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2. ... a patient brought back from clinical death
3. ... a waiting room for cardiac patients taking part in a survey of cardiovascular diseases
4. ... briefs a young doctor on the characteristics of Aedes aegypti
5. ... concerned with the cause and prevention of malnutrition in children
6. ... functional façades bristle with bamboo rods hung with brightly coloured clean linen
7. ... one of the first parachute nurses
8. ... resuscitation by mouth to mouth respiration
9. ... villagers of Djipologo, Upper Volta, who have lost their sight due to onchocerciasis
10. A "glove box" in the plant for handling radioactive waste
11. A frightened farmer carries his wife, stricken down with tetanus, to the People's Health Centre in Savar- a boldly pioneering complex that is bringing health care to the rural poor of Bangladesh
12. A moment of discomfort - but it will ensure that he will never suffer: the wasting disease of tuberculosis. Vaccination must be a regular feature of child care, preferably under a program which forms an integral part of any country's health services
13. A pacemaker to prevent heart block is bbeing passed into the patient's right ventricle while the checks its position on the x-ray screen
14. A patient being treated in a Sudanese hospital for sleeping sickness. The disease is caused by one ot the parasites whose life-cycles we need to understand better if we are to contol them
15. [A specially trained mountain rescue dog]
16. A therapist trying to restore the use of a patient's rheumatic fingers
17. A throat operation kept alive this little Indonesian victim of diphtheria - still one of the lethal communicable diseases
18. A traditional midwife, the dia, makes her first delivery after being retrained in the fundamentals of safer childbirth. Meanwhile, a neighbour bangs on a tin tray in time-honoured fashion to make the baby cry
19. [A wax bath for a young male leprosy patient]
20. A woman "paramedic" tests the tetanus case for serum hypersensitivity before starting the emergency treatment that will save her life
21. A woman at the philippines health centre learns how to prepare oral rehydration fluid for home treatment of her child
22. [A young female leprosy patient]
23. [A young leprosy patient with bandaged fingers]
24. A young patient with rheumatic fever on the terrace of the Pyramid Clinic
25. A young patient with rheumatic fever on the terrace of the Pyramid Clinic
26. Aerial view of the Ndola Hospital complex in Zambia, which will house a research centre for WHO's Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
27. Air nurses in the early days of aviation
28. Ampoules are sealed by a special machine which melts the top of the glass tubes to close it. The technicians wear a surgical gown, mask and have to ensure tha they do not contaminate the sera
29. Anatomy course for Swedish officers at a school in Göteborg
30. Ancient and modern meet in Kazakhstan. A flying doctor service brings urgent medical care to rural populations whose home is the tradiaitonal nomas'd tent
31. [Appreciative spectators during entertainment and dancing in a leper colony]
32. Are education and propaganda sufficient to alter the habits which breed sexually transmitted diseases?
33. Before carrying out smallpox vaccinations, this public health nurse gives a lecture on the disease to schoolchildren in Republic of Veit-Nam
34. Blood pressure being taken of a suspected case of hypertension
35. Cave rescue teams
36. Checking blood pressure with an electronic machine
37. Childhood tuberculosis is a slow, insidious disease. This vietnamese boy is getting his BCG vaccube protection against it
38. Cholera can thrive where poverty, overcrowding and primitive sanitation are found together, as in this Asian city
39. Collecting a drop of blood on a standard disc of blotting paper
40. [Conglese medical student taking notes at a university in Lyons, France]
41. [Dental students in a laboratory]
42. Dr. P.N. Shreshta
43. Dr. Piotr Serguiev, photographed during the 1966 World Health Assembly when he was awarded the Darling Prize for his work in malaria epidemiology and control
44. [Drug research in England]
45. During the operation vital information on the patient's condition is projected continuously on displays panels in both the operating room and observation room. The data system can collect and record 24 different sequences of physiological inforamtion
46. Education of untrained midwives in modern methods of delivery, sanitation, and hygiene
47. [Electrocardiogram on child in Kenya]
48. An electronic device which "listens" to heart sounds
49. [The tell-tale signs of leprosy]
50. Emergency treatment at home for a victim of a stroke
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