WHO MISSION RETURNS FROM IRAQ

Note for the Press

		Note for the Press N° 13 5 September 2001
	WHO MISSION RETURNS FROM IRAQ A six-member team consisting of technical experts and staff from World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and its Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) in Cairo, Egypt, has returned from Baghdad, Iraq, after discussions about potential project proposals to improve health surveillance and strengthen cancer control. The discussions culminated in the formulation of four draft proposals. Two of the draft proposals deal with health surveillance and are aimed to enhance the registration of cancers, congenital malformation and renal disorders. A third draft proposal concerns implementation of a plan for cancer and other non-communicable diseases control, while the fourth relates to the study of environmental and other risk factors (including depleted uranium) to health. Over the next two weeks, these proposals will be carefully reviewed within WHO in collaboration with other concerned UN agencies. For further information, journalists can contact Mr Gregory Hartl, WHO Spokesperson, WHO, Geneva. Telephone (+41 22) 791 4458; Fax (+41 22) 791 4858; Email: hartlg@who.int. All WHO Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Features as well as other information on this subject can be obtained on Internet on the WHO home page http://www.who.int/