Geographic Area:

Governorates of Dakahalya and Minia

Area of Development:

Social and human development

Sector:

Health

Executive body:

DGCS

Institutional counterpart:

Ministry of Health and Population

Other funding parties:

-

Beneficiaries:

Groups at risk of being poisoned by toxic materials

Period of implementation:

2003 - 2004

Amount and nature of the funds:

305,000 € grant through the debt swap

Type of intervention:

Technical assistance, capacity building

Objective:

Instructing the population at risk of being poisoned

Description of the project:

The project tackles the problem concerning the inappropriate use of chemical products in various productive sectors and their health effects. The project intends to achieve its results through enhancing an information center that will perform as a focal point for the development of appropriate methods of intervention necessary for confronting the problem. On the long term, the project will work for the reduction of cases of poisoning due to the unsafe handling of chemical products.