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Development of the “National Asbestos Profile” to Eliminate Asbestos-Related Diseases in 195 Countries

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  • Diana Arachi

    (Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia)

  • Sugio Furuya

    (Japan Occupational Safety and Health Research Center, Tokyo 204-0024, Japan)

  • Annette David

    (Health Partners LLC, Tamuning 96913, Guam)

  • Alexander Mangwiro

    (Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, United Nations Environment Program, 1219 Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Odgerel Chimed-Ochir

    (Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
    Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Kenneth Lee

    (Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia)

  • Peter Tighe

    (Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia)

  • Jukka Takala

    (International Commission on Occupational Health, 20122 Milan, Italy)

  • Tim Driscoll

    (School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia)

  • Ken Takahashi

    (Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

Abstract

Worldwide, 230,000+ people die annually from asbestos-related diseases (ARDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that countries develop a National Asbestos Profile (NAP) to eliminate ARDs. For 195 countries, we assessed the global status of NAPs (A: bona fide NAP, B: proxy NAP, C: relevant published information, D: no relevant information) by national income (HI: high, UMI: upper-middle, LMI: lower-middle, LI: low), asbestos bans (banned, no-ban) and public data availability. Fourteen (7% of 195) countries were category A (having a bona fide NAP), while 98, 51 and 32 countries were categories B, C and D, respectively. Of the 14 category-A countries, 8, 3 and 3 were LMI, UMI and HI, respectively. Development of a bona fide NAP showed no gradient by national income. The proportions of countries having a bona fide NAP were similar between asbestos-banned and no-ban countries. Public databases useful for developing NAPs contained data for most countries. Irrespective of the status of national income or asbestos ban, most countries have not developed a NAP despite having the potential. The global status of NAP is suboptimal. Country-level data on asbestos and ARDs in public databases can be better utilized to develop NAPs for globally eliminating ARDs.

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  • Diana Arachi & Sugio Furuya & Annette David & Alexander Mangwiro & Odgerel Chimed-Ochir & Kenneth Lee & Peter Tighe & Jukka Takala & Tim Driscoll & Ken Takahashi, 2021. "Development of the “National Asbestos Profile” to Eliminate Asbestos-Related Diseases in 195 Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-20, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1804-:d:498406
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    1. Giorgia Stoppa & Carolina Mensi & Lucia Fazzo & Giada Minelli & Valerio Manno & Dario Consonni & Annibale Biggeri & Dolores Catelan, 2022. "Spatial Analysis of Shared Risk Factors between Pleural and Ovarian Cancer Mortality in Lombardy (Italy)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-15, March.
    2. Lucia Fazzo & Alessandra Binazzi & Daniela Ferrante & Giada Minelli & Dario Consonni & Lisa Bauleo & Caterina Bruno & Marcella Bugani & Marco De Santis & Ivano Iavarone & Corrado Magnani & Elisa Romeo, 2021. "Burden of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Italy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-14, September.

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