Education in Occupational Health: with Special Emphasis on Eight Asian Countries

A study project of the Asian Association of Occupational Healthin eight Asian countries (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia,the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand) was conductedin 1981-83. Among other objectives, a study on OccupationalHealth Education was included. It was found that in all thesecountries there was teaching of occupational health in medicalschools. However, there was little teaching of nurses. Few countrieshad formal training of safety engineers. Specialist trainingin occupational health was available in six countries. The findingsare compared with the known situation in other countries. Possibleways to promote more cooperation and improvements in Asia arethen discussed. Professor W. O. Phoon, Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, National University of Singapore, Outram Hill, Singapore 0316, Republic of Singapore.