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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:56:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947608&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876530%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Steer AC, Kearns T, Andrews RM, McCarthy JS, Carapetis JR, Currie BJ PMID: 19876530 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947608 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947607&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876531%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Mahé A, Ly F, Caumes E PMID: 19876531 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947607 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947606&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876532%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19876532 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947606 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947605&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876533%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pattinson R, Say L, Souza JP, Broek N, Rooney C PMID: 19876533 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947605 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947604&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876534%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cometto G, Brikci N PMID: 19876534 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947604 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947603&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876535%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Toroyan T, Peden M PMID: 19876535 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947603 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947602&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876536%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19876536 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947602 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947601&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876537%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19876537 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947601 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947600&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876538%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19876538 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947600 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947599&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876539%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19876539 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947599 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947598&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876540%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19876540 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947598 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947597&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876541%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: A potential marker of chronic pesticide exposure was found to be associated with suicidal ideation, which supports findings from previous studies. Given the high level of pesticide exposure and the high suicide risk in rural China, clarification of the causal mechanisms underlying this association and the development of appropriate interventions are priorities for public health and health policy. PMID: 19876541 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947597 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947596&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876542%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Overall population mortality and HIV-related adult mortality declined significantly following ART roll-out in a community with a high prevalence of HIV infection. A clear public health message of the benefits of treatment, as revealed by these findings, should be part of a multi-faceted strategy to encourage people to find out their HIV serostatus and seek care. PMID: 19876542 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947596 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947595&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876543%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Neither concentrators nor cylinders are well suited to every situation, but a simple options assessment can determine which is better in each setting. Nationally this would result in improved supply and lower costs by comparison with conventional cylinders alone, although ensuring a reliable supply would remain a challenge. The decision algorithm and software tool designed for the Gambia could be applied in other developing countries. PMID: 19876543 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947595 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947594&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876544%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Osrin D, Azad K, Fernandez A, Manandhar DS, Mwansambo CW, Tripathy P, Costello AM Public health interventions usually operate at the level of groups rather than individuals, and cluster randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are one means of evaluating their effectiveness. Using examples from six such trials in Bangladesh, India, Malawi and Nepal, we discuss our experience of the ethical issues that arise in their conduct. We set cluster RCTs in the broader context of public health research, highlighting debates about the need to reconcile individual autonomy with the common good and about the ethics of public health research in low-income settings in general. After a brief introduction to cluster RCTs, we discuss particular challenges we have faced. These include the nature of -... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947594 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947593&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876545%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Walker CL, Fontaine O, Young MW, Black RE In 2004, WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released a joint statement recommending a new lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) formulation and zinc supplementation for diarrhoea management. More than 5 years later, diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of death and few children in developing countries are receiving these life-saving interventions. Many countries are stalled in the technicalities of adapting national policy, while others struggle to find the funds for start-up activities. For nearly all countries, zinc supplements for children are not available locally; thus, zinc procurement continues to be a major obstacle. Global resources have not been sufficient to bring diarrhoea management to the fo... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947593 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947592&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876546%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cerón A, Godoy AS Globalization of intellectual property (IP) protection for medicines has been advancing during the past decade. Countries are obliged to adapt their legislation as a requirement of their membership to the World Trade Organization or as a condition of being part of international trade agreements. There is a growing recognition that, in low-income countries, stronger IP protection is a barrier to access to medicines. At the same time, the number of low-income countries writing national legislation to protect IP for pharmaceutical products is growing worldwide, but little research has been done on the ways in which this process is happening at the national level. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the implementation of IP legislation at t... