Action on asbestos in Asia and the Pacific
Pacific countries discuss how to dispose of asbestos in their small island countries, new partners join the campaign in Vietnam, and journalists get training on the health hazards of asbestos in Laos.
ABAN 2021 Conference calls on Asian countries to speed up moves to ban deadly asbestos
On September 28-30, ban asbestos and victim networks from across the Asia Pacific region came together online for the Asia Ban Asbestos Network’s (ABAN) three-day conference.
Vietnam Eliminating Asbestos Disease Campaign Update
Asbestos fibre imports in Vietnam have fallen 50% in the last 2 years, partly due to our awareness program and partly to growing supply of alternative products.
Asbestos Awareness Promoted in Laos
The following short films were made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for South-East Asia and the Asia Ban Asbestos Network to draw attention to the dangers of chrysotile exposure, and to explain how exposure to asbestos fibre causes asbestos-related diseases like lung cancer and mesothelioma.