Health Sector in the Implementation of the Minamata Convention- Jamaica workshop report; 2016

Objectives

As part of a global initiative, the workshop aimed to promote the understanding of the roles of the health sector in the Minamata Convention to ministries of health of English speaking countries in the WHO Region of the Americas; and thus facilitating the implementation of the Resolution WHA 67.11. The workshop was also an opportunity to promote awareness of the health sector on its responsibilities in fulfilling the roles and responsibilities included in the Convention. These health sector roles were addressed following similar workshops held in October 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay, and in June 2015 in Bonn, Germany.