Protecting Workers Health In The Third World
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Protecting Workers Health In The Third World
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Author : Michael Reich
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1992-06-30
Protecting Workers Health In The Third World written by Michael Reich and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-06-30 with Health & Fitness categories.
This impressive inquiry into Third World health problems linked to industrialization offers positive directions for both national and international strategies. Occupational health and safety issues, often given low priority as developing countries seek to advance their economies, are seen in their compelling importance through studies on China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Malaysia, Nicaragua, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Part One describes the nature and scope of work-related health problems in developing countries. Health policies designed to meet national needs in the changing work and industrial settings are analyzed through case studies in Part Two. National strategies are considered in Part Three as means of improving work-related health conditions, and Part Four proposes strategies at the international level to improve Third World occupational health. This is an authoritative analysis with substantive recommendations which will affect the thinking of health policy makers and public health planners in the international community and the Third World.
Approaches To Universal Health Coverage And Occupational Health And Safety For The Informal Workforce In Developing Countries
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2016-07-06
Approaches To Universal Health Coverage And Occupational Health And Safety For The Informal Workforce In Developing Countries written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-06 with Medical categories.
Universal health coverage (UHC) has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a key element in reducing social inequality and a critical component of sustainable development and poverty reduction. In most of the world UHC is sought through a combination of public and private-sector health care systems. In most low- and middle-income countries health systems are evolving to increasingly rely on the private sector because the public sector lacks the infrastructure and staff to meet all health care needs. With growing individual assets available for private-sector expenditure, patients often seek better access to technology, staff, and medicines. However, in low-income countries nearly 50 percent of health care financing is out-of-pocket. With the expected increase in the overall fraction of care provided through the private sector, these expenditures can be financially catastrophic for individuals in the informal workforce. In the global workforce of approximately 3 billion people, only 10 to 15 percent are estimated to have some type of access to occupational health services. The informal workforce is growing worldwide, and the degree to which its occupational health needs are satisfied depends on the capabilities of the general health care system. In July 2014, the Institute of Medicine held a workshop on approaches to universal health coverage and occupational health and safety for informal sector workers in developing countries. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from this workshop. Approaches to Universal Health Coverage and Occupational Health and Safety for the Informal Workforce in Developing Countries identifies best practices and lessons learned for the informal workforce in developing countries in the financing of health care with respect to health care delivery models that are especially suitable to meeting a population's needs for a variety of occupational health issues, including the prevention of or mitigation of hazardous risks and the costs of providing medical and rehabilitation services and other benefits to various types of workers within this population. These experiences and lessons learned may be useful for stakeholders in moving the discussions, policies, and mechanisms forward to increase equitable access to quality health services without financial hardship for the informal workforce.
Costs Of Occupational Injuries And Illnesses
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Author : J. Paul Leigh
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2000
Costs Of Occupational Injuries And Illnesses written by J. Paul Leigh and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
As the debate over health care reform continues, costs have become a critical measure in the many plans and proposals to come before us. Knowing costs is important because it allows comparisons across such disparate health conditions as AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and cancer. This book presents the results of a major study estimating the large and largely overlooked costs of occupational injury and illness--costs as large as those for cancer and over four times the costs of AIDS. The incidence and mortality of occupational injury and illness were assessed by reviewing data from national surveys and applied an attributable-risk-proportion method. Costs were assessed using the human capital method that decomposes costs into direct categories such as medical costs and insurance administration expenses, as well as indirect categories such as lost earnings and lost fringe benefits. The total is estimated to be $155 billion and is likely to be low as it does not include costs associated with pain and suffering or of home care provided by family members. Invaluable as an aid in the analysis of policy issues, Costs of Occupational Injuryand Illness will serve as a resource and reference for economists, policy analysts, public health researchers, insurance administrators, labor unions and labor lawyers, benefits managers, and environmental scientists, among others. J. Paul Leigh is Professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of California, Davis. Stephen Markowitz, M.D., is Professor in the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, City University of New York Medical School. Marianne Fahs is Director of the Health Policy Research Center, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New School University. Philip Landrigan, M.D., is Wise Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.
