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

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Dear Reader,

Please click here <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/en>  to read th=
e table of contents for the September issue of the Bulletin.

NEW: early online publication <http://www.who.int/bulletin/publish_ahead_of=
_print/en/index.html> . For the first time the Bulletin has published an ar=
ticle online in advance of print publication. Mental illness and suicidalit=
y after hurricane Katrina by Ronald C. Kessler et al. comes out in print on=
 1 October. In future, readers will receive a message to alert them to furt=
her early online publication of articles.

In this September issue of the Bulletin, Marcus M Reidenburg <http://www.wh=
o.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-034447.pdf>  defines the term "essential dru=
gs" and explains why this concept was introduced in 1977 in an editorial. P=
ieter Stolk et al. <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-031518.pdf>=
  call in their article for the creation of an Orphan Medicines Model List =
of drugs for rare diseases, to complement the WHO List of Essential Medicin=
es.

Michael A Lennon <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-028209.pdf>  =
comments on this month's Public Health Classic: the first community trial o=
f water fluoridation, started in 1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by Francis=
 A Arnold et al. <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/761.pdf>  This t=
rial established the benefits of fluoridation in preventing tooth decay to =
the extent that, years ahead of the planned endpoint, the control community=
 of Muskegon also decided to fluoridate its water supply.

Two editorials introduce upcoming theme issues to be published in 2007. Nic=
k Drager & David Fidler <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-035469=
.pdf>  make a call for papers for a theme issue on health and foreign polic=
y and L=E9opold Blanc & Lindsay Martinez <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volum=
es/84/9/06-035709.pdf>  invite submissions for a theme issue on tuberculosi=
s control.

In the News section, Tom Osanjo <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/0=
6-030906/en/index.html>  reports from Kenya on how the Health InterNetwork =
Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) has transformed patient care at a un=
iversity hospital in Nairobi. William Burns <http://www.who.int/bulletin/vo=
lumes/84/9/06-010906/en/index.html>  reports from Geneva on a new WHO taskf=
orce to be launched later this year to fight counterfeit drugs worldwide. A=
biodun Raufu <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-020906/en/index.h=
tml>  reports from Nigeria on the country's progress in the fight against c=
ounterfeit drugs, and Anita Elash <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9=
/06-050906/en/index.html>  discusses the importance of obtaining accurate s=
tatistics for HIV/AIDS and other diseases. In an interview, Dr Mirta Roses =
Periago <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-0100906/en/index.html>=
 , Director of PAHO/AMRO, describes her efforts to tackle inequality in the=
 region.

AH Baqui et al. <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-026443.pdf>  d=
escribe in a research article how they used verbal autopsy to assess the ti=
ming and causes of 1048 neonatal deaths in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. In a=
nother research article, Nhu Thi Nguyen Ngoc et al. <http://www.who.int/bul=
letin/volumes/84/9/05-027300.pdf>  describe their investigation into the ca=
uses of perinatal and neonatal mortality in Argentina, Egypt, India, Peru, =
South Africa and Viet Nam. Rasmus Malmborg et al. <http://www.who.int/bulle=
tin/volumes/84/9/05-024729.pdf>  review the evidence for the contribution o=
f public-private partnerships to tuberculosis case-finding in poor and vuln=
erable populations.

Yu Rong Yang et al. <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-025718.pdf=
>  describe how they measured the prevalence of human cystic and alveolar e=
chinococcosis in Ningxia, China. In another article, Farid Najafi et al. <h=
ttp://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-031286.pdf> analyse official dat=
a on mortality for 1997-2003 to assess the changes in deaths due to heart f=
ailure in Australia. In a research article, Jacques P=E9pin et al. <http://=
www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-029819.pdf>  compare the effectiveness=
 of single-dose treatments with standard therapy for the management of vagi=
nal discharge.  T Vos et al. <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-0=
30411.pdf>  estimated the health risks of intimate partner violence among w=
omen in Victoria, Australia, based on data from the year 2001.

