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CHILDREN PESTICIDES BANANAS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Ecohealth ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations

Results suggest that the general living environment of children from the banana village is contaminated with chlorpyrifos, detected in air, soil, surface water, mattress and house dust samples, and in all the hand and foot wash samples.
Published date
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 04:00
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Health Financing, Equity and Poverty in Latin America

Private funding - including out-of-pocket expenditure - is a considerable source of health financing in Latin America, where families can face economic ruin from catastrophic health expenses.
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HEALTH POLICY Social protection UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DEMOCRATIZATION HEALTH INSURANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY PUBLIC HEALTH

Promoting universal financial protection : a policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940–2000)

Universal health coverage (UHC) has been achieved in Costa Rica because it was supported at the highest political level within a favourable socio-economic and political context.
Published date
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 05:00