SAG Members

Co-Chairs:
Ruth Etzel, USA
Elif Özmert, Turkey

Members:
David Githanga (Kenya)
Masahiro Hashizume (Japan)
Ramesh Bajania (India)
Salman Mroureh (Lebanon)
Stella Maris Gil (Argentina)
Stephan Boese-O'Reilly (Germany)
Syed Asad Ali (Pakistan)
Tudor Lucian Pop (Romania)

Advocates:
Elvis Florentino (República Dominicana)
Michael Lim Teik Chung (Singapore)
Michael M. Resurreccion (Philippines)
Stephanie Lorenz (Germany)

SAG Activities and Works

1. Speakers at the IPA-AAP-IPS-TNPS International Webinar on "Effects of Climate Change on Child Health" held on 27 January 2022

2. Speaker at the IPA Webinar on "Tips on Child Environmental Health for the Practitioner" organized by IPA SC Subcommittee on Education and Advocacy held on 22 July 2022

3. Signed a letter that calls on governments around the world to develop and implement a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

4. Developed a letter of collaboration with UNICEF to work together on children’s health and the environment around the world

5. Worked with the Global Alliance on Climate and Health to implement the IPA Policy Statement about the Effects of Climate Change on Child Health and highlight this topic at meetings of Regional Pediatric Societies

6. Collaborated with WHO on the new Training Package for Health Care Providers on Children’s Environmental Health

7. Participated with WHO and UNEP in the Global Lead Paint Alliance

9. Organized the IPA/UNICEF/WHO International Webinar on "Preventing Children’s Lead Exposure" held on 27 October 2022