Course 5: Mercury Exhibition Monitoring
Speaker: Dr. Heloisa Meneses (Ufopa/Brazil)
1) Mercury Cycle
2) Effects of mercurial exposure for human health and (in) food safety
3) Genetic aspects of human mercurial exposure
4) Mercury exposure in the Baixo Tapajós region
Speaker: Dr. Paulo Sufficide (Fiocruz/Brazil)
1) Impacts of gold mining on indigenous lands
2) Case studies on the impacts of mercury contamination between the Yanomami and Munduruku peoples
3) Notification of cases of exposure to mercury in Sinan: limits and possibilities
Speaker: Dr. Ana Claudia Vasconcellos (Fiocruz/Brazil)
Preparation of communication strategies and health education.
1) Health professionals training courses as a focus on surveillance of populations exposed to mercury.
2) Indigenous teacher training courses on the impacts of gold mining.
3) Construction of a Technical Manual for Indigenous Service Exposed to Mercury.