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947592 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947591&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876547%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Borght SV, Janssens V, Loeff MS, Kajemba A, Rijckborst H, Lange J, Wit TR PROBLEM: A multinational company with operations in several African countries was committed to offer antiretroviral treatment to its employees and their dependants. APPROACH: The Accelerating Access Initiative (AAI), an initiative of six pharmaceutical companies and five United Nations' agencies, offered the possibility of obtaining brand antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) at 10% of the commercial price. PharmAccess, a foundation aimed at removing barriers to AIDS treatment in Africa, helped to establish an HIV policy and treatment guidelines, and a workplace programme was rolled out from September 2001. LOCAL SETTING: Private sector employers in Africa are keen to take more responsibility in HIV prevention and... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947591 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947590&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876548%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Walpole SC, Rasanathan K, Campbell-Lendrum D PMID: 19876548 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947590 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2947589&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19876549%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Peck M, Molnar J, Swart D PMID: 19876549 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2947589 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2947589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844950&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784437%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19784437 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844950 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844949&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784438%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Stevens G, Mascarenhas M, Mathers C PMID: 19784438 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844949 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844948&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784439%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Noël L, Martin D PMID: 19784439 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844948 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844947&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784440%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hill S PMID: 19784440 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844947 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844946&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784441%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Mawusi Afele MA PMID: 19784441 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844946 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844945&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784442%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bes M PMID: 19784442 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844945 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844944&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784443%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kieny MP PMID: 19784443 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844944 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844943&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784445%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Vector control with microbial larvicides enhanced the malaria control achieved with ITNs alone. Anti-larval measures are a promising complement to ITN distribution in the economically important highland areas and similar transmission settings in Africa. PMID: 19784445 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844943 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844942&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784446%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Further research is needed to more accurately assess the potential beneficial and harmful effects of misoprostol and to determine the smallest dose that is effective and safe. In this review, 400 microg of misoprostol were found to be safer than > 600 microg and just as effective. PMID: 19784446 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844942 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844941&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784447%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Expert recommendations for optimal design of verbal autopsy studies have been incompletely implemented to date. Better uptake of design recommendations through enhanced collaboration between research teams is likely to produce better mortality statistics from an increasing number of verbal autopsy studies. PMID: 19784447 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844941 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844940&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784448%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Although TB control programmes have averted millions of deaths, their effects on transmission and incidence rates are not yet widely detectable. PMID: 19784448 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844940 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844939&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784449%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Local governments' dependence on revenue from the TCT may be a deterrent to tobacco control in the Republic of Korea. PMID: 19784449 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844939 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844938&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784450%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: To develop successful paraffin safety interventions, it is necessary to understand baseline levels of knowledge, practice and perceived risk of injury among at-risk populations. Our findings could be of value for designing interventions that will increase knowledge, improve safe practices and lead to the accurate perception of the risk of injury from using paraffin. PMID: 19784450 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844938 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844937&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784451%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rani M, Yang B, Nesbit R In 2005, the WHO Western Pacific Region adopted the hepatitis B control goal of reducing the hepatitis B surface antigen seroprevalence in children at least 5 years of age to less than 2% by 2012. Universal infant immunization with three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, including a timely birth dose, is the key recommended strategy. Measuring seroprevalence in children at least 5 years of age takes into account the period when the risk of acquiring a chronic infection is highest and provides an indicator that can be monitored in the short term, within 5 years of vaccine introduction, and which correlates strongly with the long-term consequences of hepatitis B. A time-bound supranational hepatitis B control goal was chosen to create a sense of political ur... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844937 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844936&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784452%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gruskin S, Ferguson L There is general agreement on the need to integrate human rights into health policies and programmes, although there is still reluctance to go beyond rhetorical acknowledgement of their assumed significance. To determine the actual value of human rights for the effectiveness of public health efforts requires clarity about what their incorporation looks like in practice and how to assess their contribution. Despite the pervasive use of indicators in the public health field, indicators that specifically capture human rights concerns are not well developed and those that exist are inconsistently used. Even though 'health and human rights indicators' are increasingly being constructed, it is often the case that health indicators are used to draw conclusions a... