1. Hypertension detection team at work in India. A standard method of compiling the data from such surveys has been suggeseted by WHO, but it is a flexible system and can be modified to suit local conditions Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelPublic HealthEquipment and SuppliesWorld Health Organization
2. One of the blood sampling techniques during an epidemiological survey in Togo Subject(s): MothersHealth PersonnelMother-Child RelationsWomenChildPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
3. Rat catching is part of the routine activities of the port authorities Subject(s): Health PersonnelPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
4. A "barefoot doctor" from the Hong Shi production brigade, in northern China checks on the health of a mother and her chil in their home. When there is a choice between ancient herbal remedies and "Western" ones, many patients prefer traditional medicine Subject(s): MothersMother-Child RelationsHealth PersonnelPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
5. Village health workers attending a course on primary health care in Torodi, Niger. The teacher is a qualified male nurse. The new emphasis on training primary health workers stems from the realization that simply providing more physicians and more nurses will not solve the health problems of devloping countries Subject(s): Health PersonnelEducation, MedicalTeachingPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
6. For these boys at an Indian school, early preventive treatment for incipient trachoma will probably safeguard their young eyesight for a whole lifetime Subject(s): Health PersonnelHealth PromotionChildPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
7. Under careful supervision, this Sudan schoolboy is treating his classmates' eyes for trachoma. This will ensure that treatment countinues after the trachoma control team leaves the district Subject(s): Health PersonnelHealth PromotionChildPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
8. This little boy is having an eye check-up which should ensure that any threat to his sight is recognized in time and prevented. Many thousands of less fortunate children go blind unnecessarily every year for want of simple precautions or low-cost treatment Subject(s): Health PersonnelPublic HealthChildWorld Health Organization
9. An eye-test in the open air for villagers in a small Sudanese community Subject(s): Health PersonnelPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
