Role of CCs in implementing GPA:
Experience in the European region
Rokho Kim
WHO Regional Office for Europe
WHO is requested by GPA
to maintain and strengthen the
network of WHO collaborating
centres for occupational health as
an important mechanism for
implementation of the global plan
of action;
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GPA implementation relies on regional initiatives
IMPLEMENTATION
(WHO will work with the Member
States to implement GPA by)
establishing appropriate scientific and
advisory mechanisms to facilitate
action on workers’ health at global and
regional levels.
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European CCs Network
 3 centres newly designated in 2009
– Croatia
– Germany
– Norway
 8 centres waiting for designation
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Denmark (2)
Germnay
Italy
Portugal
Russian Federation
Switzerland
Turkey
 33 members (including candidates)
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Framework of the European Occupational Health Programme
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Multi-level process of GPA implementation in Europe
Regional process coordinated by WHO/EURO
 Biennial meetings of WHO CCs Network
 Annual meetings of WHO Focal Points Network
Regional process coordinated by DGUV
 Biennial meetings of International Strategy Conference of WHO, ILO, and EU
Sub-regional process coordinated by FIOH
 Annual meetings of Baltic Sea Network (BSN)
 Partnership Annual Conference of NDPHS, and SIHLWA/EG meetings
Sub-regional process coordinated by MIOH
 Semi-annual meetings of South-East Europe (SEE) network
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Who does what for GPA implementation in Europe
Regional initiatives
 Develop European workplan for implementing GPA 2008-2012
 Implement, monitor, evaluate and report the implementations
 Key players: CCs, NFPs and international partners (WHO, ILO, EU)
Sub-regional initiatives
 National profile, strategy, action plan and programme
 Integration of OHS into PHC, and BOHS capacity building
 Implementation of NDPHS strategy
 Key players: CCs, SEE Network, BSN Network, and MoH/MoL
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Prioritization and monitoring of GPA implementation
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Objective 4
Objective 5
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Objective 4
Objective 5
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Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
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Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
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6th Meeting of the European Network of WHO CCs
Madrid, Spain, 14-16 October 2008
 Topic: Implementing Global Plan of Action on Workers Health in
the European Region
 54 participants
 The WHO Biennial Collaborative Agreement activities in Member
States, sub-regional initiatives (e.g., Baltic Sea Network, Southeastern Europe Network, CIS countries) and selected topics (e.g.,
maritime health, nanotechnology, workplace health promotion)
were discussed.
 Adopted “European Work Plan for Implementation of the Global
Plan of Action on Workers' Health” for the period of 2009-2012
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Recommendations at the Madrid meeting
 Form advisory group for the CCs network
 Strengthen US-European collaboration
 Include occupational causes in the International Classification of
Diseases (ICD-11)
 Strengthen the secretariat (WHO/Europe) through secondment
 Find funding opportunities for workers’ health
 Work closely with national focal points network
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EURO workplan for GPA implementation in 2010-2011
 ALBANIA, CROATIA, MACEDONIA, MONTENEGRO, POLAND,
RUSSIA, SERBIA, TURKEY
– National profile, strategy and action plan
– Integration of OHS into PHC, and BOHS capacity building
 FIOH, FINLAND
– International conference on national profiles in 2010
– International conference on capacity building of BOHS in 2011
 DGUV, GERMANY
– International Strategy Conference on OH strategy in Dreseden, 26-28 Jan 2011
 Regional and sub-regional assessments and recommendations
– Situation analysis and recommendations on OHS in SEE (2010)
– National profiles in FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, and UK (2010)
– BOHS capacity building in SEE (2011)
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Pending multi-centre projects in 2009-2012
 WHO-EU Projects
– Mental health at the workplace
– Prevention of workplace injuries among young workers
 Including occupational causes in ICD-11 (GPA objective 4)
 Implications of economic recession for health and health system
 Streamlining EU directives on work-related musculoskeletal
disorders
 WHO–ILO joint template for national OSH profiles
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Attention!
WHO promised:
23. WHO will define indicators and promote regional and global
information platforms for surveillance of workers’ health, will
determine international exposure and diagnostic criteria for early
detection of occupational diseases, and will include occupational
causes of diseases in the eleventh revision of the International
Statistical Classification of Diseases, and Related Health
Problems.
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THANK YOU!
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