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844936 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844935&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784453%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Selgelid MJ Scenarios where the results of well-intentioned scientific research can be used for both good and harmful purposes give rise to what is now widely known as the 'dual-use dilemma'. There has been growing debate about the dual-use nature of life science research with implications for making biological weapons. This paper reviews several controversial publications that have been the focus of debates about dual-use life science research and critically examines relevant policy developments, particularly in the United States of America. Though the dual-use dilemma is inherently ethical in nature, the majority of debates about dual-use research have primarily involved science and security experts rather than ethicists. It is important that there is more ethical input into... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844935 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844923&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784454%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gabrysch S, Lema C, Bedriñana E, Bautista MA, Malca R, Campbell OM, Miranda JJ PROBLEM: Maternal mortality is particularly high among poor, indigenous women in rural Peru, and the use of facility care is low, partly due to cultural insensitivities of the health care system. APPROACH: A culturally appropriate delivery care model was developed in poor and isolated rural communities, and implemented between 1999 and 2001 in cooperation with the Quechua indigenous communities and health professionals. Data on birth location and attendance in one health centre have been collected up to 2007. LOCAL SETTING: The international nongovernmental organization, Health Unlimited, and its Peruvian partner organization, Salud Sín Límites Perú, conducted the project in Sant... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844923 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844922&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19784455%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Parker K PMID: 19784455 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844922 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734691&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19704996%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Binagwaho A, Fawzi MC, Drobac P, Franke M, Ivers L, Kim JY, Mukherjee J, Noguchi J, Rich M, Stulac S, Farmer P PMID: 19704996 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734691 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734690&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19704998%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: McNab C PMID: 19704998 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734690 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734689&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19704999%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gigerenzer G PMID: 19704999 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734689 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734688&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705000%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wahoush EO PMID: 19705000 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734688 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734687&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705001%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cunningham R PMID: 19705001 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734687 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734686&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705002%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19705002 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734686 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734685&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705003%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19705003 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734685 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734684&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705004%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19705004 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734684 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734683&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705005%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19705005 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734683 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734682&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705006%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Usdeen S PMID: 19705006 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734682 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734681&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705007%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Subsidies can overcome serious budget constraints but are not necessary to spur action, for shaming can be very effective by harnessing the power of social pressure and peer monitoring. Through a combination of shaming and subsidies, social marketing can improve sanitation worldwide. PMID: 19705007 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734681 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734680&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705008%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: In Australia, should the threat arise, compliance with containment measures against pandemic influenza is likely to be high, yet it could be further enhanced through a public education programme conveying just a few key messages. A basic understanding of pandemic influenza is associated with stated willingness to comply with containment measures. Investing now in promoting measures to prepare for a pandemic or other health emergency will have considerable value. PMID: 19705008 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734680 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734679&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705009%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The accuracy of the reports was good, although the articles were few and frequently omitted important messages. This suggests that public health authorities must help the media understand important issues. A communication strategy to sequence important themes as male circumcision programmes are scaled up would allow strategic coverage of accurate messages over time. PMID: 19705009 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734679 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734678&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705010%26dopt%3DAbstract This study examines other sociological and cultural approaches from scholars such as Ulrich Beck and Mary Douglas for insights on how to communicate in such environments. It recommends developing supplemental tools for outbreak communication to deal with issues such as questions of blame and fairness in risk distribution and audiences who do not accept biomedical explanations of disease. PMID: 19705010 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734678 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734677&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705011%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Shiffman J This paper proposes an explanation concerning why some global health issues such as HIV/AIDS attract significant attention from international and national leaders, while other issues that also represent a high mortality and morbidity burden, such as pneumonia and malnutrition, remain neglected. The rise, persistence and decline of a global health issue may best be explained by the way in which its policy community--the network of individuals and organizations concerned with the problem--comes to understand and portray the issue and establishes institutions that can sustain this portrayal. This explanation emphasizes the power of ideas and challenges interpretations of issue ascendance and decline that place primary emphasis on material, objective factors such as mor... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734677 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734676&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705012%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: O'Malley P, Rainford J, Thompson A Effective management of public health emergencies demands open and transparent public communication. The rationale for transparency has public health, strategic and ethical dimensions. Despite this, government authorities often fail to demonstrate transparency. A key step in bridging the gap between the rhetoric and reality is to define and codify transparency to put in place practical mechanisms to encourage open public health communication for emergencies. The authors demonstrate this approach using the example of the development and implementation process of a public health emergency information policy. PMID: 19705012 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734676 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734675&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705013%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Yang C, Yang J, Luo X, Gong P PROBLEM: Quick detection and response were essential for preventing outbreaks of infectious diseases after the Sichuan earthquake. However, the existing public health communication system in Sichuan province, China, was severely damaged by the earthquake. APPROACH: The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention set up a mobile phone emergency reporting system. In total, 495 light-powered mobile phones were delivered to local health-care agencies in earthquake affected areas. All phones were loaded with software designed for inputting and transmitting cases of infectious disease directly to a national database for further analysis. LOCAL SETTING: The emergency reporting system was set up in 14 counties hit hardest by the earthquake in Sichua... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734675 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734674&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705014%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Obregón R, Chitnis K, Morry C, Feek W, Bates J, Galway M, Ogden E Since 1988, the world has come very close to eradicating polio through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, in which communication interventions have played a consistently central role. Mass media and information dissemination approaches used in immunization efforts worldwide have contributed to this success. However, reaching the hardest-to-reach, the poorest, the most marginalized and those without access to health services has been challenging. In the last push to eradicate polio, Polio Eradication Initiative communication strategies have become increasingly research-driven and innovative, particularly through the introduction of sustained interpersonal communication and social mobilization approache... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734674 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734673&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705015%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Chan L, Arunachalam S, Kirsop B PMID: 19705015 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734673 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734672&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705016%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Swan A PMID: 19705016 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734672 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734671&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705017%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Plutchak TS PMID: 19705017 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734671 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734670&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705018%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Terry R PMID: 19705018 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734670 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734669&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705019%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Burton A, John-Leader F PMID: 19705019 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734669 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734668&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19705020%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Fong GT, Hammond D, Hitchman SC PMID: 19705020 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734668 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668023&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649354%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19649354 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668023 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668022&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649355%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Braichet CD, Shaw DM PMID: 19649355 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668022 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668021&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649356%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sack DA, Brooks V, Behan M, Cravioto A, Kennedy A, Ijsselmuiden C, Sew.ambo N PMID: 19649356 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668021 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668020&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649357%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: De Cock KM, Crowley SP, Lo YR, Granich RM, Williams BG PMID: 19649357 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668020 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668019&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649358%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19649358 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668019 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668018&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649359%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19649359 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668018 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668017&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649360%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19649360 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668017 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668016&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649361%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19649361 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668016 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668015&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649362%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19649362 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668015 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668014&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649363%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Allowing car drivers to drive motorcycles without passing a special test increases the number of road injuries from motorcycle accidents. PMID: 19649363 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668014 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668013&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649364%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Multicentre surveillance data showed that the risk of disseminated BCG disease in HIV-infected infants is considerably higher than previously estimated, although likely to be under-estimated. There is an urgent need for data on the risk-benefit ratio of BCG vaccination in HIV-infected infants to inform decision-making in settings where HIV infection and tuberculosis burdens are high. Safe and effective tuberculosis prevention strategies are needed for HIV-infected infants. PMID: 19649364 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668013 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668012&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649365%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The Seguro Popular appears to have improved access to health care and blood glucose control among poor adults with diabetes in Mexico, and it may have had a positive effect on the management of other chronic health conditions, but its long-term effects are yet to be demonstrated. Although the findings are most