Training On Health Risk Assessment

Sumaira FH Published October 18, 2018 | 09:12 PM

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Pakistan team and the Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA), in collaboration with the Environment Protection Department Punjab, organised a three-day Provincial Training on Health Risk Assessment using the recently developed AirQ+ Tool for the first time in the province from Oct 15 to 17, 2018 in Committee Room of EPD, Punjab.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Oct, 2018 ) :The World Health Organisation (WHO) Pakistan team and the Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA), in collaboration with the Environment Protection Department Punjab, organised a three-day Provincial Training on Health Risk Assessment using the recently developed AirQ+ Tool for the first time in the province from Oct 15 to 17, 2018 in Committee Room of EPD, Punjab.

Sajjad, additional secretary EPD Punjab, inaugurated the training session by shedding light on the challenges being faced by the provincial government due to air pollution, and welcomed the participants from Environment Protection Agency, Health Department, WHO's Ms Syeda Malika, Director General EPA Punjab Dr Nusrat Naz, Director EDH, EPA Punjab were official representative from the EPA Punjab while Mr Michael Krzyzanowsku and Mr Mazen Malkavi, were lead trainers from the WHO.

The agenda of the training was to train the participants regarding AirQ+software developed by WHO Team to analyze short term/long term health effects due to air pollution exposure.

On First day, Mr. Michael Krzyzanowsku briefed the participants regarding health effects of air pollution, Air Quality monitoring system and data acquisition, global burden of disease due to air pollution and basics of health risk assessment.

On second day of the training participants were introduced to basics of AIRQ+ software, its demonstration and scope of application in the field.

On third day participants received hands on exercises on AIRQ+ software for short- and long-term health effects due to air pollution exposure.

The participants also visited the Air Pointer installed by EPA Punjab.o