Initiative on the Impact of Pesticides on Health: Preventing intentional and unintentional deaths from pesticide poisoning

Objectives

• Review and recommend improved pesticide policies.
• Implement sustainable epidemiological surveillance and monitoring of pesticide poisoning in clinical settings and communities.
• Develop or strengthen community programmes that minimize risks of intentional and unintentional pesticide poisoning.
• Improve the medical management and mental health care of people with pesticide poisoning in health care facilities at different levels.
• Provide training at different sectors and levels.

Overall, reduce morbidity and mortality related to pesticide poisoning.

Documents

Clinical management

Community interventions