relevant to Mexico, they may also be applicable to other developing countries seeking to improve health-care coverage for the poor by expanding their public health insurance programmes. PMID: 19649365 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668012 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668011&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649366%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Large purchase volumes did not necessarily result in lower ARV prices. Although current plans for pooled procurement will further increase purchase volumes, savings are uncertain and should be balanced against programmatic costs. Third-party negotiation by CHAI resulted in lower generic ARV prices. Generics were less expensive than differentially priced branded ARVs, except where little generic competition exists. Alternative strategies for reducing ARV prices, such as streamlining financial management systems, improving demand forecasting and removing barriers to generics, should be explored. PMID: 19649366 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668011 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668010&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649367%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pachman J This paper examines the evidence base for the use of pre-employment/pre-placement medical examinations. The use of pre-employment examinations is often driven more by cultural practices than evidence. There is a lack of evidence on their effectiveness in preventing health-related occupational risks. Hypertension screening is highlighted as a common pre-employment practice for which there is no standardized criteria to use to determine fitness for work. There are inherent problems in screening for psychiatric disorders and substance abuse as well as potential for racial bias and other unintended negative effects. This paper questions the economic case for this practice and also expresses concerns about paternalism related to identified risk factors. Health assessments... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668010 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668009&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649368%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Burton A, Monasch R, Lautenbach B, Gacic-Dobo M, Neill M, Karimov R, Wolfson L, Jones G, Birmingham M WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) annually review data on immunization coverage to estimate national coverage with routine service delivery of the following vaccines: bacille Calmette-Guérin; diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, first and third doses; either oral polio vaccine or inactivated polio vaccine, third dose of either; hepatitis B, third dose; Haemophilus influenzae type b, third dose; and a measles virus-containing vaccine, either for measles alone or in the form of a combination vaccine, one dose. The estimates are based on government reports submitted to WHO and UNICEF and are supplemented by survey results from the published and grey literature. Lo... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668009 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668008&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649369%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Frenk J, Gómez-Dantés O, Knaul FM In 2003, the Mexican Congress approved a reform establishing the Sistema de Protección Social en Salud [System of Social Protection in Health], whereby public funding for health is being increased by one percent of the 2003 gross domestic product over seven years to guarantee universal health insurance. Poor families that had been excluded from traditional social security can now enrol in a new public insurance scheme known as Seguro Popular [People's Insurance], which assures legislated access to a comprehensive set of health-care entitlements. This paper describes the financial innovations behind the expansion of health-care coverage in Mexico to everyone and their effects. Evidence shows improvements in mobilization of additi... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668008 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668007&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649370%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kutzin J, Ibraimova A, Jakab M, O'Dougherty S Options for health financing reform are often portrayed as a choice between general taxation (known as the Beveridge model) and social health insurance (known as the Bismarck model). Ten years of health financing reform in Kyrgyzstan, since the introduction of its compulsory health insurance fund in 1997, provide an excellent example of why it is wrong to reduce health financing policy to a choice between the Beveridge and Bismarck models. Rather than fragment the system according to the insurance status of the population, as many other low- and middle-income countries have done, the Kyrgyz reforms were guided by the objective of having a single system for the entire population. Key features include the role and gradual development... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668007 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668006&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649371%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kilonzo N, Theobald S, Nyamato E, Ajema C, Muchela H, Kibaru J, Rogena E, Taegtmeyer M PMID: 19649371 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668006 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2668005&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19649372%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bigdeli M, Annear PL PROBLEM: High out-of-pocket payments and user fees with unfunded exemptions limit access to health services for the poor. Health equity funds (HEF) emerged in Cambodia as a strategic purchasing mechanism used to fund exemptions and reduce the burden of health-care costs on people on very low incomes. Their impact on access to health services must be carefully examined. APPROACH: Evidence from the field is examined to define barriers to access, analyse the role played by HEF and identify how HEF address these barriers. LOCAL SETTING: Two-thirds of total health expenditure consists of patients' out-of-pocket spending at the time of care, mainly for self-medication and private services. While the private sector attracts most out-of-pocket spending, user fees ... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2668005 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2668005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562127&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565111%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: PMID: 19565111 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562127 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562126&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565112%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: van den Bergh BJ, Gatherer A, Møller LF PMID: 19565112 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562126 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562125&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565113%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Oxman AD, Chalmers I PMID: 19565113 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562125 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562124&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565114%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gavlak D, Jamjoum L PMID: 19565114 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562124 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562123&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565115%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Braine T PMID: 19565115 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562123 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562122&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565116%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Senior K PMID: 19565116 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562122 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562121&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565118%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Fineberg