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Teema: Request for Nomination of Participants for the 3rd meeting of the Global Chemicals and Health Network - 12 to 14 November 2026 CRM:0076022
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Salutation FirstName FamilyName Institution Country WHO Region
Dr Houria GHRIEB Ministère chargé de la Santé Algeria AFRO
Dr Anta ZIDA Ministère de la Santé Burkina Faso AFRO
Dr Eduardo TAVARES Ministry of Health Cabo Verde AFRO
Dr Norohasina RAKOTOARISON Ministère de la Santé Publique Madagascar AFRO
Mr Ministry of Health Mauritius AFRO
Ms Ana Paula Cardoso Thuzine Ministry of Health Mozambique AFRO
Dr Fatai Semiyu Olarewaju Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria AFRO
Mr Victor Nyamandi Ministry of Health and Child Care Zimbabwe AFRO
Ms Marina Orman Ministerio de Salud de la Nación Argentina AMRO
Mr Ministry of Health Barbados AMRO
Dr Karina Duran Ministry of Health Bolivia AMRO
Dr Thais Araújo Cavendish Ministry of Health of Brazil Brazil AMRO
Ms Monica Brown Health Canada Canada AMRO
Ms Andra Patricia SOLER Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social Colombia AMRO
Mr Lexi Chaves Siles Ministerio de Salud Costa Rica AMRO
Dirección General de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Productos
Sanitarios (DIGEMAPS) Dominican Republic AMRO
Mrs Gisela Caranqui Ministerio de Salud Pública Ecuador AMRO
Ing Ministerio de Salud El Salvador AMRO
Mr Andre WORME Ministry of Health, Social Security and International Business Grenada AMRO
Dr Gustavo Antonio Urbina Ministry of Health Honduras AMRO
Dr Ruy López Ridaura Secretaria de Salud Mexico AMRO
Ms Jackelie Berroteran Mejía Ministerio de Salud Nicaragua AMRO
Dr Itza Barahona de Mosca Ministry of Health Panama AMRO
Ing Yesenia Huerta Rojas Ministry of Health Peru AMRO
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Ms Cheryl Eugene-St.Romain Ministry of Health Saint Lucia AMRO
Saint Vincent and the
Dr Roger DUNCAN Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment Grenadines AMRO
Mr Hasmath Ali Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago AMRO
Dr Gwen Collman National Institutes of Health United States of America AMRO
Shermine Samir
Ms Abou Bakr Abou Elazem Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) Egypt EMRO
Ms Fatemeh Sadeghi Golverdi Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) Iran (Islamic Republic of) EMRO
Ms Besma Fadhel Khalaf Ministry of Health and Environment Iraq EMRO
Ms Samar Al Rawashdeh Ministry of Health Jordan EMRO
Dr Atika Berry Ministry of Health Lebanon EMRO
Mr Rachid Wahabi Ministry of Health Morocco EMRO
Shamsa
Dr Mohammed Al Hosni Ministry of Health Oman EMRO
Dr Razdia Safdar Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Pakistan EMRO
Mrs Ministry of Public Health Qatar EMRO
Dr Wael Abdullah Alsufyani Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia EMRO
Dr Hazem Abdulhak Ministry of Health Syrian Arab Republic EMRO
Ms Nune Bakunts Ministry of Health Armenia EURO
Dr Karin GROMANN Federal Ministry of Health and Women’s Affairs Austria EURO
Dr Ismayil N. Afandiyev Azerbaijan Medical University Azerbaijan EURO
Dr Sergey Sychik Ministry of Health Belarus EURO
Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement
Ms Sandrine Jouan (Federal Ministry of Public Health, Food Safety and Environment) Belgium EURO
Ms Dzejna Milakovic-Ramandani Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Bosnia and Herzegovina EURO
Ms Ministry of Health Croatia EURO
Dr Andromachi Katsonouri Ministry of Health Cyprus EURO
Ms Ministry of Social Affairs Estonia EURO
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Ms Hanna KORHONEN Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Finland EURO
Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied
Dr Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia Georgia EURO
Dr Falko Drews Federal Ministry of Health Germany EURO
Ms Szilvia Deim Ministry of Human Capacities Hungary EURO
Mr Sharip Berik Sharipuly Ministry of Health Kazakhstan EURO
Ms Anita SEGLINA Ministry of Health Latvia EURO
Ms Radvile Jakaitiene Ministry of Health Lithuania EURO
Dr Anthony Williams Martin Department for Health Regulation Malta EURO
Ms Milica Dašic Ministry of Health Montenegro EURO
Ms Agnieszka Dudra Bureau for Chemical Substances Poland EURO
Dr Roman Coretchi National Agency for Public Health, Ministry of Health Republic of Moldova EURO
Ms Irina Tanase National Institute of Public Health Romania EURO
Ms Oxana Olegovna Sinitsyna Ministry of Health Russian Federation EURO
Ms Branislava Matic Savicevic Institute of Public Health of Serbia Serbia EURO
Dr Zuzana Klöslová Public Health Authority Slovakia EURO
Dr Raquel Fernández Sánchez Ministry of Health Spain EURO
Ms Karin Ljung Björklund Ministry of Social and Health Affairs Sweden EURO
Mr Steffen Wengert Federal Office of Public Health Switzerland EURO
Mr Annamurat Nazarov Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan EURO
Ms Iryna Rudenko Ministry of Health Ukraine EURO
Dr Rachel Davidson-Duarte Public Health England United Kingdom EURO
Mr Ministry of Health Uzbekistan EURO
Dr Ashim Chakraborty Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Bangladesh SEARO
Dr Imran Agus Nurali Directorate General of Public Health Indonesia SEARO
Dr THAR TUN KYAW Ministry of Health Myanmar SEARO
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Dr Yuba Nidhi Basaula Ministry of Health and Population Nepal SEARO
Dr Asela Gunawardena Ministry of Health Sri Lanka SEARO
Dr Paisarn Dunkum Ministry of Public Health, Food and Drug Administration Thailand SEARO
Dr Ministry of Health Cambodia WPRO
Mr Luke Vonotabua Ministry of Health and Medical Services Fiji WPRO