Fundamental Principles Of Occupational Health And Safety
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Author : Benjamin O. Alli
language : en
Publisher: International Labor Office
Release Date : 2008
Fundamental Principles Of Occupational Health And Safety written by Benjamin O. Alli and has been published by International Labor Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
Fundamental principles of occupational health and safety, 2nd edition, is a practical guide to developing effective occupational safety and health (OSH) policies and programmes based on the provisions defined in the "core" ILO standards and instruments concerning OSH. It focuses on the key topics essential to promoting and managing national and enterprise OSH systems and presents a concise overview of the issues involved, together with specific guidelines for policy design, implementation and management at both national and enterprise levels. The operational aspects of meeting health and safety requirements are also covered, with detailed sections on legislation and enforcement, occupational health surveillance, and preventive and protective measures, as well as health education and training. This second edition has been fully revised and updated. It introduces new ILO instruments promoting OSH and new chemical safety information tools, and addresses OSH in the context of globalization and HIV/AIDS and the world of work. The annexes have also been revised to include checklists for preparing national OSH profiles and enterprise policies, selected excerpts from OSH instruments and up-to-date information sources. This book will be useful for legislators and labour inspectors, those involved in policy-making (governments, and employers' and workers' organizations) and those within enterprises who are concerned with the practical implementation of measures to promote and protect the safety and health of workers (managers, supervisors, workers' representatives), as well as academic institutions. Book jacket.
Protection Of Workers Personal Data
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Author : International Labour Office
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Release Date : 1997
Protection Of Workers Personal Data written by International Labour Office and has been published by International Labour Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
An ILO code of practice
Unmaking The Global Sweatshop
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Author : Rebecca Prentice
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2017-08-25
Unmaking The Global Sweatshop written by Rebecca Prentice and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-25 with Political Science categories.
Unmaking the Global Sweatshop gathers the work of leading anthropologists and ethnographers studying the global garment industry's impact on workers' well-being and examines the relationship between the politics of labor and initiatives to protect workers' health and safety.
Governing Health Systems
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Author : Michael R. Reich
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-10-21
Governing Health Systems written by Michael R. Reich and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-21 with Business & Economics categories.
Governing Health Systems: For Nations and Communities Around the World examines the complex relationships between governance and performance in community and national health systems. Each chapter provides an in-depth case study, using both qualitative and quantitative methods, on health systems in many countries, including Uganda, Ghana, India, Zambia, Japan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, Palestine, and South Korea. The chapters were written by former Takemi Fellows, who were mid-career research fellows at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and their colleagues. This case study approach yields important findings as well as contextual insights about the challenges and accomplishments in addressing governance issues in national and community health systems around the world. Health policymakers around the world are struggling to address the multiple challenges of governing health systems. These challenges also represent important themes for the research mission of the Takemi Program in International Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This book is based on the program’s thirtieth anniversary symposium held in October 2013 at Harvard. The studies presented in this book—deep examinations of illustrative examples of health system governance for communities and nations—contribute to our knowledge about global health and assist policymakers in dealing with the complex practical problems of health systems. In short, this book addresses central questions about governing health systems—and why governance matters.
Disease Control Priorities In Developing Countries
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Author : Dean T. Jamison
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006-04-02
Disease Control Priorities In Developing Countries written by Dean T. Jamison and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-02 with Medical categories.
Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Technical And Ethical Guidelines For Workers Health Surveillance
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Author : International Labour Office
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Release Date : 1998
Technical And Ethical Guidelines For Workers Health Surveillance written by International Labour Office and has been published by International Labour Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
The Implications Of The Industrial Disaster In Bhopal India
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Implications Of The Industrial Disaster In Bhopal India written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984 categories.