HV PMID: 19565118 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562121 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562120&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565119%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Achieving equitable coverage of all births by health professionals is still a distant goal in Indonesia, but even among women who receive professional care, maternal mortality ratios remain surprisingly high. This may reflect the limitations of home-based care. Phased introduction of fee exemption and transport incentives to enable all women to access skilled delivery care in health centres and emergency care in hospitals may be a feasible, sustainable way to reduce Indonesia's maternal mortality ratio. PMID: 19565119 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562120 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562119&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565120%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Topical BB was clearly more effective than oral IV for treating scabies in a Senegalese community. PMID: 19565120 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562119 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562118&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565121%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Even under the most conservative assumptions, the total estimated productivity loss, in $I, associated with visual impairment from URE is approximately a thousand times greater than the global number of cases. The cost of scaling up existing refractive services to meet this burden is unknown, but if each affected individual were to be provided with appropriate eyeglasses for less than I$ 1000, a net economic gain may be attainable. PMID: 19565121 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562118 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562117&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565122%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: In the context of global mental health and with a time frame of the next 10 years, it would be best to fill critical knowledge gaps by investing in research into health policy and systems, epidemiology and improved delivery of cost-effective interventions. PMID: 19565122 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562117 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562116&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565123%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Childhood exposure to PV and SV is common among African children in some countries and is associated with multiple adverse health behaviours. In developing countries, increased awareness of the frequency of exposure to violence among children and its potential health consequences may lead to heightened attention to the need for health promotion and preventive programmes that address the problem. PMID: 19565123 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562116 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562115&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565124%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first CFR study based on a nationally representative sample of measles outbreaks. Routine surveillance and studies of a single outbreak may not yield an accurate nCFR. Increased fatalities associated with political insecurity are a challenge for health-care service delivery. The short period from disease onset to death and reduced mortality from treatment with vitamin A suggest the need for rapid, field-based treatment early in the outbreak. PMID: 19565124 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562115 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562114&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565125%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Supply data, the most available source of information about drug use in developing countries, are (with some provisos) a reliable data source for the evaluation of adherence to treatment guidelines. Our results showed substantial non-adherence to standard treatment guidelines. PMID: 19565125 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562114 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562113&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565126%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Vaccines against Hib and S. pneumoniae, efficacious case management, breastfeeding promotion and zinc supplementation are cost-effective in reducing pneumonia mortality. Environmental and nutritional interventions reduce pneumonia and provide other benefits. These strategies combined may reduce total child mortality by 17%. PMID: 19565126 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562113 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2562112&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19565127%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Upshur R, Singh J, Ford N PMID: 19565127 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2562112 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2562112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542399&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551242%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ameratunga S, Officer A, Temple B, Tin ST PMID: 19551242 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542399 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542398&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551244%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Mock C, Margie P, Hyder AA, Butchart A, Krug E PMID: 19551244 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542398 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542397&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551245%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Phakathi M PMID: 19551245 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542397 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542396&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551246%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Humphreys G PMID: 19551246 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542396 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542395&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551247%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Dart J, Cumberland S PMID: 19551247 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542395 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542394&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551248%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gavlak D PMID: 19551248 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542394 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542393&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551249%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rogmans W PMID: 19551249 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542393 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542392&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551251%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Severe punishment may be related to child mental health problems, with the mechanism depending on the type of problem. Its influence persists in the presence of family stressors such as the father's absence and maternal anxiety or depression. PMID: 19551251 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542392 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542391&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551252%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Hospitals in low-income countries bear a substantial burden of childhood injuries, and systematic surveillance is required to identify the epidemiological distribution of such injuries and understand their risk factors. Methodological standardization for surveillance across countries makes it possible to draw international comparisons and identify common issues. PMID: 19551252 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542391 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542390&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551253%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Evidence for the effectiveness