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Working with the Member States: Water and Health in WHO’s Biennial Collaborative Agreements

Working with the Member States: Water and Health in WHO’s Biennial Collaborative Agreements. Hiroko Takasawa, Water and Sanitation 5th Meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health 5-7 December 2005, Geneva. Introduction: working with the Member States. International policy dimension

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Working with the Member States: Water and Health in WHO’s Biennial Collaborative Agreements

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  1. Working with the Member States: Water and Health in WHO’s Biennial Collaborative Agreements Hiroko Takasawa, Water and Sanitation 5th Meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health 5-7 December 2005, Geneva

  2. Introduction: working with the Member States • International policy dimension → Co-secretariat to the Protocol → European E&H Process → Environment for Europe process • Technical assistance → Biennial Collaborative Agreement → Other country programmes (ad hoc)

  3. Biennial Collaborative Agreement • 2-year agreement between a MS and WHO • Currently 29 MS of EURO • 36 areas of work (Health & Environment) • Results-based approach

  4. Formulation process • Identification of priorities (2nd half of the preceding biennium) • WHO internal process • Letters to the MoH • Once priorities are set, CERs and Products will be developed, and funds allocated (by early September) • Draft BCAs are presented at the RC (in September) • Finalization and signature (by the end of the preceding biennium) • Development of the detailed workplan

  5. BCAs in Water and Health • Often formulated to complement the provisions of the Protocol on Water and Health • Contribution of experts from the network of WSN including WHO CC

  6. Current achievements • Waterborne disease surveillance – MDA, RUS, CAR • Water quality monitoring and laboratory training – ROM, TKM, CAR • Legislative reform – MDA, TJK, TKM • Dialysis water quality - CRO

  7. Next biennium • Waterborne disease surveillance – RUS, UZB • Water quality monitoring and laboratory training – CRO, RUS, TKM, UZB • Legislative reform – MDA, TJK, TKM • Water safety plans – ALB, MDA, ROM, TJK, TKM • Support to Protocol implementation – AZE, RUS • Others – FYM (emergency preparedness), KGZ (public health policy), TUR (injury prevention)

  8. Products of BCA for wider use • Project proposal on health impact assessment of long term exposure to highly saline drinking water in the central Asian republics • Waterborne diseases surveillance manual adjusted to local needs • An operational manual for safe water for haemodialysis purposes • Training module for laboratory training for water quality analyses in Russian

  9. Thank you

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