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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Quality assurance approach for basic occupational health services provided by Primary Care Units (PCUs) in Thailand, an example for others?
Introduction: Total of 9,815 PCUs in Thailand are as a key mechanism for providing health services for all because their locations are close to the community. Integration of basic occupational health services (BOHS) in this setting is very crucial…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Protecting the Unprotected e Occupational health and safety among informal workers in Southern Africa
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that approximately 2 billion people, about 61% of all globally employed people, are in the informal economy. This statistic is substantially higher for continental Africa (approximately 86%), and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Preventing Tuberculosis (TB) in health workers and silica-exposed occupations
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the importance of workplace exposures and transmission in the control of airborne infectious diseases. The importance of workplace transmission of Tuberculosis (TB) has been well documented for decades, yet…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Preventing overwork related disorders ("Karoshi")
In 2014, the Japanese government established the Karoshi Prevention Measures Promotion Law to take preventive measures against the Karoshi problems. According to the law, Karoshi etc. is defined as:
- death due to cerebrovascular disease / heart…
- death due to cerebrovascular disease / heart…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A mandatory Emergency Medicine clerkship influences students’ career choices in a developing system
Background: Attracting medical students for a front-line specialty, Emergency Medicine, is challenging in many
countries. The available literature is scarce and bounded to the mature emergency care and education systems. In
the countries where…
countries. The available literature is scarce and bounded to the mature emergency care and education systems. In
the countries where…
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Adult medical emergency unit presentations due to adverse drug reactions in a setting of high HIV prevalence
Introduction: South Africa has the world’s largest antiretroviral treatment programme, which may contribute to
the adverse drug reaction (ADR) burden. We aimed to determine the proportion of adult non-trauma emergency
unit (EU) presentations…
the adverse drug reaction (ADR) burden. We aimed to determine the proportion of adult non-trauma emergency
unit (EU) presentations…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Preventing infectious diseases in the workplace
Preventing infectious diseases in the workplace
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Prevalence of Silicosis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Formal and Informal Sector Miners in Southern Africa
Introduction: Mining in Southern Africa forms a critical role in
employment creation, has a positive influence on the gross national
product and enables earnings in foreign exchange. Formal mining is
conducted by governments or established…
employment creation, has a positive influence on the gross national
product and enables earnings in foreign exchange. Formal mining is
conducted by governments or established…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Physiological reaction to the night work in truck drivers
Statistics show that driver fatigue is responsible for about 10 -15% of
serious traffic accidents, and one of the causes is night work and lack of sleep. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of drivers’ night work on fatigue and…
serious traffic accidents, and one of the causes is night work and lack of sleep. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of drivers’ night work on fatigue and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
People sustainability and Covid-19: challenges, lessons learnt and the future of health, safety & wellbeing in a VUCA world. A L’Oréal case study
Introduction: In 2020, L’Oréal, as with many other companies saw the value of its shares fall as Covid-19 traversed the world. However, as many parts of the world eased lockdowns and entered their “new normal” L’Oréal is recognised as one of the most…