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Finnish Institute o f Oc c upatio nal He alth, He lsinki, Finland
Suvi Lehtinen
Finnish Institute o f Oc c upatio nal He alth, He lsinki, Finland
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for a n a ly s i n g t h e d a t a com p r eh en s ively a n d p r om p t ly. P er s on a l r ela t i on s h i p s a r e b u i lt u p a m on g t h e colla b or a t or s, w h i ch ca n b e m os t r ew a r d i n g for fu t u r e coop er -a t i on .
Impact
T h e Afr i ca n Re gi on a l P r ogr a m m e on Occu -p a t i on a l H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y w a s ca r r i ed ou t i n 1987-91 i n Ken ya a n d Ta n za n i a , w i t h t h e r e gi on a l t r a i n i n g elem en t cover i n g m or e t h a n t en ot h er Afr i ca n E n gli s h -s p ea k i n g cou n t r i es. T h e ou t p u t s of t h e p r o gr a m m e a r e s h ow n i n Ta b le I (E a s t Afr i ca n Re gi on a l P r o gr a m m e on Occu p a t i on a l H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y, 1991; Ra n t a n en , 1991). In a d d i t i on , m or e t h a n t en t r a i n i n g cou r s es w i t h a p p r ox -i m a t ely 200 p a r t -i c-i p a n t s a n d f-ive r e g-i on a l s y m p os i a w i t h m or e t h a n 160 p a r t i ci p a n t s w er e a r r a n ged d u r i n g t h e yea r s p r i or t o t h e E a s t Afr i ca n Re gi on a l P r o gr a m m e.
A sim ila r list ca n b e com p iled a b ou t t h e ou t p u t s of t h e F in n ish In st it u t e’s ow n colla b o-r a t ive a ct iv it ies a n d of t h ose w it h in t h e
fr a m es of ILO-F IN N IDA, Asia n -P a cifi c Re gion a l Occu p a t ion a l Sa fet y a n d H ea lt h P r ogr a m m e (Ta ble II) (Asia n -P a cifi c Re gion a l P r ogr a m m e on Occu p a t ion a l Sa fet y a n d H ea lt h , 1995).
T h e m a i n em p h a s i s i n t h e As i a n r e gi on h a s b een a ls o on t r a i n i n g a n d i n for m a t i on s u p p or t . Ot h er joi n t p r oject s h ave b een ca r -r i ed ou t con ce-r n i n g s u b ject s s u ch a s t h e or ga n i za t i on of h i gh er level ed u ca t i on i n occu p a t i on a l h ea lt h a n d s a fet y. For ex a m p le, colla b or a t i on b et w een t h e N a t i on a l Un iver -s i t y of Si n ga p or e a n d t h e F i n n i -s h In -s t i t u t e of Occu p a t i on a l H ea lt h p r ov i d ed t r a i n i n g for Afr i ca n ex p er t s w i t h i n t h e E ARP OH S p r o-gr a m m e t ow a r d s t h e en d of t h e 1980s. T h i s a ct iv i t y i s n ow con t i n u ed i n t h e for m of s h or t cou r s es i n occu p a t i on a l h ygi en e. Im p r ov i n g t h e ca p a ci t y of t h e n a t i on a l or ga n i za t i on s t o ca r r y ou t r i s k s u r vey s a n d con -d u ct s u r vei lla n ce w or k h a s a ls o b een ca r r i e-d ou t . As a n ex a m p le, t h er e w a s t h e m ob i le cli n i c p r oject w i t h ex t en s ive s u r vey a ct iv i -t i es w h i ch w a s con d u c-t ed i n colla b or a -t i on w i t h t h e N ICE In s t i t u t e i n T h a i la n d .
