Restrictions on Pesticides and Deliberate Self-Poisoning in Sri Lanka
August 6, 2024
Paper exploring the association between bans of pesticides in Sri Lanka and deliberate self-poisoning hospitalizations and deaths.
Publications
“Ad hoc policy decisions” in the news: Media framing analysis of a pesticide import ban in Sri Lanka
July 17, 2024
This study examines how Sri Lanka’s 2021 pesticide import ban was portrayed in local newspapers. It adds understanding to the ways media may shape public support or opposition to pesticide bans.
Understanding Challenges and Barriers in Hospitalization Following Pesticide Poisoning in Rural India: A Qualitative Perspective of Key Stakeholders
May 15, 2024
This study aimed to understand the challenges and barriers in treatment seeking for victims of pesticide poisoning in rural India from key stakeholders’ perspective. The study was undertaken by Emmanuel Hospital Association.
Stop blaming the farmer: Dispelling the myths of ‘misuse’ and ‘safe’ use of pesticides to protect health and human rights
May 7, 2024
This paper discusses how concepts of pesticide ‘misuse’ and ‘safe’ use are exploited by powerful social actors to apportion blame for pesticide harms to the user. It suggests a human rights-based approach to mitigating the risks associated with pesticide use
Lessons from the field: compound-specific management in acute pesticide poisoning
February 10, 2024
A study demonstrating that identifying the specific compound is possible in most pesticide poisoning patients through careful history taking and examination of the pesticide bottle.
Effectiveness of calcium channel blockade for organophosphorus and carbamate pesticide poisoning – study protocol for an open label, pragmatic, 3-arm RCT repurposing two widely available medicines
December 6, 2023
The protocol for the CCBOC study. This large-scale clinical trial in Bangladesh is exploring the effectiveness of calcium channel blocking medicines (CCB) for patients with organophosphorus or carbamate poisoning.
Policy Brief: Powers of states to prevent pesticide-related harms in India
November 20, 2023
This policy brief examines the existing law and policy framework in India. It outlines the powers of the states to reduce pesticide-related harms. ...
Banning highly hazardous pesticides saves the lives of young people, particularly females, in low- and middle-income countries
November 15, 2023
A commentary exploring why bans on highly hazardous pesticides are particularly effective in saving the lives of young females in low and middle-income countries.
Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self-harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka
October 26, 2023
An investigation of the difference between individuals who directly purchase pesticides from shops for suicide attempts and suicide deaths versus those who access pesticides from an individual’s house or nearby environment.
A lethal cocktail – shining a light on the relationship between alcohol use and pesticide self-poisoning
October 11, 2023
A commentary exploring the harmful relationship between alcohol and pesticide self-poisoning.