Medicine in the tropics
- Contributor(s):
- Vogue Wright (Firm) Firestone Plantations Company. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
- Publication:
- [Firestone, Liberia] : Firestone, c1957
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Delivery of Health Care Occupational Health Services Tropical Medicine Liberia
- Genre(s):
- Instructional Films and Videos
- Abstract:
- This film produced by the Firestone Plantations Company recounts efforts by the government of Liberia, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, and the Liberian Institute of the American Foundation for Tropical Medicine to improve the health and nutritional status of Liberian citizens, particularly those working on rubber plantations. The program notes that a healthy work force is necessary both for the betterment of Liberia and for the economic success of companies operating rubber, coffee, and other plantations in the country. The following tropical diseases found in Liberia are shown and discussed: leprosy, yaws, onchocerciasis, Bancroftian filariasis, tuberculosis, keloid, ainhum, tropical ulcer, trypanosomiasis, and smallpox. The film is narrated over extensive footage of Liberians in villages, streams and forests, attending clinics and screenings, and being treated by health care workers. Shots include: workers and villagers with a range of diseases and conditions; a leprosy clinic; research laboratories; collecting snails; and collecting mosquitoes for research.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 036 min.
- Color:
- Color
- Sound:
- Sound
- Provenance:
- Received: (date unknown) as a donation from Firestone.
- Technique:
- Live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 8801128A (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8801128A