of four of the seven main types of interventions for preventing child maltreatment is promising, although it is weakened by methodological problems and paucity of outcome evaluations from low- and middle-income countries. PMID: 19551253 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542390 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542389&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551254%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Age and type of violence were the most important predictors of violence frequency and severity. Ethnicity lost importance when adjusted by these factors. Further research on their influence on violence-related injury is needed. PMID: 19551254 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542389 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542388&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551255%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Children wear motorcycle helmets much less often than adults. Legislation to penalize adults whose children do not wear motorcycle helmets has been proposed in Viet Nam. Furthermore, ongoing advocacy and social marketing efforts are being made to disseminate information about the safety benefits of helmets to combat erroneous public perceptions. PMID: 19551255 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542388 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542387&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551256%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Most burns involved scalds from hot liquids at home: beverages in kitchens and water in bathrooms. There is a need for passive preventive measures, such as redesigned domestic cooking and eating areas, safer electrical kettles and temperature control devices for bathrooms. Educational programmes should be developed for parents and caregivers. A national plan for child burn prevention with specific targets would be helpful. PMID: 19551256 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542387 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542386&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551257%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Mock C, Abantanga F, Goosen J, Joshipura M, Juillard C Part of the solution to the growing problem of child injury is to strengthen the care that injured children receive. This paper will point out the potential health gains to be made by doing this and will then review recent advances in the care of injured children in individual institutions and countries. It will discuss how these individual efforts have been aided by increased international attention to trauma care. Although there are no major, well-funded global programmes to improve trauma care, recent guidance documents developed by WHO and a broad network of collaborators have stimulated increased global attention to improving planning and resources for trauma care. This has in turn led to increased attention to streng... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542386 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542385&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551258%26dopt%3DAbstract This article expands on the report's arguments that child injuries must be integrated into child health initiatives and proposes initial steps for achieving this integration. PMID: 19551258 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542385 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542384&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551259%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Runyan CW, Baker SP PMID: 19551259 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542384 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542383&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551260%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pless IB This paper represents a personal reflection on what is needed worldwide to prevent child injuries. It repeats messages that have been frequently delivered in the past. The main points are: first, the need for everyone to accept the view that, ultimately, injuries are a health problem and health departments must view them as such. Second, although increased and improved research is undoubtedly important, it is futile and frustrating if the results of existing research are not acted upon. Third, governments must play a central role by creating a national focus for the coordination and implementation of programmes whose value has been established. These points require widespread support if we hope to make genuine progress towards the goals reflected in this issue of the ... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542383 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542382&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551261%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ozanne-Smith J PMID: 19551261 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542382 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542381&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551262%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ameratunga S PMID: 19551262 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542381 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542380&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551263%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Roberts I PMID: 19551263 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542380 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542415&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551225%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gosselin RA, Spiegel DA, Coughlin R, Zirkle LG PMID: 19551225 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542415 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542414&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551226%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rimal RN, Lapinski MK PMID: 19551226 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542414 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542413&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551227%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Parry J PMID: 19551227 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542413 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542412&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551228%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cumming-Bruce N PMID: 19551228 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542412 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542411&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551229%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Senior K PMID: 19551229 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542411 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542410&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551230%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gee J PMID: 19551230 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542410 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542409&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551233%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: There are strong reasons to consider the calculation method proposed here more accurate and appropriate than earlier procedures. Accordingly, it was adopted for use in producing the 2005 UN estimates of the lifetime risk of maternal mortality. By comparison, the method used for the 2000 UN estimates appears to overestimate this important measure of population health by around 20%. PMID: 19551233 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542409 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542408&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551234%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The syndromes of pneumonia make it possible to identify most hypoxaemic children, including those without LRTI. Shock, bradycardia and irregular breathing are important predictive signs, and severe malaria with respiratory distress is a common cause of hypoxaemia. Overall, however, clinical signs are poor predictors of hypoxaemia, and using pulse oximetry in resource-poor health facilities to target oxygen therapy is likely to save costs. PMID: 