This slide set is available in English. The target audience of the present slide set is made up of those with technical, managerial or administrative responsibilities for planning, designing and implementing agricultural and natural resources development; for introducing changes in agricultural practices; and, for the settlement or resettlement of rural populations. It is also intended for teachers and students engaged in training for such responsibilities. Secondly, it targets those working or preparing to work in public health to provide them with a clearer picture of the complexities of agriculture/health links. The general objective of this slide set is to provide (future) professionals in the agricultural and natural resources sectors with relevant information so they become more willing to accept a joint responsibility with the health sector for solving health problems that are caused by land and water resources development for agricultural production. More specifically, the set aims: a) to provide decision makers in the agriculture sector, at all levels, with a general understanding of the impact of agricultural development projects on vector-borne disease, b) to promote an awareness of the role of the agricultural sector in vector-borne disease prevention, and c) to give the target audience access to information, institutions and organizations that may assist in the incorporation of health safeguards into agricultural development and practices.
