Air pollution and public health in developing countries: Is Sri Lanka different?

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Nandasena ◽  
AR Wickremasinghe ◽  
N Sathiakumar
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sri Lanka

Feature extraction and prediction of Dengue Outbreaks

2020 ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
Kunal Parikh ◽  
Tanvi Makadia ◽  
Harshil Patel
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithm ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
The World ◽  
Dengue Outbreaks

Dengue is unquestionably one of the biggest health concerns in India and for many other developing countries. Unfortunately, many people have lost their lives because of it. Every year, approximately 390 million dengue infections occur around the world among which 500,000 people are seriously infected and 25,000 people have died annually. Many factors could cause dengue such as temperature, humidity, precipitation, inadequate public health, and many others. In this paper, we are proposing a method to perform predictive analytics on dengue’s dataset using KNN: a machine-learning algorithm. This analysis would help in the prediction of future cases and we could save the lives of many.

Exploring the World Trade Organisation's Trade and Environment/Public Health Jurisprudence as a Model for Incorporating a Trade–Labour Linkage into the Organisation's Multilateral Trade Regime: Should African Countries Accept a Policy Shift?

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Tapiwa V. Warikandwa ◽  
Patrick C. Osode
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Trade ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Trade Regime ◽  
Multilateral Trade ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
The World ◽  
Labour Standards ◽  
The Impact

The incorporation of a trade-labour (standards) linkage into the multilateral trade regime of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been persistently opposed by developing countries, including those in Africa, on the grounds that it has the potential to weaken their competitive advantage. For that reason, low levels of compliance with core labour standards have been viewed as acceptable by African countries. However, with the impact of WTO agreements growing increasingly broader and deeper for the weaker and vulnerable economies of developing countries, the jurisprudence developed by the WTO Panels and Appellate Body regarding a trade-environment/public health linkage has the potential to address the concerns of developing countries regarding the potential negative effects of a trade-labour linkage. This article argues that the pertinent WTO Panel and Appellate Body decisions could advance the prospects of establishing a linkage of global trade participation to labour standards without any harm befalling developing countries.

Waterborne disease incidences in the Mediterranean region as a function of microbial pollution and T90

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 257-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kocasoy
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Coastal Tourism ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
Intestinal Diseases ◽  
Sea Pollution ◽  
High Season ◽  
Polluted Waters

Among the different impacts of coastal tourism on the environment, its effect on public health has a special significance. The large increase in population during the high season usually results to an increase in the amount of wastewater produced. If the necessary infrastructure - which most of the time the developing countries lack - for handling these wastes is not available, the sea is polluted causing serious problems. To investigate the effects of sea pollution onpublic health a survey has been conducted in Bodrum and Çeşme; the two most important touristic resorts in Turkey. A questionnaire about the health problems which tourists suffer as well as their culinary habits, swimming habits etc. was distributed. At the same time the pollution level in the sea was determined in the form of coliform concentration. As a result, it was proved that those swimming in polluted waters suffer from gastro-intestinal diseases more than others. Furthermore foreigners and children had been proved to be more susceptible to pollution due to the lack of immunity. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of the rate of pollution as well as of the microbial self purification capacity (T90) on public health.

Extreme heat and acute air pollution episodes: A need for joint public health warnings?

2021 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 118249
Author(s):  
Mathilde Pascal ◽  
Vérène Wagner ◽  
Anna Alari ◽  
Magali Corso ◽  
Alain Le Tertre
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Extreme Heat ◽  
Health Warnings ◽  
Air Pollution Episodes ◽  
Pollution Episodes

scholarly journals Urbanization and greenness in HBSC survey: association with overweight and obesity in adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Bellisario ◽  
R Bono ◽  
G Squillacioti ◽  
M Caputo ◽  
I Gintoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Children Health ◽  
Public Health Strategies

Abstract Background Childhood obesity is an important public health issue worldwide and includes different risk factors, such as environmental pollutants exposure or physical activity. Neighborhood composition and green spaces availability could contrast obesogenic lifestyles and promote healthy habits, whereas, urbanization and traffic volume exposure are inversely associated with physical activity and worsen effects on childhood health. Methods This project analyzed students involved in the HBSC survey from the Piedmont Region. Data were collected in 2018, following the protocol. All the subjects were georeferenced within buffers around schools. Green-spaces availability was measured by Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI-satellite images) while urbanization was calculated by population density, traffic intensity (satellite measurements) and air pollution concentration (sampling stations). Results Overall, the sample included 3022 subjects, with amount 50% male/female and 30% for each age group (11-13-15 years old). Concerning weight status, above 14% of the all sample is obese or overweight, with, respectively, 20% among boys and 11% among girls. Preliminary analyses showed an association between weight status and population density (rural vs urbanized areas). Currently, we are analyzing the association with greenness and the other measures of urbanization. Conclusions Our preliminary findings suggest that high urbanization levels impact health implementing weight in children. We are testing the hypothesis that greenness positively influences weight status and reduce negative effects of urbanization and air pollution. The managing of these risk factors must be deepened and corroborated by active preventive Public Health strategies for improving children health. Key messages Urbanization and greenness may influence weight status in children. Public Health strategies must be improved for children health.

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