Work related injuries in Qatar: a framework for prevention and control
<p>Work related injuries (WRIs) are a growing public health concern that remains under-recognized, inadequately addressed and largely unmeasured in low and middle-income countries (LMIC’s). However, even in high-income countries, such as those in Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC) like Qatar, ther...
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| author | Amber Mehmood (3463361) |
| author2 | Zaw Maung (18891841) Rafael J. Consunji (18891844) Ayman El-Menyar (440103) Ruben Peralta (768896) Hassan Al-Thani (440106) Adnan A. Hyder (8820854) |
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| author_facet | Amber Mehmood (3463361) Zaw Maung (18891841) Rafael J. Consunji (18891844) Ayman El-Menyar (440103) Ruben Peralta (768896) Hassan Al-Thani (440106) Adnan A. Hyder (8820854) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Amber Mehmood (3463361) Zaw Maung (18891841) Rafael J. Consunji (18891844) Ayman El-Menyar (440103) Ruben Peralta (768896) Hassan Al-Thani (440106) Adnan A. Hyder (8820854) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1186/s12995-018-0211-z |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Commerce, management, tourism and services Human resources and industrial relations Health sciences Health services and systems Work-related injuries Occupational injuries Qatar Injury prevention Migrant workers Middle East Labor migration |
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| description | <p>Work related injuries (WRIs) are a growing public health concern that remains under-recognized, inadequately addressed and largely unmeasured in low and middle-income countries (LMIC’s). However, even in high-income countries, such as those in Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC) like Qatar, there are challenges in assuring the health and safety of its labor population. Countries in the GCC have been rapidly developing as a result of the economic boom from the petrochemical industry during the early seventies. Economic prosperity has propelled the migration of workers from less developed countries to make up for the human resource deficiency to develop its infrastructure, service and hospitality industries. Although these countries have gradually made huge gains in health, economy and human development index, including improvements in life expectancy, education, and standard of living, there remains a high incidence of work-related injuries especially in jobs in the construction and petrochemical sector. Currently, there is scarcity of literature on work-related injuries, especially empirical studies documenting the burden, characteristics and risk factors of work injuries and the work injured population, which includes large numbers of migrant workers in many GCC countries. This paper will focus on the current understanding of WRIs in those countries and identify the gaps in current approaches to workplace injury prevention, outlining current status of WRI prevention efforts in Qatar, and propose a framework of concerted action by multi-sectoral engagement.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-018-0211-z" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-018-0211-z</a></p> |
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| spelling | Work related injuries in Qatar: a framework for prevention and controlAmber Mehmood (3463361)Zaw Maung (18891841)Rafael J. Consunji (18891844)Ayman El-Menyar (440103)Ruben Peralta (768896)Hassan Al-Thani (440106)Adnan A. Hyder (8820854)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesCommerce, management, tourism and servicesHuman resources and industrial relationsHealth sciencesHealth services and systemsWork-related injuriesOccupational injuriesQatarInjury preventionMigrant workersMiddle EastLabor migration<p>Work related injuries (WRIs) are a growing public health concern that remains under-recognized, inadequately addressed and largely unmeasured in low and middle-income countries (LMIC’s). However, even in high-income countries, such as those in Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC) like Qatar, there are challenges in assuring the health and safety of its labor population. Countries in the GCC have been rapidly developing as a result of the economic boom from the petrochemical industry during the early seventies. Economic prosperity has propelled the migration of workers from less developed countries to make up for the human resource deficiency to develop its infrastructure, service and hospitality industries. Although these countries have gradually made huge gains in health, economy and human development index, including improvements in life expectancy, education, and standard of living, there remains a high incidence of work-related injuries especially in jobs in the construction and petrochemical sector. Currently, there is scarcity of literature on work-related injuries, especially empirical studies documenting the burden, characteristics and risk factors of work injuries and the work injured population, which includes large numbers of migrant workers in many GCC countries. This paper will focus on the current understanding of WRIs in those countries and identify the gaps in current approaches to workplace injury prevention, outlining current status of WRI prevention efforts in Qatar, and propose a framework of concerted action by multi-sectoral engagement.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-018-0211-z" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-018-0211-z</a></p>2018-09-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1186/s12995-018-0211-zhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Work_related_injuries_in_Qatar_a_framework_for_prevention_and_control/26114638CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/261146382018-09-01T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Work related injuries in Qatar: a framework for prevention and control Amber Mehmood (3463361) Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Commerce, management, tourism and services Human resources and industrial relations Health sciences Health services and systems Work-related injuries Occupational injuries Qatar Injury prevention Migrant workers Middle East Labor migration |
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| title_short | Work related injuries in Qatar: a framework for prevention and control |
| title_sort | Work related injuries in Qatar: a framework for prevention and control |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Commerce, management, tourism and services Human resources and industrial relations Health sciences Health services and systems Work-related injuries Occupational injuries Qatar Injury prevention Migrant workers Middle East Labor migration |