1. SOEH International Conference on Pesticide Exposure and Health-8-12 July 2002
TO EQUIP COUNTRIES WITH THE BEST KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH OF ALL THEIR POPULATIONS
Dr. Terri Damstra, WHO/UNEP/ILO
International Programme on Chemical
Safety , Research Triangle Park, NC

2. WHO-TASK FORCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
GLOBAL STRUCTURE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION
EXISTING DIVERSE NETWORKING ARRANGEMENTS
ACCESS TO TECHNICAL EXPERTS
INTERNATIONAL MANDATES
GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTMENTS

3. WHO –CEH PARTNERSHIPS HEADQUARTERS—PHE, CAH, NHD,POV,ETC.
WHO REGIONAL OFFICES, EHCS, COUNTRY OFFICES, COLLABORATING CENTERS
UN, INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL(Ministries, Donors) ORGANIZATIONS.
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGAN.

4. Task Force Strategy
FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS THAT CAUSE THE GREATEST GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE IN CHILDREN-MUST BE EVIDENCE-BASED
ALLOW FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO BE ADAPTED TO INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY AND REGIONAL NEEDS

5. WHO TASK FORCE FOR CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WWW.WHO.INT/PHE/CEH
To translate the words of international agreements and declarations into action
To use all our knowledge to make a lasting difference
World Health Day- 7 April 2003
Healthy Environments for Healthy Children

6. Global burden of disease
Over 30% due to environmental factors
Over 40 % of this burden falls on children under 5 years
11 million children <5 ( 97% in developing countries) die annually-over 90 % of these deaths are preventable
>600 million children live in poverty

7. THREATS TO CHILDREN : THE DOUBLE BURDEN OF DISEASE
EMERGING EPIDEMICS OF
NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
NEW THREATS
AIR POLLUTION
PESTICIDES
Injuries, Traffic accidents
Neurodevelopmental,
learning, and behavioral
disorders
Cancer
Endocrine disruption
Persistent problems- UNFINISHED AGENDA”
Infectious diseases
Acute Respiratory
infections
Malaria
Measles
Diarrhea
HIV/AIDS...

8. Global Priority Concerns
POVERTY
Lead, pesticides, and other pollutants
Infectious diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Child labour
Access to clean drinking water
Indoor/Outdoor air pollution
Poisonings(pesticideinjuries /accidents
Malnutrition and food safety

9. HEALTH IMPACT OF PESTICIDES SOME NUMBERS...
Global agrochemical market
Is it still increasing?
25% of sales in developing countries

10. HEALTH IMPACT OF PESTICIDES SOME NUMBERS...
Global agrochemical market
Is it still increasing?
35% of sales in developing countries

11. HEALTH IMPACT OF PESTICIDES
Global agrochemical market split per region

12. WHO-Pesticide Related Activities-www.inchem.org
EVALUATION OF RISKS
EVALUATION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
SURVEILLANCE OF HEALTH EFFECTS and PREVENTION OF EXPOSURE
AWARENESS RAISING/CAPACITY BUILDING
PROMOTION OF RESEARCH

13. PESTICIDES-EVALUATION OF RISKS
Pesticide residues in food- FAO/WHO Joint meetings on pesticide residues
WHO Classification of pesticides by hazard
Risk assessment of specific pesticides-EHCs,CICADs, ICSCs, PESTICIDE DATA SHEETS
Guidelines/principles for risk assesment

14. WHO-Pesticides
Evaluation of Medical Information Effectiveness of antidotes Poison information monographs
Surveillance of health effects Epidemiology of Human Pesticide Exposure assessment Harmonized data collection
Network poison control centers

15. Global, multilingual, interactive
computerized information management package, with controlled vocabulary and classification systems
Methodology adaptable to the need of harmonized paediatric/environmental data collection
1. DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
2. CD-ROM DATA-BANK ON CHEMICALS, CLINICAL EFFECTS AND TREATMENT
3. GLOBAL NETWORK OF POISON CONTROL/TOXICOLOGY CENTRES( OVER 100 IN 75 COUNTRIES

16. RECOMMENDATIONS
Coordinated, harmonized data collection at national, regional, and international level
Developing indicators and promoting common risk assessment methodologies
Develop realistic prevention/intervention strategies at country level
Awareness raising, education, capacity building

17. Prevention of exposure is the single most effective means of protecting children against environmental threats