Meet the newest member of our team!
March 8, 2023
International Women’s Day is the perfect time to introduce Francesca Mancini, the newest member of the CPSP team. We had a chat to find out more about her role.
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Deadly pesticide’s ‘safety measure’ does not prevent deaths, a breakthrough study shows
February 22, 2023
A new study, led by the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention (CPSP), has found no evidence that the inclusion of a vomiting agent in a highly toxic pesticide helps to save lives.
Dose ingested, vomiting, and outcome in patients ingesting a standard paraquat 20SL formulation
February 10, 2023
Findings from a study assessing whether the dose of vomiting agent included in standard paraquat products prevents deaths from paraquat poisoning.
Bangladesh bans highly hazardous pesticide
January 27, 2023
Bangladesh has banned the production, use and import of a highly hazardous pesticide.
Unique project to empower communities to take action on pesticide suicide comes to an end
January 20, 2023
A unique community based project that engaged rural communities in India in prevention of pesticide suicide has come to a successful end.
Sri Lankan suicide rate stable during pandemic
January 19, 2023
Sri Lankan suicide rates did not increase during the pandemic, according to the results of a study funded by the Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research and the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns on Self-Poisoning and Suicide in Sri Lanka: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
January 19, 2023
Findings from a study assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-poisoning and suicide in Sri Lanka.
Deadly pesticide can be replaced by safer alternatives, new study shows
January 12, 2023
A new study, led by Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) and supported by the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, has shown that a highly hazardous pesticide can be banned without affecting agricultural productivity.
Five things I have learnt about pesticide suicide in the last year
January 12, 2023
One year on from joining the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention (CPSP), Communications & Development Officer Ellie Roger reflects back on what she has learnt.
Agriculture without paraquat is feasible without loss of productivity: lessons learned from phasing out a highly hazardous herbicide
January 9, 2023
This paper identifies options for replacing paraquat and distils practical lessons from numerous successes around the world.