Volume 84, Number 9, September 2006, 685-764

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

Drugs for rare diseases as essential medicines; WHO taskforce on counterfei=
t medicines; Neonatal deaths in developing countries; Echinococcosis: risk =
factors in China; Heart failure in Australia; Single-dose treatment for vag=
inal discharge; The burden of intimate partner violence
Full Text [pdf 57kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/itmb.=
pdf>

EDITORIALS

Are drugs for rare diseases "essential"?
- Marcus M Reidenberg
HTML <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-034447/en/index.ht=
ml>  | Full Text [pdf 56kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/=
9/06-034447.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.034447 [pdf 56kb] <http://www.who.in=
t/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-034447.pdf>

Health and foreign policy
- David P Fidler & Nick Drager
HTML <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-035469/en/index.ht=
ml>  | Full Text [pdf 56kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/=
9/06-035469.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.035469 [pdf 56kb] <http://www.who.in=
t/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-035469.pdf>

Reaching the targets for TB control: call for papers
- L=E9opold Blanc & Lindsay Martinez
HTML <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-035709/en/index.ht=
ml>  | Full Text [pdf 55kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/=
9/06-035709.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.035709 [pdf 55kb] <http://www.who.in=
t/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-035709.pdf>

NEWS

News
WHO launches taskforce to fight counterfeit drugs; Free access to journals =
gives Kenyan science a boost: Can better health statistics save lives?
Counterfeit drugs story [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/=
84/9/06-010906/en/index.html>  | Nigeria counterfeit drugs story [HTML] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-020906/en/index.html>  | F=
ree journal access in Kenya story [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulleti=
n/volumes/84/9/06-030906/en/index.html>  | Free journal access & developmen=
t goals story [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-04=
0906/en/index.html>  | Health statistics story [HTML] <http://www.who.int/e=
ntity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-050906/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 301k=
b] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/news.pdf>

WHO News
A century in public health; WHO response to the humanitarian crisis in Leba=
non; Recent news from WHO
Interview [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-010090=
6/en/index.html>  | Lebanon story [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulleti=
n/volumes/84/9/06-110906/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 141kb] <http://ww=
w.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/who_news.pdf>

RESEARCH

Stillbirth and neonatal death in developing countries
- Nhu Thi Nguyen Ngoc et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-027300a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 197kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/05-027300.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.027300 [pdf 197kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-027300.pdf>

Neonatal deaths in India
- Abdullah H Baqui et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-026443a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 410kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/05-026443.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.026443 [pdf 410kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-026443.pdf>

Echinococcosis in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
- Yurong Yang et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-025718a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 504kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/05-025718.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.025718 [pdf 504kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-025718.pdf>

Mortality from heart failure in Australia, 1997-2003
- Farid Najafi, Annette Dobson, & Konrad Jamrozik
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-031286a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 350kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/06-031286.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.031286 [pdf 350kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-031286.pdf>

Single-dose treatment of vaginal discharge
- Jacques P=E9pin et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-029819a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 490kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/06-029819.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.029819 [pdf 490kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-029819.pdf>

Impact of intimate partner violence in Victoria, Australia
- Theo Vos et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-030411a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 583kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/06-030411.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.030411 [pdf 583kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-030411.pdf>

POLICY & PRACTICE

"Rare essentials": drugs for rare diseases as essential medicines
- Pieter Stolk, Marjolein JC Willemen, & Hubert GM Leufkens
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-031518a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 385kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/06-031518.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.031518 [pdf 385kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-031518.pdf>

Can public-private collaboration help TB detection in the poor & vulnerable=
?
- Rasmus Malmborg et al.
Abstract [HTML] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-024729a=
b/en/index.html>  | Full Text [pdf 543kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bullet=
in/volumes/84/9/05-024729.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.024729 [pdf 543kb] <ht=
tp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-024729.pdf>

PUBLIC HEALTH CLASSICS

Effect of Fluoridated Public Water Supplies on Dental Caries Prevalence
- Francis A Arnold, H Trendley Dean, Philip Jay & John W Knutson
Full Text [pdf 45.99Mb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/76=
1.pdf>

Commentary: One-in-a-million; the first community trial of water fluoridati=
on
- Michael A Lennon
Full Text [pdf 86kb] <http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-02=
8209.pdf>  | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.028209 [pdf 86kb] <http://www.who.int/entit=
y/bulletin/volumes/84/9/05-028209.pdf>

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