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The Bulletin publishes eight articles online in advance of their
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Dear reader,



This month, in an editorial, Hirotsuga Aiga calls on international
humanitarian agencies that do joint surveys
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-047381.pdf>  to avoid
duplication. He cites 44 surveys conducted in Darfur, Sudan, in 2004 in
which respondents were asked the same questions several times. Another
editorial discusses guidelines on mental health in emergen-cies
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-047894.pdf>  that have
been established by a new task force of international agencies.



The news section looks at climate change and health
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-011107.pdf> , the theme
chosen by the World Health Organization (WHO) for World Health Day 2008.
Four ex-perts debate
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-021107/en/index.html>  the
importance of health in spurring action on climate change. Han-nah Brown
examines how WHO is help-ing countries respond to the challenge of
climate change. In this month's interview
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-101107.pdf> , Carlos
Corvalan, coordina-tor of the Interventions for Healthy Environments
unit at WHO, talks about climate change and peoples' health.



Also in the news, David Orr reports from Moradabad on India's last
bastion of polio
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-031107/en/index.html> .



How do you determine the cost-effec-tiveness
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-038893.pdf>  and
affordability of a health-care programme? In their research paper,
Sun-Young Kim et al. describe how they developed a computer-based model
to evaluate a programme to vaccinate children against hepatitis B in
Gambia.



Simon D Makombe et al. did a national survey of the impact of
antiretroviral therapy programmes
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-041434.pdf>  on
health-care workers and found their uptake of the therapy higher than
average. Winfreda Chandisarewa et al. found that the promotion of
routine HIV testing at antenatal clinics
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-035188.pdf>  in Zimbabwe
increased the uptake of antiretroviral therapy to prevent mothers from
infecting their babies with HIV.



In a perspective, Wendy Brown et al. find that small changes in two of
the main risk factors - poor diet and insufficient exercise - could
result in significant reductions in risk of noncommunicable diseases
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-041566.pdf>  across
populations using data from the Austra-lian Longitudinal Study on
Women's Health. In a research paper, Bart Janssens et al. discuss how
Cambodia is struggling with a growing burden of chronic diseases
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-036574.pdf>  against a
background of insufficient health care facilities. They describe the
feasibility of integrating care for HIV/AIDS, diabetes and hyperten-sion
within the setting of chronic disease clinics.



This month's public health classic, Ronald Ross's observation, 110 years
ago, of malaria
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/04-020735.pdf>  parasites,
Plasmodium, spp. in the gut of mosquitoes. Robert Sinden looks back at
this pivotal study and asks whether we have waited far too long to
capitalize effectively on Ross's observations. In a separate paper,
Paula Brentlinger et al. outline the lessons learned from a pilot
programme to provide preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in
central Mozambique
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-033381.pdf> .



Erik von Elm et al. present the Strengthening the Reporting of
Observational Studies
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-045120.pdf> in
Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement. This statement is a checklist of items
that should be included in an accurate and complete report of an
observational study. Danny Dorling and Anna Barford look at the maps
freely available at www.worldmapper
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-044131.pdf> .org and
discuss how such world cartograms can successfully illustrate global
inequali-ties in health.



Rachel Jenkins et al. found in their three-year research programme to
promote mental health reform
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-039156.pdf>  in a Russian
region that it is possible to develop alternative community-based
service models deliv-ered by multidisciplinary teams.



The plight of street children tends to dominate any discussion of
homeless-ness in Brazil
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-043455.pdf> , with much
less attention paid to older people. Giovanni Marcos Lovisi et al.
attempt to address this balance by carrying out a survey of older
residents of public hos-tels in Rio de Janeiro to discover what led them
there.



Eight articles have been published on the Bulletin website in advance of
their publication in print.



