COVID-19 Global and Regional Update Read more about COVID-19 Global and Regional Update This presentation discussed the current pandemic situation in ADB's developing member countries (DMCs), updates on global treatment and vaccine development, as well as lessons from previous pandemics.
COVID-19 at the Workplace: Public Health and Social Measures for Prevention and Mitigation Read more about COVID-19 at the Workplace: Public Health and Social Measures for Prevention and Mitigation This presentation discussed existing WHO guidance for safe and healthy workplaces in relation to COVID-19 risks, as well as updates on the latest COVID-19 trends and health risks.
Ivan Ivanov Keywords WHO World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland Occupational Health Worker's Health Occupational Diseases Read more about Ivan Ivanov Dr. Ivan Ivanov is Team Leader of the WHO Global Occupational Health Programme in Geneva. He has the overall responsibility for the implementation of the WHO Global Plan of Action on Workers’ Health, and for collaboration with other internal technical programmes and outside partners. In addition, currently he carries out several technical projects; his project portfolio includes scaling up coverage with occupational health services, workers’ health in a green economy and climate change policies, as well as occupational diseases.
WHO Regional Office for Europe [node:field_last_name] Keywords World Health Organization WHO WHO Regional Office for Europe WHO/Europe public health Read more about WHO Regional Office for Europe [node:field_last_name] The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) is one of WHO's six regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO European Region, which comprises 53 countries, covering a vast geographical region from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. WHO/Europe staff are public health, scientific and technical experts, based in the main office in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 3 technical centers and in country offices in 30 Member States. http://www.euro.who.int/en/home
World Health Organization [node:field_last_name] Keywords public health World Health Organization WHO United Nations Read more about World Health Organization [node:field_last_name] The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It is part of the U.N. Sustainable Development Group. https://www.who.int/
Helen Brown Keywords health impact assessment WHO World Health Organization Read more about Helen Brown Helen is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Impact Assessment in the School of Public Health at Curtin University. She has also held other leadership positions including Deputy Head of School and Director of Health, Safety and Environment. One of her key ambitions is to promote the use of HIA in the Asia Pacific Region and to develop and improve guidelines on HIA.
Sustainable Development Goal - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Sustainable Development Goal - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Targets like those reflected in the global sustainable development goals are important because they provide strategic focus for road safety. Research and experience show that long-term goals and targets provide better management of strategies and programs, improved quality of safety programs, and better safety performance especially when targets are ambitious, among others.
Introduction - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Introduction - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Understand the relationship between road design and risk. Learn why achieving the sustainable development goal target for road safety is important for countries. The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is dedicated to preventing the more than 3,500 road deaths that occur everyday worldwide. iRAP provides tools and training to help governments and organizations in more than 70 countries make roads safe.
Video - Clean Air Scorecard Helps Clear the Air in the People's Republic of China Read more about Video - Clean Air Scorecard Helps Clear the Air in the People's Republic of China As the pre-eminent network in Asia on air quality management issues, the Asian Development Bank’s Clean Air Asia initiative examines the interface between climate change and local air pollution. It is a successful model of knowledge networking and how knowledge can be translated into policy dialogues, capacity development, and investment.
Clean Air Scorecard Helps Clear the Air in the People's Republic of China Read more about Clean Air Scorecard Helps Clear the Air in the People's Republic of China This publication showcases how the Clean Air Scorecard can help cities in Asia comprehensively assess air pollution levels and air quality management capacity.