action for the people, planet, and prosperity. Chemicals and waste management are related to achieving every aspect of this Agenda.Chemicals and waste management play an important and increasingly significant role in every economic and social sector. Sound management of chemicals throughout their lifecycle is essential to avoiding complex risks to human health and ecosystems, and substantial costs to national economies. Similarly
Topics: Sustainable Development Goals
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