Table I
Summary o f the o utputs in the East Afric an Re gio nal Pro gramme o n Oc c upatio nal He alth and Safe ty (EARPOHS) and o the r c o llabo rative pro je c ts in East Afric a, 1 9 7 4 -1 9 9 7
Training Training of staffs for the mobile c linic s 2 0 0 experts trained in c ourses 1 6 0 experts attended symposia
4 0 0 persons in c ourses or symposia within EARPOHS 1 2 8 .5 fellowship months for 2 1 persons within EARPOHS
Expert 1 2 risk surveys c ompleted
advisory Two c arried out, not reported
support 1 1 c onsultation missions on seven topic s, 1 5 7 c onsultant weeks within EARPOHS In addition, numerous short-term c onsultations in c onnec tion with training c ourses
M aterial aid A mobile c linic donated to OH&S authorities in Kenya, Tanzania and Z imbabwe An ambulanc e and a fully-equipped dentistry work station and equipment to Tanzanian Group Oc c upational Health Servic es
Seven c ars, two motorbikes Overhead projec tors Computers, programmes CD-ROM diskettes and readers Analytic al instruments Laboratory equipment Spare parts
Cameras, video c ameras
Information 1 2 issues of East Afric an Newsletter on oc c upational health and safety, inc luding 1 2 2 artic les in 3 6 8 pages (1 9 8 7 -9 0 )
Six supplements inc luding 1 8 0 artic les in 6 5 4 pages
1 9 issues of Afric an Newsletter on oc c upational health and safety, inc luding 1 8 9 artic les in 5 3 6 pages (1 9 9 1 -)
Six supplements, inc luding 1 1 2 artic les with a total of 6 0 3 pages Artic les of the Afric an Newsletter at Internet
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Jo rma Rantane n and Suvi Le htine n
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References
Asia n P a cifi c Re gion a l P r ogr a m m e on Occu p a -t ion a l Sa fe-t y a n d H ea l-t h (1995), “An ILO-F IN N IDA Tech n ica l Coop er a t ion P r oject ”,
R ep or t of Pr oject A ctiv ities, Ba n gk ok , p. 139. E a st Afr ica n Re gion a l P r ogr a m m e on Occu p a
-t ion a l H ea l-t h a n d Sa fe-t y (1991), Fin a l R ep or t,
E ARP OH S, p. 60.
Ra n t a n en , J . (1991), “E a st Afr ica n Re gion a l P r o-gr a m m e on Occu p a t ion a l H ea lt h a n d Sa fet y :
A ca se r e p or t on b ila t er a l d evelop m en t colla b -or a t ion ”, E a st A fr ica n N ew sletter on Occu p a -tion a l H ea lth a n d S a fety, Su p p l. 1, p p. 110-16. Wor ld Develop m en t Re p or t (1993), In v estin g in
H ea lth . W orld Dev elop m en t In d ica tors, Wor ld Ba n k , Oxfor d Un iver sit y P r ess, p. 329. Wor ld H ea lt h Or ga n iza t ion (1995), Glob a l S tra teg y
on Occu p a tion a l H ea lth for a ll, WH O, Gen eva , p. 68.
Table II
Summary o f the o utputs o f FIOH pro gramme s and o f the Asian-Pac ific Re gio nal Pro gramme o n Oc c upatio nal Safe ty and He alth, 1 9 8 3 -1 9 9 7
Training Training for the staff of the mobile c linic
Training of the key experts in the NICE Institute, Thailand Several study visits organized in FIOH
Expert Several c onsultations in the establishment of the NICE Institute in Thailand
advisory One long-term expert in information networking in the ILO-FINNIDA projec t (four years)
support Seven c onsultation missions on several topic s, 5 4 c onsultant weeks
M aterial aid Donation of a mobile c linic with lab and x-ray fac ilities
Information Co-organization of two international symposia on oc c upational health servic es for small-sc ale Industries together with the Thai Ministry of Public Health and WHO
Ten issues of Asian-Pac ific Newsletter on oc c upational health and safety, inc luding 8 4 Artic les in 2 9 2 pages, print 3 ,0 0 0 issues
Newsletter artic les in Internet