Lao People's Democratic
Dr Panom PHONGMANY Ministry of Health Republic WPRO
Dr Priya Ragunath Ministry of Health Malaysia WPRO
Professor Surenjav Unursaikhan National Center for Public Health, Ministry of Health Mongolia WPRO
Mr Tim Hopley Ministry of Health New Zealand WPRO
Mr Josing Salimbi National Department of Health Papua New Guinea WPRO
Dr Elizabeth I. Caluag Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, Department of Health Philippines WPRO
Researcher Jocelyn D. Soria Department of Health Philippines WPRO
Ms Geraldine CHENG Ministry of Health Singapore WPRO
Mrs Nellie Muru Wouloseje Ministry of Health Vanuatu WPRO
Date: 15 September 2026
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ Circular Letter to National Counterparts of the
WHO European Region
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
Head office:
UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01
Email:
[email protected]
Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Dear National Counterpart,
Nomination of Participants for the Third Meeting of the Global Chemicals and Health Network
Geneva, 12-14 November 2026
I have the honour to refer to ongoing efforts to strengthen health sector engagement in the sound management
of chemicals and to protect populations from chemical risks. In this regard, I would like to invite you to
nominate a focal point to participate in the Third Meeting of the Global Chemicals and Health Network
(GCHN), organized by WHO Headquarters and to be held in person in Geneva, Switzerland, from 12 to 14
November 2026.
Established in 2018, the GCHN supports implementation of the WHO Chemicals Roadmap, the Strategic
Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and its successor the Global Framework on
Chemicals (GFC). The meeting will focus on advancing implementation of WHA resolutions on chemicals,
waste and pollution and health (WHA76.17) and on galvanizing global support for lead (WHA78.27), while
preparing for the first International Conference (IC-1) of the GFC, to be held in Geneva from 15 to 20
November 2026.
In anticipation of constructive discussions and the health sector representation at the IC-1, we kindly invite you
to prioritize the nomination of the designated GCHN focal point or nominating a new focal point with an
appropriate seniority level, familiar with national policies and the GFC. To facilitate the nomination process
you may wish to refer to the enclosed list of current GCHN members and focal points.
Please submit the name, affiliation, and contact details of the nominated focal point by 30 September 2026 to
Dr Virunya Bhat (
[email protected]).
We encourage countries that are able to fund their own participation to do so, thereby allowing travel support
for low-income countries and, where possible, new GCHN members.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe
Director
Division of Prevention and Health Promotion
Encls:
Draft provisional programme of the meeting
List of GCHN members and focal points
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email:
[email protected]
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe
Denmark
THIRD MEETING OF THE
WHO GLOBAL CHEMICALS AND HEALTH NETWORK
12 to 14 November 2026
Geneva, Switzerland
Draft Provisional Programme
1. Opening and welcome
2. World Health Assembly resolutions and mandate for updating the WHO
Chemicals Roadmap, developing Global Action Plan for lead mitigation
(WHA78.27), and reporting on progress towards WHA76.17 on the impact of
chemicals, waste and pollution on human health
3. Health sector implementation and preparation for the first International
Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) – For a Planet Free of
Harm from Chemicals and Waste
a. Updating the WHO Chemicals Road Map and Road Map Workbook
b. Global Burden of Disease associated with selected chemicals
c. Health-based indicators (Pb paint, Poisons Centres, IHR core capacity for
chemical events, mortality due to unintentional poisoning)
d. Issues of Concern (Pb in paint, Broader Pb, Highly Hazardous Pesticides)
e. Healthcare sector industry programme
f. Resolution V/10 on health surveillance and human biomonitoring
g. IOMC Toolbox for sound chemicals management
4. Health in other international negotiations (ISP-CWP and INC plastics)
5. Summary, next steps and final thoughts
Opening of meeting: - 9am, 12 November 2026
Closure of meeting: - 12 pm, 14 November 2026
THIRD MEETING OF THE
WHO GLOBAL CHEMICALS AND HEALTH NETWORK
12 to 14 November 2026
Geneva, Switzerland
Draft Provisional Programme
1. Opening and welcome
2. World Health Assembly resolutions and mandate for updating the WHO
Chemicals Roadmap, developing Global Action Plan for lead mitigation
(WHA78.27), and reporting on progress towards WHA76.17 on the impact of
chemicals, waste and pollution on human health
3. Health sector implementation and preparation for the first International
Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) – For a Planet Free of
Harm from Chemicals and Waste
a. Updating the WHO Chemicals Road Map and Road Map Workbook
b. Global Burden of Disease associated with selected chemicals
c. Health-based indicators (Pb paint, Poisons Centres, IHR core capacity for
chemical events, mortality due to unintentional poisoning)
d. Issues of Concern (Pb in paint, Broader Pb, Highly Hazardous Pesticides)
e. Healthcare sector industry programme
f. Resolution V/10 on health surveillance and human biomonitoring
g. IOMC Toolbox for sound chemicals management
4. Health in other international negotiations (ISP-CWP and INC plastics)
5. Summary, next steps and final thoughts
Opening of meeting: - 9am, 12 November 2026
Closure of meeting: - 12 pm, 14 November 2026