| From : | Liz Nugent <Liz_Nugent@abtassoc.com> |
| To : | |
| Subject : | FYI: April issue of the WHO Bulletin |
| Received On : | 01.04.2015 15:30 |
Excuse crosspostings.
Highlights from the April 2015 issue:
· Poor hygiene in many health facilities in 54 countries
· 10 years of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
· The Global Drug Facility’s impact on tuberculosis medicine prices
· Postnatal care services can help save the lives of mothers and babies
· World Health Day focus on food safety
· Interview: improving food safety, reducing antimicrobial resistance
· Getting accurate tests for the Ebola virus closer to the point-of-care
You can now read the Bulletin on a variety of different formats. The journal is now available on electronic publishing devices, Kindle readers and as a Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) digital talking book.
Complete list of contents for Volume 93, Number 4, April, 209-284.
Volume 93, Number 4, April 2015, 209-284
IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN
In this month’s Bulletin
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.000415
EDITORIALS
Lack of toilets and safe water in health-care facilities
Jamie Bartram, Ryan Cronk, Maggie Montgomery, Bruce Gordon, Maria Neira, Edward Kelley & Yael Velleman
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154609
WHO’s first global health treaty: 10 years in force
Haik Nikogosian & Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154823
Food safety in a globalized world
Keiji Fukuda
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154831
NEWS
Public health round-up
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.010415
Rapid Ebola tests hold promise
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.020415
What to do about resistant bacteria in the food-chain?
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.030415
RESEARCH
Antibiotic prescription behaviours in Lao People's Democratic Republic: a knowledge, attitude and practice survey
Fabrice Quet, Erika Vlieghe, Caroline Leyer, Yves Buisson, Paul N Newton, Philaysak Naphayvong, Valy Keoluangkhot, Monique Chomarat, Christophe Longuet, Nicolas Steenkeste & Jan Jacobs
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.142844
Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 878kb ¦ DAISY zip, 132kb ¦ ePub, 2.33Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.33Mb
Data-driven methods for imputing national-level incidence in global burden of disease studies
Scott A McDonald, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Niko Speybroeck, Niel Hens, Nicolas Praet, Paul R Torgerson, Arie H Havelaar, Felicia Wu, Marlène Tremblay, Ermias W Amene & Dörte Döpfer
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.139972
Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 895kb ¦ DAISY zip, 112kb ¦ ePub, 2.77Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.77Mb
The Global Drug Facility as an intervention in the market for tuberculosis drugs
Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Thierry Cordier-Lassalle, Kaspars Lunte & Christopher Dye
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.147256
Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 842kb ¦ DAISY zip, 67kb ¦ ePub, 2.19Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.19Mb
Nurse versus physician-provision of early medical abortion in Mexico: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial
Claudia Diaz Olavarrieta, Bela Ganatra, Annik Sorhaindo, Tahilin S Karver, Armando Seuc, Aremis Villalobos, Sandra G García, Martha Pérez, Manuel Bousieguez & Patricio Sanhueza
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.143990
Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 827kb ¦ DAISY zip, 88kb ¦ ePub, 2.19Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.19Mb
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
Inequities in postnatal care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Étienne V Langlois, Malgorzata Miszkurka, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui, Abdul Ghaffar, Daniela Ziegler & Igor Karp
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.140996
Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 928kb ¦ DAISY zip, 190kb ¦ ePub, 2.37Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.37Mb
POLICY & PRACTICE
Midterm review of national health plans: an example from the United Republic of Tanzania
Leonard EG Mboera, Yahya Ipuge, Claud J Kumalija, Josbert Rubona, Sriyant Perera, Honorati Masanja & Ties Boerma
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.141069
Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 949kb ¦ DAISY zip, 26kb ¦ ePub, 1.17Mb ¦ Kindle, 1.18Mb
LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
Reducing the price of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis through the Global Drug Facility
Kaspars Lunte, Thierry Cordier-Lassalle & Joel Keravec
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.145920
Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 793kb ¦ DAISY zip, 36kb ¦ ePub, 1.73Mb ¦ Kindle, 1.73Mb
PERSPECTIVES
Tough decisions on essential medicines in 2015
Nicola Magrini, Jane Robertson, Gilles Forte, Bernadette Cappello, Lorenzo P Moja, Kees de Joncheere & Marie-Paule Kieny
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.154385