31. 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
32. ... state-run health facilities of Kromeriz: the surgical department has seven doctors and 120 beds Subject(s): NursesOperating RoomsSurgical InstrumentsPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
33. 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
35. Prevention is essential to protect life and there is no substitute for vaccination and immunization Subject(s): Public HealthPhysiciansMothersMother-Child RelationsInjectionsWorld Health Organization
36. This woman is in need of help Subject(s): MothersMother-Child RelationsPublic HealthWorld Health Organization
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. Control of the virus diseases transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti is an increasingly important problem. The mosquito is a vector of yellow fever but it also transmits hemorrhagic fever. A aegypti is the most "domesticated" of all mosquitoes- where man congregates, there this mosquito multiplies abundantly Subject(s): Public HealthChildWorld Health Organization