Institutional Capacity Assessment Report: Nigeria
Piloting a New WHO Framework to Support the Development of Public Health Strategies on Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in the Context of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
5 May 2020
| Technical document
Overview
This report presents the findings from the assessment of the institutional readiness to detect, address and prevent health issues associated with ASGM and aims to provide inputs to the FMOH on how to best define key priorities in the Public Health Strategy on ASGM. Based on the consultation of FMOH representatives and other key agencies
and stakeholders, ASGM-related health topics, institutional capacity strengths and challenges in the public health sector were assessed, and key stakeholders identified who appear critical for the development and implementation of a public health strategy tailored to the ASGM sector.
WHO Team
Chemical Safety and Health Unit (CHE)
Editors
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, WHO Country Office Ghana, Ministry of Health Ghana
Number of pages
58