Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1973; Volume 48; Volume 48, Number 5, Year 1973 48 (5), Pages 571-579: Stimulating Effect of Pyruvate on the Growth of Mycobacterium Leprae in Cell-Free, Semisynthetic, Soft Agar Medium

By Toyoho Murohashi

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Title:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1973; Volume 48; Volume 48, Number 5, Year 1973 48 (5), Pages 571-579: Stimulating Effect of Pyruvate on the Growth of Mycobacterium Leprae in Cell-Free, Semisynthetic, Soft Agar Medium
Author:	Toyoho Murohashi
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Medical Reference Publication

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The Regional Consultation on the Preparation of C~~idelinefosr Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) of Develolxnent Projects in tlie Eastern lvlediterranean Region, was organized by the Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities (CEHA) of the WHO Regional Ofice for the Eastern Meditel-rancan. from 7 to 10 November 1994, in Amman. Jordan, in cooperation with the Health Impact Assessment Programme of the Livel-pool School of Tropical Medicine. Liverpool. United Kingdom. The cons~lltationw as attended by representatives of Egypt. Isla~nicR epublic of Iran. Iraq, Jordan. Morocco. O~nan.P akistan. Sudan. Syrian Arab Republic. Tunisia and the Republic of Yemen, as well as temporaly advisers fioni tlie United Kingdom. Experts from Liverpool Scliool ofTropica1 Medicine. Health Impact Programme. and statTmembers from WHO headq~lartersa nd CEHA. The maill objective of [lie consu1t;ition was to bring together fi-o~nth e Region the experts and decision-makers involved ill the review and development ofenvironmental health management strate~ies.a ssess EHIA ofdevelopnle~ita ctivities. atid review apllroaches. methods and techniques. Experts were expected to introdrlce technical and policy ~.eq~~iremefnatrs e nvironmental health impact assesstnent and make presentations to increase awareness about EHIA and its implications. Participants reviewed the health sitr~ationsa s well as identified srrategies, mechanisms and policies for the preparation of EHIA pidelines for the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS 7 . SUMMARY OF WORKING PAPERS ................. ... ................................... 3 2 . I An overview of EHIA in the Eastern Mediterranean Region ( E m )... ..................... 3 2.2 Scope of the cons~~ltati.o.n.. ................................................................................:.... .. 2.3 Environmental health impact assessment (EHIA) in environmental impact .............;.. 3 assessment (EIA) . concept and scope . and global esperience 2.4 Environmental health impact assessment: issi~e.s a pproach and procednres ................. 4 2.5 Rjsk assessment of cliemicals ..................................................................................... 4 2.6. Policy issi~esa nd institi~tionalf ranie\vol-ks fol- health impact assessment .....................5 7 .7 Panel ofexpe~rso n enviro~imentalm :uiilgelnent (PEELI). .................... t ...................... 5 2.8 C~.oss-c~tr'tinisgs ues ................ ... .......................................................................5.. . . . . 2:9 'SourcesoFinfo~.mation. monitoring and si~rveillanc.e.. ............................................... 6 .. 2 . 10 Water sUpply. sanitation and wastewater disposal ...................................................... 6 . . .. 2 . I 1 Teclinology transfer, industrial pollution and work environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.12 Urban renewal . liotlsing and new settlements .........................................................7.. .. 2. 13 Risk assessment of hazardous wastes ....................................................................... 7 2.14 Assessment ofthe health impacts of major industrial disasters ..................................7. 1 2 . 15 Health impact assessment of industrial projects ........................................................8. 2 COUNTRY REPORTS ...........................................................................................8. 3 Egypt .................... .. ................................................................................8.. ....... 3.2 Islamic Rep~~bloicf Ira 8