“New avenues for prevention of occupational cancer: a global policy perspective”: position statement published in OEM
We are pleased to announce that, in follow up to the Policy Forum held at the ICOH 2018 Congress, the position paper “New avenues for prevention of occupational cancer: a global policy perspective” has been published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine – OEM Journal. The article can be accessed via the following link: https://oem.bmj.com/content/76/6/360.ICOH at Non-state actor consultation on the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All (GAP)
The ICOH Secretary-General Prof. Sergio Iavicoli will represent ICOH at the Non-state actor consultation on the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All (GAP) on 30 April 2019 in New York, USA.The consultation provides an opportunity for face-to-face discussion focused on Community and Civil Society Engagement, Determinants of Health, Primary Health Care.
Report on the Melbourne Meeting in January, published in the OHSA Journal
A report on the Melbourne Meeting in January is published in the current issue of Occupational Health Southern Africa (OHSA) Journal, with an update on the SASOM-MEDICHEM Joint Congress 2019.To download the SASOM News Pages, please click here.
ICOH Officers Meetings and ICOH 2021 planning Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 15-17 January 2019
On January 15-17, 2019 the ICOH Officers met in Melbourne, Australia to participate in the first ICOH Officers meeting of the triennium 2018-2021.
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Dr Diana Gagliardi at ILO-ITC in Turin on 23 January 2019
On January 23, 2019, Dr. Diana Gagliardi, Chair of the ICOH Scientific Committee on OH and Development, visited the ILO-ITC in Turin, Italy and delivered a lecture within the frame of the ILO master, with a presentation about ICOH.
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ICOH participated in the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan on 25-26 October 2018
ICOH was invited to contribute to the Parallel Session on “Intersectoral Approach to Primary Health Care and Population Health Management - Policies, Interventions and Services” taking place during the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 25-26 October 2018.
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Hot topics in ICOH 32nd Congress: paper in French now available
We are pleased to announce that the paper “Que retenir du 32e Congrès de la Commission internationale de la santé au travail (CIST-ICOH)?” has been published.To read the full text, please click here. (French only)
ICOH 2018 Congress report now available
We are glad to announce that the ICOH 2018 Congress report is now available for consultation and free download.The Congress was a great success, with over 2200 delegates, 85 grant recipients, 10 plenary presentations, 32 semi-plenary presentations, over 700 posters and 75 student poster presentations. In the parallel sessions, 852 academic presentations were delivered. Read more
ICOH and IOHA participated in the United Nations General Assembly Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB) on September 26, 2018 in New York City
On September 26, 2018, World Leaders endorsed the UN Political Declaration on TB “United to End Tuberculosis: An Urgent Global Response to a Global Epidemic”. The Declaration begins with the wording “We, Heads of State and Government and representatives of States and Governments, assembled at the United Nations in New York, with a dedicated focus for the first time on the global tuberculosis epidemic, reaffirm our commitment to end the tuberculosis epidemic globally by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals target and commit to end the epidemic...
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