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Development of Capacity for the Substitution and the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Containing Medical Measuring Devices: Project Completion Report
The document outlines the results of the implementation of the project titled “Development of
Capacity for the Substitution and the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury-Containing Medical Measuring Devices", a Japan ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) project.
The regional project is implemented in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is expected to contribute towards the promotion of environmentally sound management (ESM) of mercury-containing medical devices, which will eventually support attaining the goals of the Minamata Convention to protect the human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury.
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR is the project proponent while the Asian Institute of Technology Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific is the implementing agency. Ban Toxics is the partner non-government agency to lead the implementation in the Philippines with the supervision of EMB. The project is also conducted in coordination and collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH). It was implemented from April 2021 to September 2021 for a total project cost of 80,000 USD.
Under the project, two main outputs are identified including 1) a national inventory of MCMMDs in the Philippines and an analysis of existing legal gaps, and 2) technical guidelines on the ESM of MCMMDs in the Philippines. Both documents aim to address the gaps in knowledge regarding the management of MCMMDs as well as to provide technical guidelines to address the needs identified.
The regional project is implemented in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is expected to contribute towards the promotion of environmentally sound management (ESM) of mercury-containing medical devices, which will eventually support attaining the goals of the Minamata Convention to protect the human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury.
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR is the project proponent while the Asian Institute of Technology Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific is the implementing agency. Ban Toxics is the partner non-government agency to lead the implementation in the Philippines with the supervision of EMB. The project is also conducted in coordination and collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH). It was implemented from April 2021 to September 2021 for a total project cost of 80,000 USD.
Under the project, two main outputs are identified including 1) a national inventory of MCMMDs in the Philippines and an analysis of existing legal gaps, and 2) technical guidelines on the ESM of MCMMDs in the Philippines. Both documents aim to address the gaps in knowledge regarding the management of MCMMDs as well as to provide technical guidelines to address the needs identified.
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