WHO/FAO - Preventing suicide: a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators [2019]
Description:
Self-poisoning with pesticides causes up to one in five of the world’s suicides. Pesticide registrars and regulators have a key role to play in suicide prevention. The document provides information on (i) suicide facts and figures; (ii) International conventions and United Nations initiatives related to reducing reliance on use of pesticides; and (iii) What pesticide registrars and regulators can do to prevent pesticide suicides.
Why this Tool/Guidance?
Information provided is useful to support pesticide registrars and regulators establish suicide prevention strategies for pesticide poisoning.
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