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

Tue Sep 4 05:10:01 2007

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In the September issue of the Bulletin, Suzanne Hill et al. describe
efforts to develop a list of essential medicines for children
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-046151/en/index.html>  to
complement the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. In another
editorial, Elizabeth T. Luman et al. look at the pros and cons of
real-time monitoring in vaccination campaigns
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-045328/en/index.html>
targeting children to eradicate polio and reduce measles.

Guy Carrin, David Hill and Ke Xu postulate that health systems financing
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-046664/en/index.html>
largely determines if people can obtain needed health care and whether
they suffer financial hardship in obtaining such care. In an editorial,
Shamsuzzoha B. Syed and Adnan A. Hyder call for generate evidence from
the interface between evidence and decision-making
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-043588/en/index.html> .

In this month's interview, Iain Chalmers, of the James Lind Library,
advocates for greater transparency in clinical trials
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-100907/en/index.html> .
Martin Adams reports on the entry of China's trial register
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-010907/en/index.html>  into
WHO's global registry platform. Uganda's rapid response, backed by WHO,
to its recent Marburg fever outbreak
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-020907/en/index.html>  is
investigated by Carolyne Nakazibwe. Dale Gavlak reports from Jordan on
WHO efforts to ensure that the health needs of the more than 2 million
Iraqis
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-030907/en/index.html>
living in neighbouring countries are met.

Lixia Wang et al. investigate the implications in rural China of
implementing WHO's recommendation to give the first dose of hepatitis B
vaccine
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-037002/en/index.html>  to
infants within 24 hours of birth to prevent perinatal transmission of
the virus.

Mercedes de Onis et al. construct growth curves for school-aged children
and adolescents
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-043497/en/index.html>  that
accord with WHO Child Growth Standards for preschool children and the
body mass index cut-offs for adults.

A quarter of Bangladeshi drinking-water wells
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-036764/en/index.html>  have
hazardous concentrations of arsenic, which can cause skin lesions.
Corbett McDonald et al. conduct a study in an area where little was
known about arsenic levels and where average concentrations in water
were lower.

B Sabri et al review the current policy and practice of contracting for
health services in Afghanistan
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-036939/en/index.html>  and
discuss the potential short- and long-term risks and benefits of this
policy.

Travis J Riddell et al. conduct a study on lead exposure in children
aged under five
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-036137/en/index.html>
living in the Visayas region of the Philippines, determining that
elevated blood lead levels are common and may be an under-recognized
threat to children in rural Philippines.

Peter Odermatt et al. conduct a study to increase tuberculosis detection
rates <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-038539/en/index.html>
in the Lao People's Democratic Republic through a questionnaire
targeting lay informants. In the Russian Federation city of Tomsk, IY
Gelmanova et al identify barriers to successful TB treatment
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-038331/en/index.html>  by
analysing individual and programmatic risk factors for non-adherence,
default and acquisition of multi-drug resistance.

FT Cutts et al. review the status of the high-risk genotypes of human
papilloma viruses (HPV)
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-038414/en/index.html>  and
a quadrivalent vaccine determined to have an acceptable benefit--risk
profile.

Kam Ti Yang et al. propose a new method to measure health inequalities
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-037382/en/index.html>
caused by conditions amenable to policy intervention and use this to
identify health differences between sexes and age groups.

Volume 85, Number 9, September 2007, 649-732

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

Medicines and vaccination; Health financing and evidence; In the news;
Hepatitis B in China; Growth curves; Arsenic in Bangladesh; Afghan
health services; Lead levels; TB detection and treatment; HPV vaccines;
Health inequalities; Injuries in South Africa
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EDITORIALS

Setting standards for essential children's medicines
- Suzanne R Hill et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.046151
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-046151.pdf>

Use and abuse of rapid monitoring to assess coverage during mass
vaccination campaigns
- Elizabeth T Luman et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045328
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-045328/en/index.html
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-045328.pdf>

Designing health financing policy towards universal coverage
- Guy Carrin et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.046664
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NEWS

News
Chinese research register joins WHO network, raising hopes for improved
clinical trials
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Marburg fever outbreak leads scientists to suspected disease reservoir
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War-scarred Iraqis face health burdens in foreign lands
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-030907.pdf>

WHO News
Raising the standards of clinical trials and research
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Recent news from WHO
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RESEARCH

Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and
adolescents
- Mercedes de Onis et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.043497
Abstract [HTML]
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>  | Full article text [pdf 483kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/07-043497.pdf>

Risk of arsenic-related skin lesions in Bangladeshi villages at
relatively low exposure: a report from Gonoshasthaya Kendra
- Corbett McDonald et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.036764
Abstract [HTML]
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>  | Full article text [pdf 285kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-036764.pdf>

Elevated blood-lead levels among children living in the rural
Philippines
- Travis J Riddell et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.036137
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-036137-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-036137.pdf>

Measuring health inequalities between genders and age groups with
realization of potential life years (RePLY)
- Kam Ki Tang et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.037382
Abstract [HTML]
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Hepatitis B vaccination of newborn infants in rural China: evaluation of
a village-based, out-of-cold-chain delivery strategy
- Lixia Wang et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.037002
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-037002-ab/en/index.h
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The high burden of injuries in South Africa
- Rosana Norman et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.037184
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Barriers to successful tuberculosis treatment in Tomsk, Russian
Federation: non-adherence, default and the acquisition of multidrug
resistance
- IY Gelmanova et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038331
Abstract [HTML]
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POLICY AND PRACTICE

Towards sustainable delivery of health services in Afghanistan: options
for the future
- B Sabri et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.036939
Abstract [HTML]
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-036939.pdf>

Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines: a review
- FT Cutts et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038414
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-038414-ab/en/index.h
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-038414.pdf>

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

Improving tuberculosis case detection rate with a lay informant
questionnaire: an experience from the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Peter Odermatt et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.038539
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-038539-ab/en/index.h
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/85/9/06-038539.pdf>

LETTERS

Evidence to action needs research
- Shamsuzzoha B Syed & Adnan A Hyder
doi: 10.2471/BLT.06.043588
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