title: Deaths from pesticide poisoning: a global response.
abstract: Self-poisoning with pesticides accounts for about a third of all suicides worldwide. To tackle this problem, the World Health Organization announced a global public health initiative in the second half of 2005. Planned approaches were to range from government regulatory action to the development of new treatments for pesticide poisoning. With broad-based support, this strategy should have a major impact on the global burden of suicide.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bertolote
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fleischmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eddleston
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gunnell
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide / Q000639:trends; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides