GLOBAL HEALTH 



"Biomedical Research: WHO's Commitments Examined." WHO Chronicle, v. 

 29, Nov. 1975: 417-422. 



Describes several aspects of biomedical research which affect the World 



Health Organization's programs, including the controversial decision to 



continue research on genetic manipulation. 



Hughes, James P. Health Policies and International Corporations, Oakland, Calif., 



Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., November 1975, 15 p. (Available from 



NTIS as HRP-0006853/6SL.) 



The human health impact of developmeiit projects conducted in emerging 

 countries by international corporations is discussed. It is felt that the impact 

 of such a project should be considered from the point of view of people re- 

 siding in an area, the project's future neighbors, and those newly attracted 

 to the project site. The direct health impact of a development project is 

 examined in relation to communicable disease control, housing and sanitary 

 facilities, dietary change, and the increased risk of road accidents. Direct 

 health impacts of a development project on workers are concerned with work 

 accidents, exposure to chemical and physical hazards, exposure to local di- 

 seases, and new disease vectors. The introduction of a major new project into 

 a developing area is likelj^ to create significant demands for a variety of social 

 services, including medical care for project personnel and their dependents 

 ■ and for people ordinarily attracted to a development site. In addition, public 

 health measures such as monitoring the safety of water and food supplies, the 

 enforcement of sanitary regulations, and the control of disease vectors must 

 be considered. Planning for health care in a development project must en- 

 compass therapeutic, preventive, and environmental services. 

 Futch, Helen N., "Steering a Course for Cancer Control." Laboratory Management, 

 v. 13, Mar. 1975: 26-28. 



"Clinicians and investigators from 61 countries are challenging the disease 



with new approaches to diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Here is a 



summary of their latest findings." 



Gardner, Barbara Jeremiah. "The Potential for Genetic Engineering: A Proposal 



for International Legal Control." Virginia Journal of International Law, v. 16, 



winter 1976: 403-430. 



Examines the components of genetic engineering, reviews related legal 



and ethical issues, disciisses regulation of scientific inquiry, and recommends 



the establishment of an international ethics review board. 



Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Advaiices in the Assessme7it of 



the Health Effects of Environmental Pollution. Held at Paris, France on 24-28 



June 1974, 4 volumes. (Prepared in Cooperation with the Commission of the 



European Communities, the World Health Organization, and the Environmental 



Protection Agency.) 1975. (Documents available from NTIS as PB 261-477 to 



PB 261-480.) 



Partial contents: The effect of environmental factors on health methods 

 for population studies; Relationship of air pollution to prevalance of lower 

 respiratory illness and lung function in Australian school children; Clinical 

 investigation in Northwest Quebec, Canada, of environmental organic 

 mercury effects; Dose-response relationships linking short-term air pollution 

 exposures to aggravation of cardio-respiratory illness; Methods for a European 

 study on possible effects of air pollution in children; Study on long-term 

 effects on health of air pollution; The CHAMP air quality monitoring pro- 

 gram; The effect of environmental factors on health methods for population 

 studies; A study on health effect indices concerning population in cadmium- 

 polluted area; Dose-response relationships linking short-term air pollution 

 exposures to aggravation of cardio-respiratory illness; Predictive models for 

 estimating the health impact of future energy sources; Sampling, analysis and 

 composition of airborne particulate material in Belgium. 

 U.S. General Accounting Office. U.S. Participation in the World Health Organiza- 

 tion Still Needs Improvement, Departments of State and Health, Education, and 

 Welfare Agency for International Development; Report to the Senate Commission 

 on Governmental Affairs by the Comptroller General of the United States. [Wash- 

 ington] 1977. 52 p. 



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