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February issue of the WHO Bulletin

 

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Dear reader,

 

This month: In an editorial, Maggie A Montgomery and Jamie Bartram challenge the utility of surgery and antibiotics for the elimination of blinding trachoma in the absence of adequate environmental measures.

 

A second editorial Haik Nikogosian writes about the importance of international cooperation and assistance for the success of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

 

Simon Capewell et al. propose scenarios to reduce cardiovascular deaths in the United States of America .

 

The political situation in Pakistan is jeopardizing worldwide efforts to eradicate polio, writes Sania Nishtar.

 

Thailand tries to ensure costly renal replacement therapy does not threaten universal health coverage, reports Apiradee Treerutkuarkul.

 

Amnesty LeFevre et al. examine the cost-effectiveness of skin creams to prevent infections in premature babies in Bangladesh .

 

Consumption of fast food and sugary drinks has caused a rise in obesity and diabetes, reports Michael Reid from the United Arab Emirates.

 

Josephine Katabaazi Nakyanzi et al. assess how to prevent waste and expiry in the Ugandan medicine supply chain.

 

Savitri Goonesekere tells Sarah Cumberland how the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child works as a po wer ful accountability measure in Sri Lanka.

 

Daniel Pilger et al. find that mass treatment with ivermectin may reduce head-lice infestations in Brazilian households.

 

Shankar Prinja et al. assess strategies to ensure Indian children are immunized at the appropriate age.

 

KF O’Grady et al. evaluate the effectiveness of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Australian indigenous infants.

 

João Paulo Souza et al. review maternal “near miss†records in eight Latin American countries.

 

Suzanne Cross et al. highlight the need to differentiate between pregnancy-related causes and other causes of maternal death in developing countries.

 

SV Subramanian et al. find a link between education levels and how people rate their own health.

 

 

Volume 88, Number 2, February 2010, 81-160

 

IN THIS MONTH’S BULLETIN

United States of America: Halving coronary deaths; Pakistan: Politics and polio; Thailand: Health finance; Bangladesh: Which barrier is best?; United Arab Emirates: Weighty problems; Uganda: Expiry of essential medicines; Sri Lanka: Health and human rights; Brazil: Ivermectin for head lice; India: Vaccinations at the right time; Australia: Preventing pneumonia; Warning lights on maternal death; Why do mothers die?; Who to believe?Full article text

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EDITORIALS

Short-sightedness in sight-saving: half a strategy will not eliminate blinding trachoma- Maggie A Montgomery & Jamie Bartramdoi: 10.2471/BLT.09.075424Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 252kb]

 

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: a key milestone- Haik Nikogosiandoi: 10.2471/BLT.10.075895Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 178kb]

 

NEWS

Thailand : health care for all, at a priceFull article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 823kb]

 

The weight of affluenceFull article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 808kb]

 

Corrigendumdoi: 10.2471/BLT.10.100210Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 805kb]

 

Human rights and health go hand-in-hand. An interview with Savitri GoonesekereFull article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 229kb]

 

Recent news from WHOFull article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 199kb]

 

RESEARCH

Household-wide ivermectin treatment for head lice in an impoverished community: randomized observer-blinded controlled trial- Daniel Pilger et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.051656Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 1.01Mb]

 

Effectiveness of planning and management interventions for improving age-appropriate immunization in rural India- Shankar Prinja et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.059543Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 1.02Mb]

 

Cost-effectiveness of skin-barrier-enhancing emollients among preterm infants in Bangladesh- Amnesty LeFevre et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.058230Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 528kb]

 

Maternal near miss and maternal death in the World Health Organization’s 2005 global survey on maternal and perinatal health- João Paulo Souza et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.057828Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 970kb]

 

Cardiovascular risk factor trends and potential for reducing coronary heart disease mortality in the United States of America- Simon Capewell et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.057885Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 599kb]

 

Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 World Health Survey: how do they correlate with education?- SV Subramanian et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.067058Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 544kb]

 

Effectiveness of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against radiologically diagnosed pneumonia in indigenous infants in Australia- KF O’Grady et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.068239Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 548kb]

 

POLICY AND PRACTICE

What you count is what you target: the implications of maternal death classification for tracking progress towards reducing maternal mortality in developing countries- Suzanne Cross et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.063537Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 858kb]

 

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

Expiry of medicines in supply outlets in Uganda- Josephine Katabaazi Nakyanzi et al.doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.057471Abstract [html] | Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 503kb]

 

PERSPECTIVES

Pakistan , politics and polio- Sania Nishtardoi: 10.2471/BLT.09.066480Full article text [html] | Full article text [pdf 265kb]

 

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