Industrial production, health and disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS: case reports

“…The mining industry has contributed directly to the spread of disease in the black rural communities of South Africa by creating conditions on the mines such as overcrowded hostels for workers only and not for their families, which encourages the spread of infection within the mines and by repatriating those who became ill; and indirectly by contributing to the general impoverishment of the rural areas to which the infected mineworkers return, thereby creating ideal breeding ground for the further spread of disease. 16 Antiretroviral treatment is still not available freely to many ordinary people. However, supportive and prophylactic therapy can be offered to maintain health for as long as possible if the HIV status is disclosed.…”

Ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS: case reports

“…The mining industry has contributed directly to the spread of disease in the black rural communities of South Africa by creating conditions on the mines such as overcrowded hostels for workers only and not for their families, which encourages the spread of infection within the mines and by repatriating those who became ill; and indirectly by contributing to the general impoverishment of the rural areas to which the infected mineworkers return, thereby creating ideal breeding ground for the further spread of disease. 16 Antiretroviral treatment is still not available freely to many ordinary people. However, supportive and prophylactic therapy can be offered to maintain health for as long as possible if the HIV status is disclosed.…”

Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures Amongst the Paint Factory Workers in Lagos, Nigeria

“…Over the past half-century, there has been an accelerated release of artificial chemicals into the environment, many of whose impacts are not well known. We do know, however, that industrial development in many countries has carried along with it significant health implications, which are narrowly defined by those concerned with occupational or individual health safety, as the health consequences of workers exposed to specific hazardous processes, materials, or environmental conditions are associated with the workplace [6] .…”

Global Challenges to Equity in Safety and Health at Work: Struggles for Fair Work in Southern Africa

“…Occupational risks spill over to non-employed populations, through home-based enterprise, air and water pollution, and through the transmission of communicable disease (Packard 1989). Sexually transmitted infections and HIV, for example, have been found to be greater in communities along transport routes, or in communities surrounding major development projects.…”

Ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS: case reports

“…The mining industry has contributed directly to the spread of disease in the black rural communities of South Africa by creating conditions on the mines such as overcrowded hostels for workers only and not for their families, which encourages the spread of infection within the mines and by repatriating those who became ill; and indirectly by contributing to the general impoverishment of the rural areas to which the infected mineworkers return, thereby creating ideal breeding ground for the further spread of disease. 16 Antiretroviral treatment is still not available freely to many ordinary people. However, supportive and prophylactic therapy can be offered to maintain health for as long as possible if the HIV status is disclosed.…”

Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures Amongst the Paint Factory Workers in Lagos, Nigeria

“…Over the past half-century, there has been an accelerated release of artificial chemicals into the environment, many of whose impacts are not well known. We do know, however, that industrial development in many countries has carried along with it significant health implications, which are narrowly defined by those concerned with occupational or individual health safety, as the health consequences of workers exposed to specific hazardous processes, materials, or environmental conditions are associated with the workplace [6] .…”

Global Challenges to Equity in Safety and Health at Work: Struggles for Fair Work in Southern Africa

“…Occupational risks spill over to non-employed populations, through home-based enterprise, air and water pollution, and through the transmission of communicable disease (Packard 1989). Sexually transmitted infections and HIV, for example, have been found to be greater in communities along transport routes, or in communities surrounding major development projects.…”

Ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS: case reports

“…The mining industry has contributed directly to the spread of disease in the black rural communities of South Africa by creating conditions on the mines such as overcrowded hostels for workers only and not for their families, which encourages the spread of infection within the mines and by repatriating those who became ill; and indirectly by contributing to the general impoverishment of the rural areas to which the infected mineworkers return, thereby creating ideal breeding ground for the further spread of disease. 16 Antiretroviral treatment is still not available freely to many ordinary people. However, supportive and prophylactic therapy can be offered to maintain health for as long as possible if the HIV status is disclosed.…”

Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures Amongst the Paint Factory Workers in Lagos, Nigeria

“…Over the past half-century, there has been an accelerated release of artificial chemicals into the environment, many of whose impacts are not well known. We do know, however, that industrial development in many countries has carried along with it significant health implications, which are narrowly defined by those concerned with occupational or individual health safety, as the health consequences of workers exposed to specific hazardous processes, materials, or environmental conditions are associated with the workplace [6] .…”

Global Challenges to Equity in Safety and Health at Work: Struggles for Fair Work in Southern Africa

“…Occupational risks spill over to non-employed populations, through home-based enterprise, air and water pollution, and through the transmission of communicable disease (Packard 1989). Sexually transmitted infections and HIV, for example, have been found to be greater in communities along transport routes, or in communities surrounding major development projects.…”