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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

o Universities:

- The High Institute of Public Health affiliated to
Alexandria University, The institute provides many

multilevel and specialized training programs on OSH
as well as an environmental protection, especially at
the Occupational Health Department.

- The Department of Industrial Medicine and

Occupational Diseases at Cairo University Faculty of
Medicine. It has offered for the past 40 years many
training courses on important topics, e.g., pesticides,
chemicals, petrochemicals, primary aluminum
industry, disability issues, occupational asthma, health

insurance for labor force, etc. In addition, the
department has a permanent training program on
"Fitness and Disability of cardio-pulmonary system".

- The Institute for Environmental Studies and Researches
affiliated to Ain- Shams University

 Non -governmental organizations:

o The Arab Society for Occupational Safety and the Health and
Egyptian Society for Occupational Medicine. Both are
examples of NGOs providing training on OSH upon request

of major enterprises.

o Special training departments in many large- and medium-
scale public and private enterprises, especially those engaged
in building and construction, petrochemicals,

pharmaceuticals, petroleum, iron and steel manufacturing.

o The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood
recently started a two-year series of training courses on:
"Occupational Safety and health: Emphasizing Working

Children and Young Adults". Part of this training campaign
is funded by the regional office of the International Labor
Organization.

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