21. Many lives are being saved by this ambulance specially equipped to deal with severe heart attack cases in Northern Ireland. But prevention is better than cure; the risks stemming from high blood pressure can be considerably reduced by treatment, which can almost totally rule out heart failure and most strokes Subject(s): AmbulancesCardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelTransportation of PatientsWorld Health Organization
22. Residents of a Bombay suburb gather in the courtyard for a routine checkup during a community survey on high blood pressure Subject(s): Cardiovascular DiseasesHealth PersonnelWorld Health Organization
23. [Health education: smoking and hypertension] Subject(s): TeachingHealth EducationWorld Health Organization
24. A traditional midwife, the dia, makes her first delivery after being retrained in the fundamentals of safer childbirth. Meanwhile, a neighbour bangs on a tin tray in time-honoured fashion to make the baby cry Subject(s): MidwiferyNurse MidwivesParturitionWorld Health Organization
25. A frightened farmer carries his wife, stricken down with tetanus, to the People's Health Centre in Savar- a boldly pioneering complex that is bringing health care to the rural poor of Bangladesh Subject(s): BangladeshTetanusWomenWorld Health Organization
26. It is her first baby. The setting the preparations, the precautions against mishap maybe modern, but the great event lived by mother and child is essentially what is always has been Subject(s): Equipment and SuppliesInfant, NewbornNursesParturitionSwedenWorld Health Organization
27. A woman "paramedic" tests the tetanus case for serum hypersensitivity before starting the emergency treatment that will save her life Subject(s): BangladeshEmergency Medical ServicesHealth PersonnelInjectionsTetanusWomenWorld Health Organization
28. 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
29. 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
