World Health Organization

The FDI is in official relations with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. The Oral Health Unit and the Responsible Officer, Prof Poul Erik Petersen, are closely collaborating with the FDI on various issues as well as other departments of WHO (ie the Tobacco Free Initiative). The work is based on a three-year plan of joint activities. The FDI is actively promoting the policies and approaches of WHO, participates on a regular basis in meetings and consultations and gives input to WHO papers and reports.

Recent collaborations between FDI and WHO

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Public Health News Archive.

Statements Given at WHO Meetings

122nd WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING (January 2008)

Agenda item 4.6: Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: implementation of the global strategy

Statement given by FDI Development and Public Health Manager, Dr Habib Benzian ENGLISH (.pdf, 19KB)

60th WHO World Health Assembly (May 2007)

Agenda item 12.9 - Oral health: action plan for promotion and integrated disease prevention

Written Statement submitted by the FDIENGLISH (.pdf, 22KB) FRANÇAIS (.pdf, 25KB) ESPAÑOL (.pdf, 23KB)

WHO Documents (on WHO website) A60/R17 - RESOLUTION - Oral health: action plan for promotion and integrated disease prevention (.pdf) A60/16 - REPORT - Oral health: action plan for promotion and integrated disease prevention (.pdf)

120th WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING (January 2007)

Agenda item 4.6 - Oral health: action plan for promotion and integrated disease prevention

Verbal Statement given by FDI President, Dr Michele Aerden ENGLISH (.pdf, 21KB) FRANÇAIS (.pdf, 26KB)ESPAÑOL (.pdf, 23KB)

Written Statement submitted by the FDIENGLISH (.pdf, 28KB) FRANÇAIS (.pdf, 33KB) ESPAÑOL (.pdf, 29KB)

WHO Documents (on WHO website) EB 120/10 - Oral health: action plan for promotion and integrated disease prevention (.pdf) EB 120.R5 - Resolution on Oral health: action plan for promotion and integrated disease prevention (.pdf)

Agenda item 4.10 - Workers’ health: draft global plan of action

Joint Statement submitted by the FDI and five other health professional organisationsENGLISH (.pdf, 9KB)

WHO Documents (on WHO website) EB120/28 Rev.1 - Workers’ health: draft global plan of action (.pdf) EB120/28 Add.1 - Report on financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the Executive Board or Health Assembly (.pdf)

111th WHO Executive Board meeting (January 2003)

Agenda item 5.2 - WHO’s contribution to the follow-up of the United Nations General Assembly special session on HIV/AIDS

Joint Statement by the FDI and the World Medical Association ENGLISH (.pdf - 33KB)

WHO Documents Contribution of WHO to the follow up of the United Nations General Assembly special session on HIV/AIDS (.pdf)

FDI Councillors meet with Director General of WHO

Dr Michèle Aerden, FDI President, and Dr TC Wong, FDI Councillor, met with Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, during the 60th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to reaffirm the FDI's support and commitment to the WHO in the promotion of general health, with particular attention to oral health.

FDI participates in technical briefing at the WHO

The World Health Organization in collaboration with WHO collaborating centres in oral health, the FDI World Dental Federation and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) held a technical briefing on 15 May 2007 on “Oral Health in the 21st Century”.

Representatives from the various WHO collaborating centres, Dr Michèle Aerden, FDI President, Dr John Clarkson IADR Past-President and committee member, Dr Ahmed Ogwell, Minister of Health from Kenya, Dr Charlotte Nidaye, WHO’s Regional Advisor for Oral Health for the African Region were amongst those present at the briefing. Presentations were given on country experiences, oral health promotion through research, health professionals and fluoride, oral health promotion in the various WHO regions, oral health in relation to diet and nutrition, oral cancer and global challenges of oral health promotion. The FDI President made a presentation on the supportive role of the FDI in the promotion of oral health worldwide. The presentations were followed by a question and answer session on oral health.

The purpose of the session was to provide additional information and serve as a resource to Ministries of Health and stakeholders on oral health in relation to the resolution that was proposed for discussion and adoption at the 60th World Health Assembly.