[Ip-health] Email alert - June issue of the WHO Bulletin

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Dear Reader,

Please click on the following links to read articles from the June issue of=
 the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Click here for the full tab=
le of contents <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/en/index.html> for=
 the June issue.

In the June issue of the Bulletin <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6=
/en> , Mohga Kamal Smith & Nina Henderson-Andrade <http://www.who.int/bulle=
tin/volumes/84/6/426.pdf>  warn governments that unless they make a strong =
political and financial commitment to addressing health worker shortages in=
 developing countries, the crisis will get worse. Phyllida Travis & Andrew =
Cassels <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/427.pdf>  ask in another =
editorial whether private health care providers in developing countries can=
 expand access to care for groups that are hard to reach. Philip C. Hopewel=
l, G. B. Migliori & Mario C. Raviglione <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volume=
s/84/6/428.pdf>  argue that a new publication, International standards for =
tuberculosis care, could help to address shortcomings in treatment offered =
in the private sector in a third editorial.

The Bulletin reports on the untimely death of WHO Director-General Dr Lee J=
ong-wook. This month's interview <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/=
interview0606/en/index.html>  is with Howard Zucker, Assistant Director-Gen=
eral for WHO's Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals cluster. Gary Humphrey=
s reports on what the WHO clinical trials registration initiative <http://w=
ww.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/news10606/en/index.html>  means for patien=
ts. Owen Dyer reports on a formula for successful philanthropy in practice =
in Kenya <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/news20606/en/index.html>=
 . Theresa Braine reports on the top posts in the world's international pub=
lic health organizations <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/news3060=
6/en/index.html>  that are changing hands.

In this month's Public Health Classic, Robert N. Proctor <http://www.who.in=
t/bulletin/volumes/84/6/494.pdf>  comments on the ground-breaking work of A=
ngel H. Roffo of Argentina, one of the first researchers to conclude that t=
ar, rather than nicotine, was a major cause of lung cancer. One of his pape=
rs, Krebserzeugende Tabakwirkung <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/=
497.pdf>  (The carcinogenic effects of tobacco) is reproduced here in the B=
ulletin accompanied by an English language translation.

Michel Garenne & En=E9as Gakusi <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/4=
70.pdf> analysed under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa during 1950-200=
0 and found that major progress had been made in terms of child survival. K=
atherine Floyd <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/437.pdf>  et al. i=
nvestigated the cost-effectiveness of WHO's strategy, Public-Private Mix DO=
TS (PPM-DOTS), as applied by private practitioners treating tuberculosis in=
 two cities in India. M.A. Hamid Salim <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes=
/84/6/479.pdf>  et al. report on how village doctors in Bangladesh, includi=
ng semi-qualified and unqualified practitioners, drug vendors and tradition=
al practitioners, became a valuable resource for tuberculosis care in rural=
 areas. In their study on the relationship between alcohol and injury, Guil=
herme Borges <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/453.pdf>  et al. sho=
wed that even one drink may carry an increased risk of injury.

K. Srinath Reddy <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/461.pdf>  et al.=
 did a cross-sectional survey of cardiovascular disease risk factors in ove=
r 20 000 people during 2002-2003, as the first step in establishing a surve=
illance system for these risk factors in 10 industrial sites across India.

Sun protection messages aim to decrease the health consequences of excessiv=
e exposure to ultraviolet radiation, particularly skin cancers and eye dise=
ases. By weighing the health benefits and risks of sun-safe messages, Robyn=
 M. Lucas <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/6/485.pdf>  et al. argue =
in their review that public health messages to limit sun exposure need refi=
ning.

