2016 Scientific Publications
Protecting health workers from infectious disease transmission: an exploration of a Canadian-South African partnership of partnerships
Authors: Yassi A, Zungu M, Spiegel M, Kistnasamy B, Lockhart K, Jone D, Et Al. Source: Globalization And Health (2016) 12:10 Summary: Background: Health workers are at high risk of acquiring infectious diseases at work, especially in low [...]
O28-1 Impact of an occupational health information system in a medical laboratory service in south africa
Authors: Wilson K, Jones D, Yassi A, Spiegel J, Darwin L. Source: Occupational And Environmental Medicine. Vol 73 Supplement 1 Summary Background: Investigation of incident information is a key part of a surveillance program in a healthy workplace; [...]
International nurses day – May 12
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. You can find information about Florence Nightingale on the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF)website and the Girl Child Education Fund. [...]
Reforming miners\’ lung disease compensation in South Africa- long overdue but what are the options?
Authors: Ehrlich R, Rees D. Source: New Solutions. 2016 Feb;25(4):451-68 Summary A number of countries have workers’ compensation systems which reserve specific arrangements for workers in certain sectors, notably mining. This article describes the current impetus to [...]
Relationship between Pesticide Metabolites, Cytokine Patterns, and Asthma-Related Outcomes in Rural Women Workers
Authors: Mwanga HH, Dalvie MA, Singh TS, Channa K, Jeebhay MF Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Sep 27;13(10). Pii: E957 Summary The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to [...]