Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1964; Volume 30, Number 1, Year 1964, Pages 29-44: Studies on a Strain of Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium Falciparum from Thailand

By Robin D. Powell, Dr.

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Title:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1964; Volume 30, Number 1, Year 1964, Pages 29-44: Studies on a Strain of Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium Falciparum from Thailand
Author:	Robin D. Powell, Dr.
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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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Excerpt
The Seminar on Occupational Health i n Rural Areas took place i n Baghdad, I r a q , from 8 t o 13 December 198A. It was organized by WHO i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n with t h e Ministry of Health, I r a q , with the o b j e c t i v e s of reviewing occupational h e a l t h hazards p e c u l i a r t o t h e Region in r u r a l a r e a s , studying measures of prevent i o n and control of t h e s e hazards, reviewing h e a l t h care f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e t o a g r i c u l t u r a l workers and r e c m e n d i n g means of h e a l t h care d e l i v e r y t o a g r i c u l t u r a l workers within primary h e a l t h care (PHC

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS II GENERAL PROBLEMS AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE I N RURAL AREAS . . . . 2 Demography ......................................... 2 Socioeconomy ....................................... 3 Housing ............................................ 3 Water .............................................. 4 Sewage and waste d i s p o s a l .......................... . . 5 P u t r l t ~ o n .......................................... 5 Education .......................................... 6 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and communication ................... 6 Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 III CHAMCTERISTICS OF AGF. ICULTIJRU WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 111.1 . The type of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 111-2 . Place of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 XTJ-3 . The a j i r i c u l t u r a l worker himself ................... 8 JV OCCLTilTIOSAL HAZARDS I!! AGRICULTUW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11.1 . P h y s i c a l hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I\'.? . Chemical hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 IB-3 . R i o l o g i c a l hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 11'-4 . Organic d u s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 IV-5 . A g r i c u l t u r a l a c c i d e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 I -. P s ~ c h o s o r i n lh azards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 V OCCIIP.\'Pl(...AI. liT~Zl.'TIl (:hl?ll FOR AGRICl!LTURAL WOMRS . . . . . . . . . 52 \'.I . Cenernl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 11-2 . !>urn1 h e a l t h c e n t r e s 2nd u n i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53