Arsenicosis Case-Detection, Management and Surveillance: Report of a Regional Consultation New Delhi, India, 5-9 November 2002

A regional consultation was held in the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office from 5-9 November 2002 to formulate standard protocols for case-detection, surveillance and management of arsenicosis. There were 35 participants in the consultation representing Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand in addition to eight members of WHO secretariat. It covers all the related fields including toxicology, dermatology, internal medicine, oncology, epidemiology, nutrition and public health. The objectives of the consultation were; to review and endorse uniform case definition and surveillance algorithms for arsenicosis in the region, to review and formulate a uniform case management protocol for arsenicosis, and to formulate a protocol for validating these protocols. The agenda for the workshop is shown in Annex 2. Dr Caussy said that the goal of the workshop was to review the evidence on case-definition, management and surveillance and reach a consensus on a uniform regional protocol. The format consisted of country presentations, followed by group work. The groups further debated the chosen topics, reviewing all the available evidence, before reaching a consensus. The consensus of each group was further discussed and in the plenary session, they reached an overall consensus. The group also made recommendations for future actions. The members of the working groups are listed in Annex 3. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Objectives 3. Inaugural Session 4. Presentations 4.1 Regional Overview 4.2 Country Presentations 4.3 Case Detection 4.4 Surveillance 4.5 Validation of Case Definition 4.6 Presentation and Adoption of Consensus Protocol 4.7 Case Management and Validation 4.8 Consensus Protocol 5. Recommendations 5.1 Recommendations of the Sub-committee on Case Definition 5.2 Recommendations of the Sub-committee on Case Management 5.3 Recommendations of the Sub-committee on Case Surveillance 5.4 Recommendations of the Sub-committee on Case Validation 5.5 General Recommendations of All Expert Committees 6. Conclusions Annexes: 1. List of Participants 2. Programme 3. Members of Working Groups

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