WHO/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement on Implementing World Health Assembly Resolution 60.26 Workers’ Health: Global Plan of Action

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• Personal Author:
  Ivanov ID
• Description:
  The health of the 3.5 billion workers worldwide is a significant prerequisite for better population health and sustainable economic and social development. In 2007, the 184 Member States of the World Health Organization endorsed a ten-year global plan of action on workers' health (2008-2017) to improve the performance of national health systems for protecting and promoting the health of working people. This project allowed WHO to carry out key activities for implementing the Global Plan of Action on Workers' Health (2008-2017) by the World Health Assembly with resolution 60.26 "Workers' Health. Global Plan of Action". The project contributed to scaling up health coverage of workers and strengthening health system governance. Norms, tools and guidance for workplace health protection in low income settings were developed. The project also built the foundations for WHO's global observatory for statistical information and monitoring of workers' health. The results were reported to the 71th World Health Assembly and accepted with satisfaction by the 194 Member States. The availability of statistical information and the capacity of WHO to generate country data on workers' health has stimulated government authorities to develop national policies and action plans and to attach higher priority to protecting and promoting workers' health in countries. Furthermore, WHO acquired capacities and tools to protect and promote health at the workplace, in particular on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, and on the protection of occupational health and safety in health care facilities and in public health emergencies. WHO's capacities to measure the health impacts of occupational risks and to monitor workers' health globally and in countries were significantly scaled up The reviews of scientific evidence, data collection, pilot projects in countries, and international workshops resulted in practical recommendations, tools and training materials for development and implementation of policy instruments for workers' health, for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases at the workplace, for protection of occupational safety and health of health workers and emergency responders, and for monitoring workers' health in the 194 countries. The project stimulated the development of national policies and action plans for covering all workers and specific national programs for health workers were developed by the ministries of health of Togo, United Republic of Tanzania (Mainland and Zanzibar), Botswana, Madagascar, Qatar, Cuba, and Russian Federation Togo, Tanzania, and Botswana acquired capacities to carry out training on workplace improvement in health care facilities. It also contributed to strengthened WHO capacities to work with countries to protect occupational safety and health workers and emergency responders and occupational health and safety has been included in WHO's global frameworks, monitoring tools and country efforts on emergency preparedness and response frameworks and monitoring tools. The project implementation involved WHO's national counterparts in the ministries of health of Tanzania, Cuba, Togo, Madagascar, Botswana, Russian Federation, and Qatar, WHO collaborating centers for occupational health, the International Labor Organization and several non-state actors in formal relations with WHO. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Disease Prevention Health Promotion Monitoring Systems Occupational Safety And Health Policy Public Health Worker Health
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-43
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055651
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2019-100844
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, E11-OH-010676, 2018 Jun; :1-43
• Contact Point Address:
  Ivan D. Ivanov, Team leader Occupational health, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social determinants of Health, World Health Organization, 20, Avenue Appia, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
• Email:
  ivanovi@who.int
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20140515
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20170514
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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