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

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NEW FEATURE: The Bulletin publishes four articles online in advance of thei=
r publication in print.

*       an economic evaluation of hepatitis B vaccinations <http://www.who.=
int/bulletin/volumes/85/06-038893.pdf>  in low-income countries by Sun-Youn=
g Kim et al.
*       pandemic influenza preparedness plans <http://www.who.int/bulletin/=
volumes/85/06-039834.pdf>  in Europe by Sandra Mounier-Jack et al.
*       antenatal HIV-testing <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/06-03=
5188.pdf>  in Zimbabwe by Winfreda Chandisarewa et al.
*       homelessness <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/07-043455.pdf>=
  in Brazil by Giovanni Marcos Lovisi et al.

Dear Reader,

This month the Bulletin joins over 230 other journals around the world in p=
ublishing papers on poverty and human development, as part of an initiative=
 by the Council of Science Editors.

The first article on poverty and human development, an editorial, by August=
in Kwasi Fosu, examines the different measures of development and poverty <=
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-045955.pdf> , and how these in=
dicators are linked to health. The second, a research paper by Alexander Wa=
rren Hertel-Fernandez et al., reports that infants born to the socioeconomi=
cally disadvantaged in Chile had a significantly higher risk for mortality =
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-041848.pdf>  by infectious di=
seases and trauma during the first month of life.

In the third, a review paper, Lale Say & Rosalind Raine find that inequalit=
ies in the use of maternal care in developing countries vary widely, highli=
ghting the need to investigate and assess context-specific causes of use of=
 maternal health care <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-035659.=
pdf> . The final paper in this set, by Tanja A J Houweling et al, found tha=
t poor-rich inequalities in maternity care <http://www.who.int/bulletin/vol=
umes/85/10/06-038588.pdf>  in general, and professional delivery care in pa=
rticular, are much larger than those in immunization coverage or treatment =
for childhood illnesses.

Seven papers in this issue of the Bulletin focus on maternal health. In an =
editorial introducing these papers, Monir Islam describes the enormous chal=
lenges to reduce child and maternal mortality <http://www.who.int/bulletin/=
volumes/85/10/07-045963.pdf>  in the develop=ADing world faced by the Safe =
Mother=ADhood Initiative in the 20 years since it was formed.

Guo Sufang examines the increase in Caesarean section <http://www.who.int/b=
ulletin/volumes/85/10/06-035808.pdf>  in China. Nils Chaillet et al. examin=
e the attitude of obstetricians in Quebec to clinical practice guidelines <=
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-039289.pdf>  targeting the man=
agement of labour and vaginal birth after a previous Caesarean birth.

Community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives <http://www.who.i=
nt/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-040162.pdf>  is common=ADplace in some countri=
es in Asia and Latin America, but is practically unknown in Africa. A commu=
nity trial in Uganda, by John Stanback et al., shows that well trained comm=
unity health workers can safely provide contraceptive injections.

Steven A Harvey et al. found that skilled birth attendants <http://www.who.=
int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-038455.pdf>  in Nicaragua lack the knowledge =
and skills to manage common life-threatening obstetric complications.

Use of magnesium sulfate for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia is below desired l=
evels in Mexico and Thai=ADland, according to a study by Pisake Lumbiganon =
et al. Laurel Hatt et al. conclude that the poorest women still find it har=
d to access emergency obstetric care <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/8=
5/10/06-037911.pdf> .

In an editorial, Sara Wood discusses how policy-makers and scientists often=
 lack access to data <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-046649.p=
df>  they need to assess priorities for public health. She explains how inf=
ormation that can prevent disease outbreaks moves slowly from wealthy to de=
veloping countries.  In the news, Jos=E9 Orozco reports on the spread of de=
ngue fever <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-011007/en/index.ht=
ml>  in Venezuela. Claire Keeton reports from South Africa on the challenge=
s of doing clinical trials involving children <http://www.who.int/bulletin/=
volumes/85/10/07-021007/en/index.html> . Cininta Analen reports from Indone=
sia on a novel ap=ADproach to improving maternal health care <http://www.wh=
o.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-031007/en/index.html>  in rural areas. In t=
his month's interview, Michael Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Globa=
l Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, talks about plans to start =
financing health systems <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-1010=
07/en/index.html>  in developing countries.

Ryuichi Komatsu et al. assess the contribution of Global Fund-supported pro=
grammes <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-038315.pdf>  towards =
achieving international targets and Millennium Development Goals in terms o=
f fighting HIV/AIDS, tubercu=ADlosis and malaria. They conclude that consid=
erably greater financial support will be needed to meet 2009 targets.?

Volume 85, Number 10, October 2007, 733-820

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

Poverty and human development; Maternal health; Why numbers count; In the n=
ews; Global Fund targets
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=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-001007/en/index.html=
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r.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-001007.pdf>

EDITORIALS

Poverty and development
- Augustin Kwasi Fosu
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045955
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r.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-045955.pdf>

The Safe Motherhood Initiative and beyond
- Monir Islam
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045963
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=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-045963/en/index.html=
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r.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-045963.pdf>

Opening data to the world: why health numbers matter
- Sara Wood
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.046649
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=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-046649/en/index.html=
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r.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-046649.pdf>

NEWS

News
Defeating dengue: a difficult task ahead
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f>

South African study highlights importance of research involving children
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Saving mother's lives in rural Indonesia
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WHO News
The Global Fund expands its role
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Recent news from WHO
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RESEARCH

Huge poor-rich inequalities in maternity care: an international comparative=
 study of maternity and child care in developing countries
- Tanja AJ Houweling et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038588
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-038588-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-038588/en/index.html=
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dir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-038588.pd=
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Delivery settings and caesarean section rates in China
- Guo Sufang et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.035808
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-035808-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
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>  | Full article text [pdf 455kb] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/red=
ir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-035808.pdf=
>

Magnesium sulfate is not used for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Mexico and=
 Thailand as much as it should be
- Pisake Lumbiganon et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.037911
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-037911-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-037911/en/index.html=
>  | Full article text [pdf 331kb] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/red=
ir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-037911.pdf=
>

Contraceptive injections by community health workers in Uganda: a nonrandom=
ized community trial
- John Stanback et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.040162
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-040162-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
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dir.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/07-040162.pd=
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Did the strategy of skilled attendance at birth reach the poor in Indonesia=
?
- Laurel Hatt et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.033472
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06.033472-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
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?URL=3Dhttp://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06.033472.pdf>

Are skilled birth attendants really skilled? A measurement method, some dis=
turbing results and a potential way forward
- Steven A Harvey et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038455
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-038455-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
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Identifying barriers and facilitators towards implementing guidelines to re=
duce caesarean section rates in Quebec
- Nils Chaillet et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.039289
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-039289-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
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The Chilean infant mortality decline: improvement for whom? Socioeconomic a=
nd geographic inequalities in infant mortality, 1990-2005
- Alexander Warren Hertel-Fernandez et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.041848
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-041848-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
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Global Fund-supported programmes' contribution to international targets and=
 the Millennium Development Goals: an initial analysis
- Ryuichi Komatsu et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038315
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
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PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS

A systematic review of inequalities in the use of maternal health care in d=
eveloping countries: examining the scale of the problem and the importance =
of context
- Lale Say & Rosalind Raine
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.035659
Abstract [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=3Dhttp:/=
/www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-035659-ab/en/index.html>  | F=
ull article text [HTML] <https://outlook.who.int/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=
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LETTER

Addressing smoking cessation in tuberculosis control
- Nick K Schneider & Thomas E Novotny
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.043794
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