SCH hosts meeting of GCC occupational health and safety committee

The Supreme Council of Health (SCH), in co-operation with the executive board of the GCC Health Ministers’ Council, will host from today the eighth meeting of the GCC committee for occupational health and safety.The two-day meeting is being held under the theme “Reporting work injuries and occupational diseases”. The meeting will be inaugurated by Sheikh Dr Mohamed bin Hamad al-Thani, director of the Public Health Department at SCH and member of the executive board. It will see the participation of GCC committee members and experts from the regional office of the World Health Organisation. The meeting will discuss a number of health and safety issues, including a unified GCC occupational disease schedule.