First Regional Meeting

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• First Regional Meeting
• of GEF Supported countries in EMR.
• Muscat, Oman, 6-8 March 2006
• Country Report
• Dr. Mohammad Obaidat /MPM/MOH
• Jordan

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Vector Control Activities
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• Resistance Monitoring Only once a year for
  Anopheles mosquitoes and for insecticides used in
  Malaria Control program.
• Results Anopheles still susceptible to Temephos
  used as larvicide and to Deltamethrin used as
  adulticide when needed.

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Intersectoral Coordination in V.CRole of
different Ministries

• MOH
• Disease Surveillance and response
• Malaria Control Program-
• - Environmental Management
• - Larvicides
• - Resistance Monitoring
• Leishmania Control program -
• - Reservoir destruction (P.Obesus)
• - Self protection
• Training Capacity building
• Health Education
• I.V.M.
• Chemoprophylexis for travellers
• Risk Assessment of insecticides

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• MOA
• Insecticide Management
• Legislation Registration, quality control,
  monitoring of storage, Preparation, transport,
  distribution and use
• I.P.M
• Use in vetenerary service and animal health
• Irrigation by Dripping
• Eduaction of farmers

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• MOE
• Legislation Application of International
  conventions (Stockholm, Basel Rotterdam)
  concerning Insecticides
• (POPs) Production, Distribution, Storage,
  Transport, Disposal.
• Management of Hazardous wastes
• Risk Assessment
• Education of Exposed population (At-Risk)
• Implementation of a NIP on POPs.

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• Ministry of Defense (Royal Medical Service)
• Control of breeding sites
• Insecticides
• Self protection
• Chemoprophylaxis for UN Peace Protection Forces.

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• UNRWA
• Control of breeding sites
• Insecticides

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• Other Stakeholders
• Control of iIlegal importation, sound use of
  Insecticides, Laboratory strengthening,
  collaboration with ministries, role of NGOs and
  Community participation.

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• Intersectoral coordination
• An ISC was established in Jan 2005
• Meetings of ISC and Agreement on T.O.R.
• Preparation of a workplan with a time-frame for
  project implementation
• NIP on POPs is ready in MOE
• Weak coordination is a reality

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• Status of Obsolete Stocks
• POPs Quantity Storage conditions
• DDT 22.000kg MOH/bad
• Aldrin, Dialdrin and Hexachlore 200kg MOA/good
• Needs
• Repackaging, Secure storage, Secure transport,
  Sound and Safe disposal

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• Summary of country presentation /Jordan
• Biological vectors are present in Jordan
  including mosquitoes, sand flies, flies,
  cockroaches and other biting insects but
  fortunatellly with little burden of disease.
• Different governmental and NGOs organizations are
  involved in V.C activities with community
  participation resulting in a very high cost at
  nationa level.
• Inter-sectoral coordination is a must and should
  be started as soon as possible.
• There is a need to help Jordan to implement the
  NIP on POPs, to dispose of 22 tons of D.D.T and
  other obsolete stocks, to bear high cost of D.D.T
  alternatives and finally to implement a national
  IVM plan of action and full project proposal.
• Jordan is a country with limited resources and
  needs financial and technical assistance in
  capacity building and training in entemology,
  laboratories, human resources, GIS and disposal
  of hazardous wastes.

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• Thank you
• Questions ???