AFRICAN REGIONAL ASSOCIATION

OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

ARAOH

ARAOH Contents

Founded in 1980 Constitution PACOH conferences 2009 – ICOH Congress in Cape Town 2010 – Meeting 2011 – ARAOH/SASOM Congress – Board meetings 2012 – ICOH2012 2014 – ARAOH Congress

1980 ARAOH was founded in Ibedan, Nigeria President and committee elected Constitution was drawn up PACOH Conferences Cairo, Durban, Morocco, etc Progress dogged by vast distances in Africa and lack of

finance and support

2009 ICOH Congress in Cape Town South African Society of Occupational Medicine

(SASOM) called a meeting of interested persons Meeting attended by 44 delegates from 19 African

countries Discussion on revival of ARAOH Signatures & contact email addresses collected Invitations to next SASOM Congress for further

negotiations

2010 SASOM Annual Congress 29-30 July 2010 at Birchwood

Hotel near Johannesburg, South Africa ARAOH revival meeting attended by delegates from

Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa ARAOH Constitution – changes discussed SASOM offers administrative services for membership,

French translation of Constitution and minutes, and next congress.

FIRST ARAOH MEETING 2010(Held on 29 JULY 2010 at the Birchwood Hotel near Johannesburg, South Africa) Aim:

To restart ARAOH as defined at a meeting during the ICOH2009 Congress in March 2009 in Cape Town.

Present : Dr Khalifa Cisse (Senegal) Dr Adriaan Combrinck

(SASOM Executive Committee member) Prof Daan Kocks (Chairman SASOM) Mr Modise Mogotse (SASOM) Ms Claudina Nogueira

(SASOM Executive Committee member) Dr Musa Nyandusi (Kenya) Mrs Uche Ojomo

(ICOH Board Member, Nigeria) Dr Charles Roos

(ICOH National Secretary , South Africa,SASOM Executive Committee)

Prof Mary Ross (ICOH Board member and SASOM Executive Committee member)

Dr Ferdie Smith (SASOM, Former ICOH National Secretary for South Africa)

Dr Abdoul Kader Toure (Senegal) Dr Danie Ungerer (Treasurer,

SASOM Executive Committee) Mrs Jenny Acutt - Scribe (SASOM

National Office)

CONSTITUTIONFounded in Ibadan, Nigeria, on 1 December 1980.

Article 1: Name, office and language Section 1

The name of the organisation is AFRICAN REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. Throughout this Constitution the acronym ARAOH will be used when referring to the Association.

Section 2 The secretariat is located in South Africa.

Section 3The official languages of the association are English and French. All official documents are written in both these languages. Depending on the place where a meeting or congress of ARAOH is held, the Board may consider a third language as official. Notice of the use of an additional language will be given at least nine months before an ARAOH congress, or three months before any other event, is to take place.

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2011 ARAOH/SASOM Congress 25-27 August 2011 Care for the occupational health needs of the worker –

Biological, Physical & Psychological Delegates from Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada,

France, Ghana, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe

80 Keynote, plenary and parallel presentations Next ARAOH Congress in 2014 Networking and meetings

ARAOH BOARD MEETING(Held on 27 August 2011 at the Birchwood Hotel near Johannesburg, South Africa)

Present : Dr O Akiba (Nigeria) Dr C Cisse (Senegal) Dr M Coombs (South Africa) Dr Babacar Fall

(ICOH National Secretary – Senegal) Prof D Kocks (South Africa) Dr D Moyo (Zimbabwe) Dr T Ngozo (Zimbabwe) Dr V Nhlapho (South Africa) Ms C Nogueira ( South Africa) Dr M Nyandusi (Kenya) Dr M Nyandusi (Kenya) Mrs U Ojomo

(ICOH Board member, Nigeria)

Dr C Roos(ICOH National Secretary – South Africa)

Prof M Ross(ICOH Board member, South Africa)

Dr B Sangare-Tigori (Ivory Coast) Dr L Seymore (South Africa) Dr F Smith (South Africa) Dr A K Toure (Senegal) Dr D Ungerer (South Africa) Scribe: Mrs J Acutt

ICOH Newsletter - Nov 2011(Report on the ARAOH/SASOM Congress)

The Africa Regional Association of Occupational Health (ARAOH)/ South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM) Congress ‘Care for the occupational health needs of the worker: Biological, Physical and Psychological’ 25-27 (August 2011).

The ARAOH/SASOM Congress near Johannesburg, South Africa was a huge success, judging by the compliments received from the Congress presenters and attendees.

Delegates and presenters came from Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, France, Ghana, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Excellent presentations addressed every aspect of ‘Care for the occupational health needs of the worker: Biological, Physical and Psychological’.

ICOH Newsletter - Nov 2011(Continued)

The number of parallel sessions on travel medicine, hazardous chemical substances and hazardous biological agents, and the tracks on the International Commission on Occupational Health, the SA Society of Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners, the SA Institute of Occupational Hygiene and Elixir Health, left the delegates spoilt for choice.

The Neil White Memorial Seminar was incorporated into the programme and excellent presentations addressed occupational lung conditions, including asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer and occupational asthma.

Much networking and several ‘business’ meetings took place during the three days. The enthusiasm and camaraderie was tangible. The original ARAOH Board of eight persons swelled to 17 as officials from the different countries wished to contribute to ARAOH in future.

The next ARAOH Congress

The next ARAOH Congress is scheduled for 2014 Offers to host the event are awaited by the ARAOH

Board. The ARAOH Secretariat can be contacted on

info@araoh.org

ARAOH BOARD August 2011Back row L-R : Dr T Ngozo, Dr Khalifa Cisse, Dr Leon Seymore, Dr Musa Nyandusi, Dr Dingani Moyo, Dr Kader Toure,Dr Charles Roos, Dr Okon Akiba, Dr Babacar Fall, Dr Ferdie Smith, Prof Daan Kocks, Prof Mary Ross, Dr Danie Ungerer.

Front row L-R: Ms Jenny Acutt, Mrs Uche Ojomo, Ms Claudina Nogueira, Dr Beatrice Sangara and Dr Vusi Nhlapho

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Developed by Dr Khalifa Cisse & Dr Kader Toure

ARAOH SECRETARIAT Postal address:

P O Box 32, Silverton, Gauteng, 0127, South Africa

Email address: info@araoh.org

Website : www.araoh.org

Telephone: +27 (12) 803 7418

Fax: +27 (11) 507 5085

Contact person: Mrs Jenny Acutt

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