The Fifth Training Workshop on Health Impact Assessment
15 October 2014 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The National Stakeholders Workshop on Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution on Malé Declaration was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 15 October 2014. The objectives of the workshop included:
- describe different contents of Health Impact Assessment Manual and knowledge sharing among the stakeholders about the different aspects of air pollution;
- disseminate the activities, roles and future plan and expected output of the Regional Center on Health Impact Assessment in Bangladesh;
- identify different initiatives to reduce air pollution in Bangladesh;
- describe the effects of cook stove intervention for reduction of indoor air pollution in rural Bangladesh;
- explore the health impact study findings of other regional countries; and
- discuss about the major challenges faced by the researchers on the Effects of PM on School children in Bangladesh.