Important, the prevention of lung diseases in Indonesia
Around 45 Pulmonologists (medical doctors who specialize in lung diseases) gathered in Jakarta to participate in the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis Workshop from 9 to 13 November in Jakarta.
9 November 2015
The Opening of the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis Workshop
Around 45 Pulmonologists (medical doctors who specialize in lung diseases) gathered in Jakarta to participate in the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis Workshop from 9 to 13 November in Jakarta. The Workshop was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Health of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Indonesian Occupational Health Doctor Association (PERDOKI) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in conjunction with the commemoration of the National Health Day which falls on 12 November.
Occupational deaths and injuries and work-related diseases take a particularly heavy toll in developing countries, including Indonesia. One of the most common occupational diseases found in the workplace is pneumoconiosis. The most common form of the diseases is called silicosis. It is a lung disease caused by inhalation of dust contains free crystalline silica, afflicting tens of millions workers in hazardous occupations and kills thousands of people everywhere in the world. This makes silicosis one of the most important occupational illnesses in the world.
The Workshop was officially opened by the Director General of Nutrition and Mother and Child Health of Ministry of Health, dr Anung Sugihantoro, M.Kes. In his opening remarks, he highlighted the crucial need to improve the capacity of the Indonesian pulmonologists in giving proper diagnosis to pneumoconiosis. “The workshop is in line with the commitment of the Ministry of Health to strengthen national health services. Therefore, this workshop will be beneficial to Indonesia as part of the effort to improve health services at both national and local levels,” he said.
Meanwhile, Francesco d’Ovidio, Country Director of the ILO in Indonesia, emphasized that prevention of occupational respiratory diseases has a special focus in the ILO as these diseases continue to be among the leading occupational illnesses. “There can be no decent work without safe work; thus, occupational safety and health should not be viewed as social cost but as a long-term benefit for enterprises, societies and their people,” he stated.
The workshop used the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis as a worldwide-used tool to improve workers’ health surveillance, conduct epidemiological research and make comparisons of statistical data. The ILO adopted the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention No. 187 in 2006. This Convention has been recently ratified by Indonesia in August 2015.
The workshop is in line with the commitment of the Ministry of Health to strengthen national health services. Therefore, this workshop will be beneficial to Indonesia as part of the effort to improve health services at both national and local levels."
dr Anung Sugihantoro, M.Kes, Guy Ryder, Director General of Nutrition and Mother and Child Health of Ministry of Health
Occupational deaths and injuries and work-related diseases take a particularly heavy toll in developing countries, including Indonesia. One of the most common occupational diseases found in the workplace is pneumoconiosis. The most common form of the diseases is called silicosis. It is a lung disease caused by inhalation of dust contains free crystalline silica, afflicting tens of millions workers in hazardous occupations and kills thousands of people everywhere in the world. This makes silicosis one of the most important occupational illnesses in the world.
The Workshop was officially opened by the Director General of Nutrition and Mother and Child Health of Ministry of Health, dr Anung Sugihantoro, M.Kes. In his opening remarks, he highlighted the crucial need to improve the capacity of the Indonesian pulmonologists in giving proper diagnosis to pneumoconiosis. “The workshop is in line with the commitment of the Ministry of Health to strengthen national health services. Therefore, this workshop will be beneficial to Indonesia as part of the effort to improve health services at both national and local levels,” he said.
Meanwhile, Francesco d’Ovidio, Country Director of the ILO in Indonesia, emphasized that prevention of occupational respiratory diseases has a special focus in the ILO as these diseases continue to be among the leading occupational illnesses. “There can be no decent work without safe work; thus, occupational safety and health should not be viewed as social cost but as a long-term benefit for enterprises, societies and their people,” he stated.
The workshop used the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis as a worldwide-used tool to improve workers’ health surveillance, conduct epidemiological research and make comparisons of statistical data. The ILO adopted the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention No. 187 in 2006. This Convention has been recently ratified by Indonesia in August 2015.