Policy & Practice

International perspectives on the ethics and regulation of human cell
and tissue transplantation
Annette Schulz-Baldes, Nikola Biller-Andorno, & Alexander Morgan Capron
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/06.038703.pdf>



Capacity building for Public Health using the Internet: Peoples-uni.org

Richard F Heller, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Samson Hailegeorgis, John
Dada, Perihan Torun, Rajan Madhok, & John E Sandars
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/07.044388.pdf>



The state of the international organ trade: a provisional picture based
on integration of available information
Yosuke Shimazono <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/06.039370.pdf>




Research

High-end physician migration from India

Manas Kaushik, Abhishek Jaiswal, Naseem Shah & Ajay Mahal
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/07.041681.pdf>



Mapping Africa's advanced public health education capacity - the
AfriHealth project

CB IJsselmuiden, TC Nchinda, S Duale, NM Tumwesigye & D Serwadda
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/07.045526.pdf>



Perspectives:

Global health diplomacy: training across disciplines

Ilona Kickbusch, Thomas E Novotny, Nico Drager, Gaudenz Silberschmidt &
Santiago Alcazar <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/07.045856.pdf>



Book reviews:

Building Leadership for Health
Graham Lister <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/07-044313.pdf>



Ethics, prevention and public health

Reiner Banken <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/07.047043.pdf>


Volume 85, Number 11, November 2007, 821-900


IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN


Mental health in emergencies; A survey, again?; Health in a changing
climate; Measuring the value of health programmes; HIV in Malawi and
Zimbabwe; Reducing chronic disease; Malaria: a century on; Guidelines
for reporting observational studies; Illustrating inequalities in
health; Mental health reform in the Russian Federation; Pathways to
homelessness
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EDITORIALS


Inter-agency agreement on mental health and psychosocial support in
emergency settings
- Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Mental Health et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.047894
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Bombarding people with questions: a reconsideration of survey ethics
- Hirotsugu Aiga
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.047381
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NEWS


News
Reducing the impact of climate change
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Will increased awareness of the health impacts of climate change help in
achieving international collective action?
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India's last bastion of polio at "tipping point"
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WHO News
Climate change and human health
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Recent news from WHO
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RESEARCH


Economic evaluation of hepatitis B vaccination in low-income countries:
using cost-effectiveness affordability curves
- Sun-Young Kim et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038893
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-038893-ab/en/index.
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-038893.pdf>


Routine offer of antenatal HIV testing ("opt-out" approach) to prevent
mother-to-child transmission of HIV in urban Zimbabwe
- Winfreda Chandisarewa et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.035188
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-035188-ab/en/index.
html>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-035188/en/index.htm
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-035188.pdf>


A national survey of the impact of rapid scale-up of antiretroviral
therapy on health-care workers in Malawi: effects on human resources and
survival
- Simon D Makombe et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.041434
Abstract [HTML]
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-041434.pdf>


Mental health reform in the Russian Federation: an integrated approach
to achieve social inclusion and recovery
- Rachel Jenkins et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.039156
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-039156-ab/en/index.
html>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-039156/en/index.htm
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-039156.pdf>



POLICY AND PRACTICE


The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
(STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies*
- Erik von Elm et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045120
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-045120-ab/en/index.
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-045120.pdf>



LESSONS FROM THE FIELD


Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in central
Mozambique
- Paula E Brentlinger et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.033381
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-033381-ab/en/index.
html>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-033381/en/index.htm
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-033381.pdf>


Offering integrated care for HIV/AIDS, diabetes and hypertension within
chronic disease clinics in Cambodia
- B Janssens et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.036574
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-036574-ab/en/index.
html>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-036574/en/index.htm
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PERSPECTIVES


Rose revisited: a "middle road" prevention strategy to reduce
noncommunicable chronic disease risk
- Wendy J Brown et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.041566
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-041566.pdf>


Pathways to homelessness among older people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Giovanni Marcos Lovisi et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.043455
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-043455/en/index.htm
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/07-043455.pdf>


Shaping the world to illustrate inequalities in health
- Danny Dorling & Anna Barford
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.044131
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PUBLIC HEALTH CLASSICS


Malaria, mosquitoes and the legacy of Ronald Ross
- Robert E Sinden
doi: 10.2471/BLT.04.020735
Abstract [HTML]
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BOOKS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA


The HIV pandemic: local and global implications
- Shabbar Jaffar
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.033779
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-033779/en/index.htm
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/11/06-033779.pdf>


Globalization and health
- Stephen Bach
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038869
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The bottom billion: Why are the poorest countries failing and what can
be done about it
- Varatharajan Durairaj
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045229
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LETTERS


Public-private partnerships and the Private Finance Initiative
- Allyson Pollock
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.042218
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Contraception counselling and compliance
- Rita Luthra
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.041335
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Response to Public-private partnerships and the Private Finance
Initiative
- Martin McKee et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045112
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