title: Occupational health--a requirement for development.
abstract: Many people are at serious risk of ill-health and accidents because of the conditions they encounter in their workplaces. Combating these dangers requires a multidisciplinary approach and special attention to the elimination of hazards from the work environment. This is a long-standing concern of WHO.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Ferrari Goelzer
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014944:World Health Organization