Volume 84, Number 6, June 2006, 425-504

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

Private and informal health-care providers; Mortality trends in sub-Saharan=
 Africa; Tracking health disparities to achieve the MDGs; Cardiovascular di=
seases in India; Better access to trial information for patients; New globa=
l public health leaders; UV exposure: getting the message right?; Public He=
alth Classic: cancer and tobacco
Full Text [pdf 64kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/itmb.=
pdf>

EDITORIALS

Facing the health worker crisis in developing countries: a call for global =
solidarity
- Mohga Kamal Smith & Nina Henderson-Andrade
HTML <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/editorial10606html/en=
/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 64kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/vo=
lumes/84/6/426.pdf>

Safe in their hands? Engaging private providers in the quest for public hea=
lth goals
- Phyllida Travis & Andrew Cassals
HTML <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/editorial20606html/en=
/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 66kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/vo=
lumes/84/6/427.pdf>

Tuberculosis care and control
- Philip C Hopewell, BG Migliori, & Mario C Raviglione
HTML <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/editorial30606html/en=
/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 64kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/vo=
lumes/84/6/428.pdf>

NEWS

News

Giving patients better access to trial information; No delayed disclosure f=
or registration of clinical trials; how will the platform work; In search o=
f a sustainable philanthropy; Global public health sees new crop of leaders
Access to trial information story [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulleti=
n/volumes/84/6/news10606/en/index.html>  | Sustainable philanthropy story [=
HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/news20606/en/index.h=
tml>  | New public health leaders story [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/b=
ulletin/volumes/84/6/news30606/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 211kb] <htt=
p://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/news.pdf>

WHO News

Bulletin interview: Making technology serve public health; Recent news from=
 WHO - Interview with Howard Zucker; Recent news from WHO
Untimely death of Dr LEE Jong-wook <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/=
6/who_news20606/en/index.html>  | Interview in HTML <http://www.who.int/ent=
ity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/interview0606/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 10=
2kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/who_news.pdf>

RESEARCH

Cost-effectiveness of PPM-DOTS in India
- Katherine Floyd et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/floyd0606a=
bstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 431kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/=
bulletin/volumes/84/6/437.pdf>

Infection with S. japonicum in humans and animals in the Philippines
- Stephen T McGarvey et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/mcgarvey06=
06abstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 373kb] <http://www.who.int/enti=
ty/bulletin/volumes/84/6/446.pdf>

Alcohol use and injuries treated in emergency departments
- Guilherme Borges et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/borges0606=
abstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 420kb] <http://www.who.int/entity=
/bulletin/volumes/84/6/453.pdf>

Surveillance system for cardiovascular diseases in India
- K Srinath Reddy et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/reddy0606a=
bstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 575kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/=
bulletin/volumes/84/6/461.pdf>

Child mortality trends in sub-Saharan Africa
- Michel Garenne & En=E9as Gakusi
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/garenne060=
6abstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 761kb] <http://www.who.int/entit=
y/bulletin/volumes/84/6/470.pdf>

POLICY & PRACTICE

Tuberculosis control in Bangladesh
- MA Hamid Salim
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/salim0606a=
bstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 382kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/=
bulletin/volumes/84/6/479.pdf>

PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEW

Current public health message on UV exposure
- Robyn M Lucas, Michael H Repacholi, & Anthony J McMichael
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/lucas0606a=
bstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 439kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/=
bulletin/volumes/84/6/485.pdf>

PERSPECTIVES

Depression screening for suicide prevention in Japan
- Mutsuhiro Nakao, & Takeaki Takeuchi
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/5/vasan0506a=
bstract/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 127kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/=
bulletin/volumes/84/6/492.pdf>

PUBLIC HEALTH CLASSIC

Krekserzeugende Tabakwirkung
Professor Dr AH Roffo
Full Text [pdf 2.76Mb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/497=
.pdf>

Commentary: Angel H Roffo: The forgotten father of experimental tobacco car=
cinogenesis
- Robert N Proctor
Full Text [pdf 99kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/494.p=
df>

BOOKS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Youth: choices and change
- Peter Byass
Full Text [pdf 54kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/503.p=
df>

LETTERS

Evidence-based reproductive health care
- Mercedes Colomar, Maria Luisa Cafferata & Jos=E9 Miguel Beliz=E1n
Full Text [pdf 58kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/6/504.p=
df>

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