01/02/2016
CBRN 35, financed by the European Union and managed by FIIAPP, is a project focused on management of hazardous chemical and biological waste in eight countries of the African Atlantic Façade region and Tunisia.
CBRN 35, financed by the European Union and managed by FIIAPP, is a project focused on management of hazardous chemical and biological waste in eight countries of the African Atlantic Façade region and Tunisia.
After the first phase, which focused on collecting information on the situation in each of the countries with regard to the management of hazardous chemical and biological waste, this new phase begins with the presentation of the project and the activities to be implemented in each of the beneficiary countries: Ivory Coast; Gabon; Liberia; Mauritania; Morocco; Senegal; Togo and Tunisia. The objective of this second phase is to strengthen national capacities in the management of chemical and biological waste and to raise awareness among the actors involved in the importance of this issue. To this end, training and awareness-raising sessions will be held on the specific needs of each of the beneficiary countries.
After the presentation in Morocco, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Gabon, Senegal and Tunisia, it was now the turn of Lomé, Togo, where relevant representatives of the institutions most involved in this second phase of the project “Management of hazardous chemical and biological waste in the African Atlantic Coast Region and Tunisia” met.
This meeting has served to validate the inventory prepared by the project for Togo and to formalise working methods, define the profile of the participants in each of the training modules, within the different institutions involved in phase II and share documents and useful information for a successful development of the project. This phase includes training in biological and chemical safety, awareness-raising of the population and the development of an online platform. The objective of launching phase II in each of the countries is explained when exploring the specific needs of each country to obtain better results.
During their stay in Togo, the project team has made several visits to meet potential participants in phase II. They have visited the facilities of the National Institute of Hygiene, recently accredited with the international ISO 17025 standard, and active in a number of fields such as medical analysis, vaccinations, epidemiological surveillance, and training. The team also visited the Togolese Institute for Agricultural Research (ITRA), the laboratories of the University of Lomé and the laboratories of the Togolese Armed Forces.
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