World Health Assembly elects Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as new WHO Director-General
On 23 May 2017, the Members States of the World Health Organization (WHO) elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017.
ICOH warmly congratulates the new WHO Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, dedicating him a tweet:
“Congrats to @WHO DG @DrTedros champion of global health. ICOH looks forward to continued cooperation for #health of 3.4 billions workers”. Read more
World Day for Safety and Health at Work: 28 April 2017
We are proud to celebrate the World Day for Safety and Health at Work with the International Labour Organization (ILO). We believe that the theme of this year “Optimize the Collection and Use of Occupational Safety and Health Data” is relevant all over the world.The International Commission on Occupational Health, ICOH, is proud to endorse the ILO call for action to improve the capacity of countries, stakeholders and workplaces to collect and utilize reliable occupational safety and health data.
ICOH President, Dr. Takala, stated the ICOH declaration for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work of 28 April 2017.
Read more about ICOH declaration on World Day for safety and Health at Work.
Call for nomination for the election of ICOH Officers and members of the Board for Triennium 2018-2021
We are pleased to announce the call for nomination for the election of ICOH Officers and members of the Board, triennium 2018-2021. Read moreILO Master Fellowship in conjunction with ICOH 2018 Congress
In occasion of the 32nd ICOH Congress a partial fellowship to attend the ILO Master in Occupational Safety and Health (International Training Centre of the ILO Turin School of Development, Turin, Italy) will be assigned for two ICOH candidates from developing countries who will present a scientific contribution to ICOH Congress 2018. Read more
ICOH Mid-term Meeting
13 – 15 March 2017, Florence, Italy
On March 13-15, 2017 the ICOH Midterm Meeting took place in Florence, Italy. The Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL) kindly decided to support ICOH in the organization of the Midterm Meeting, which was hosted in the beautiful historical residence of Villa Tornabuoni Lemmi.
ICOH International Congress Dublin 2018 (29th April – 4th May, 2018) 2nd Announcement release and Keynote Speakers
We are proud to announce that the 2nd Announcement of ICOH 2018 Congress has been just released. You can download the announcement from the official website of the ICOH Congress 2018.The theme is “Occupational Health and Wellbeing: Linking Research to practice”: the congress will be an important occasion to contribute to academic development by sharing state of the art researches, knowledge, and experience in the OSH field. Read more
Prof. Nikolai Fedotovich Izmerov passed away
On December 23, 2016, Prof. Nikolai Fedotovich Izmerov passed away, a renowned scholar Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a long-time occupational health leader and colleague. Read moreInterview to president Takala after his experience in Brazil
Please click here in order to read Dr. Takala, ICOH President, interview after his Brazilian mission at the beginning of 2016.32nd International Congress on Occupational Health ICOH 2018 (April 29 – May 4) – First Announcement released
We are glad to announce that the First Announcement for the ICOH Congress 2018 has been released.The Congress will be held in Dublin, Ireland from April 29 to May 4, 2018 with the theme “Occupational Health & Wellbeing: linking Research to Practice”.
To view the first announcement, please click here.
