Elimination of Asbestos related disease
Workshop on improvement of the National Action Plan for Elimination of Asbestos related disease in Hanoi
The main objective of the workshop is to contribute to finalization of the National Action Plan for elimination of asbestos related diseases in Viet Nam through collecting comments and/or inputs from key partners and other relevant stakeholders to improve the draft of the Action Plan.
The Government of Viet Nam banned the use of amphibole asbestos in 2004. However, the use of chrysotile has not only continued but has also significantly increased over the past years, since the Government’s plans to phase out and ban chrysotile in construction material by 2004 were postponed to 2010, and then again to 2020.
The Government has assigned the Ministry of construction to develop a roadmap to stop use of chrysotile in production of asbestos-cement roofing by 2020 and the ministry of health to develop a National Action Plan for elimination of asbestos related diseases in Viet Nam (Governmental Office Letter: No 7307/VPCP-KGVX). The first draft Plan was prepared by the drafting team that gathers experiences experts from related ministries (MOH, MOLISA, MOIT, MOC, MONRE, MOST), social partners (VGCL), international organizations (ILO and WHO) and relevant institutes/hospitals.
In order to improve the quality of the first draft, a workshop is organized by the MOH, WHO and ILO to discuss the drat and to collect comments and/or inputs from key partners and other relevant stakeholders.
Programme Officer
ILO Country Office for Viet Nam
Tel.: +84 4 37340902 Ext. 202
Fax: +84 4 37340904
Email: ha@ilo.org
The Government has assigned the Ministry of construction to develop a roadmap to stop use of chrysotile in production of asbestos-cement roofing by 2020 and the ministry of health to develop a National Action Plan for elimination of asbestos related diseases in Viet Nam (Governmental Office Letter: No 7307/VPCP-KGVX). The first draft Plan was prepared by the drafting team that gathers experiences experts from related ministries (MOH, MOLISA, MOIT, MOC, MONRE, MOST), social partners (VGCL), international organizations (ILO and WHO) and relevant institutes/hospitals.
In order to improve the quality of the first draft, a workshop is organized by the MOH, WHO and ILO to discuss the drat and to collect comments and/or inputs from key partners and other relevant stakeholders.
For further information please contact:
Mr Nguyen Hoang HaProgramme Officer
ILO Country Office for Viet Nam
Tel.: +84 4 37340902 Ext. 202
Fax: +84 4 37340904
Email: ha@ilo.org