Medicine in the tropics

Medicine in the tropics

Contributor(s):
Vogue Wright (Firm)
Firestone Plantations Company.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Publication:
[Firestone, Liberia] : Firestone, c1957
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care
Occupational Health Services
Tropical Medicine
Liberia
Genre(s):
Instructional Film and Video
Abstract:
This film produced by the Firestone Plantations Company recounts efforts by the government of Liberia, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, and the Liberian Institute of the American Foundation for Tropical Medicine to improve the health and nutritional status of Liberian citizens, particularly those working on rubber plantations. The program notes that a healthy work force is necessary both for the betterment of Liberia and for the economic success of companies operating rubber, coffee, and other plantations in the country. The following tropical diseases found in Liberia are shown and discussed: leprosy, yaws, onchocerciasis, Bancroftian filariasis, tuberculosis, keloid, ainhum, tropical ulcer, trypanosomiasis, and smallpox. The film is narrated over extensive footage of Liberians in villages, streams and forests, attending clinics and screenings, and being treated by health care workers. Shots include: workers and villagers with a range of diseases and conditions; a leprosy clinic; research laboratories; collecting snails; and collecting mosquitoes for research.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
036 min.
Color:
Color
Provenance:
Received: (date unknown) as a donation from Firestone.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
8801128A (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
31643184
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8801128A