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

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This month <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/en/index.html> 's
cover
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/historical_images/en/index7.html
>  is of a classic public health poster on yaws, a disease that still
exists in isolated tropical communities. In an editorial
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-055608.pdf>  and an
interview <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-040708.pdf> ,
Kingsley Asiedu, from WHO's Department on Control of Neglected Tropical
Diseases, talks about past failures to eradicate yaws and what is needed
now.

In an editorial, WHO's Director-General and two foreign ministers report
on progress made in analysing the relationship between health and
foreign policy <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-056002.pdf>
. Gary Humphreys reports on the recent WHO initiative to encourage
surgeons across the world to use safety checklists
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-010708.pdf>  when they
operate on patients.

Call for papers: Jane Wallace et al. invite contributions to the
upcoming Bulletin theme issue on communication in public health
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-055566.pdf> .

Ffion Lloyd-Williams et al. estimate the burden of cardiovascular
disease <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-053728.pdf>  as a
result of excess dietary saturated fats attributable to the Common
Agricultural Policy of the European Union.

Rajaraman Swaminathan et al. demonstrate that active follow-up of cancer
patients <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-046979.pdf>
yields the most reliable estimates of cancer survival rates. Fiona Fleck
reports on how the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations will
discuss the growing global food crisis
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-020708.pdf>  at their
annual gathering this month in Japan. This news story is also available
in French
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-020708/fr/index.html> ,
Chinese
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-020708/zh/index.html>  and
Russian
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-020708/ru/index.html> . The
Spanish
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-020708/es/index.html>  and
Arabic
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-020708/ar/index.html>
versions will be available soon.

Dan Chisholm et al. claim that schizophrenia treatment coverage
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-045377.pdf> could be
increased using cost-effective interventions. Shanaaz Mathews et al.
argue that legal gun ownership is the major factor associated with the
world's highest reported rates of femicide-suicide
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-043786.pdf> .

Holly Else reports on recent changes in delivering primary health care
to New Zealanders
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-030708.pdf> , particularly
to the Maori population. Martin WG Brinkhof et al. analyse the
increasing problem of early loss of patients
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-044248.pdf>  on
antiretroviral treatment programmes.

Cynthia Cordero et al. describe how selected research funding agencies
promote the translation of their research into policy and practice
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-040386.pdf> . Richard
Scheffler et al. forecast the global shortage of physicians
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-046474.pdf>  for 2015.
Katherine Floyd and Andrea Pantoja estimate the financial resources
needed to meet tuberculosis control goals
<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-049767.pdf>  set for 2015.

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Volume 86, Number 7, July 2008, 497-576

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

WHO 60th anniversary commemorative volume; Deadly dairy subsidies;
Estimating cancer survival rates; G8 and health; Treating schizophrenia
in low-resource settings; Intimate femicide-suicide; Integration and
cooperation; Early loss to programme for HIV-infected patients;
Translating knowledge into practice; Future demand and supply; Finance
for tuberculosis
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-000708.pdf>

EDITORIALS

Foreign policy and global public health: working together towards common
goals
- Margaret Chan et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.056002
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-056002.pdf>

Yaws eradication: past efforts and future perspectives
- Kingsley Asiedu et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.055608
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-055608/en/index.html
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-055608.pdf>

Health communication: a call for papers
- Jane Wallace et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.055566
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-055566/en/index.html
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-055566.pdf>

NEWS

Checklists save lives
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-010708.pdf>

G8 urged to act on food crisis and health
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-020708.pdf>

Primary health care the New Zealand way
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-030708/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 817kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-030708.pdf>

The return of yaws. An interview with Kingsley Asiedu.
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-040708/en/index.html
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-040708.pdf>

Recent news from WHO
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<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-050708.pdf>

RESEARCH

Lack of active follow-up of cancer patients in Chennai, India:
implications for population-based survival estimates
- Rajaraman Swaminathan et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.046979
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-046979-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
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>  | Full article text [pdf 521kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-046979.pdf>

Forecasting the global shortage of physicians: an economic- and
needs-based approach
- Richard M Scheffler et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.046474
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-046474-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-046474/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 825kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-046474.pdf>

Funding agencies in low- and middle-income countries: support for
knowledge translation
- Cynthia Cordero et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.040386
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-040386-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-040386/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 628kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-040386.pdf>

Estimating the cardiovascular mortality burden attributable to the
European Common Agricultural Policy on dietary saturated fats
- Ffion Lloyd-Williams et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.053728
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-053728-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-053728/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 620kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-053728.pdf>

Schizophrenia treatment in the developing world: an interregional and
multinational cost-effectiveness analysis
- Dan Chisholm et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045377
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-045377-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-045377/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 312kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-045377.pdf>

Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
- Shanaaz Mathews et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.043786
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-043786-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-043786/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 481kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-043786.pdf>

Early loss of HIV-infected patients on potent antiretroviral therapy
programmes in lower-income countries
- Martin WG Brinkhof et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.044248
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-044248-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-044248/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 679kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-044248.pdf>

Financial resources required for tuberculosis control to achieve global
targets set for 2015
- Katherine Floyd & Andrea Pantoja
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.049767
Abstract [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-049767-ab/en/index.h
tml>  | Full article text [HTML]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-049767/en/index.html
>  | Full article text [pdf 920kb]
<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/86/7/07-049767.pdf>

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