19551234 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542408 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542406&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551235%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Contrary to published reports, people's satisfaction with the health-care system depends more on factors external to the health system than on the experience of care as a patient. Thus, measuring the latter may be of limited use as a basis for quality improvement and health system reform. PMID: 19551235 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542406 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542405&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551236%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Removing a financial barrier to treatment with ART by eliminating user fees at the point of care delivery, as recommended by WHO, could lead to increased adherence to ART and to improved clinical results. New health financing mechanisms based on the public resources of national governments and international donors are needed to attain universal access to drugs and treatment for HIV infection. PMID: 19551236 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542405 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542404&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551237%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Census data can be used to measure pregnancy-related mortality as a proxy for maternal mortality in countries with poor death registration. However, because our data were obtained from countries with reasonably good statistical systems and literate populations, we cannot be certain the methods employed in the study will be equally useful in more challenging environments. Our data evaluation and adjustment methods worked, but with considerable uncertainty. Ways of quantifying this uncertainty are needed. PMID: 19551237 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542404 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542403&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551238%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: While improved CDRs have a dramatic short-term effect on TB incidence, maintaining those rates, even at current target levels, may not reduce long-term incidence by more than 1-2% per year. TB control programmes and researchers should vigorously pursue improvements in case detection, regardless of current CDRs. PMID: 19551238 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542403 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542402&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551239%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The combination of incomplete surveillance data and simulation methods that neglect social dynamics limits the ability of national public health agencies to provide policy-makers and the general public with the critical and timely information needed during a pandemic. PMID: 19551239 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542402 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542401&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551240%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Parkes MW, Spiegel J, Breilh J, Cabarcas F, Huish R, Yassi A This paper examines two innovative educational initiatives for the Ecuadorian public health workforce: a Canadian-funded Masters programme in ecosystem approaches to health that focuses on building capacity to manage environmental health risks sustainably; and the training of Ecuadorians at the Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba (known as Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina in Spanish). We apply a typology for analysing how training programmes address the needs of marginalized populations and build capacity for addressing health determinants. We highlight some ways we can learn from such training programmes with particular regard to lessons, barriers and opportunities for their sustainability at the local, nat... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542401 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542400&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19551241%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Touch S, Grundy J, Hills S, Rani M, Samnang C, Khalakdina A, Jacobson J PROBLEM: Recent progress in vaccine availability and affordability has raised prospects for reducing death and disability from neurological infections in children. In many Asian countries, however, the epidemiology and public health burden of neurological diseases such as Japanese encephalitis and bacterial meningitis are poorly understood. APPROACH: A sentinel surveillance system for Japanese encephalitis was developed and embedded within the routine meningoencephalitis syndromic surveillance system in Cambodia in 2006. The sentinel surveillance system was designed so surveillance and laboratory testing for other etiologies of neurological infection could be incorporated. LOCAL SETTING: The Communicable D... Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542400 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2542400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542432&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377704%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Schmid GP, Williams BG, Garcia-Calleja JM, Miller C, Segar E, Southworth M, Tonyan D, Wacloff J, Scott J PMID: 19377704 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542432 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542431&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377705%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Petticrew M PMID: 19377705 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542431 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542430&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377706%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Waters E PMID: 19377706 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542430 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542429&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377707%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Jurberg C PMID: 19377707 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542429 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542428&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377708%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cumberland S PMID: 19377708 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542428 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542427&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377709%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Humphreys G PMID: 19377709 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542427 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542426&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377711%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Al Kashif MR, Boen T, Gibbs T PMID: 19377711 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542426 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542425&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377712%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The IMCI skin algorithm is a robust tool that should be incorporated into the IMCI after some modifications relating to scabies and impetigo. Its use by primary health-care workers will reduce the burden of skin diseases in children in Fiji through improved case identification and management. The algorithm should be considered in other countries where skin diseases in children are a priority, particularly in the Pacific region. PMID: 19377712 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542425 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542424&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377713%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The cost of treating pesticide self-poisonings may be reduced by promoting the use of less toxic pesticides and possibly by improving case management in primary care hospitals. Additional research is needed to assess if increasing infrastructure and staff at peripheral hospitals could reduce the overall cost to the government, optimize case management and reduce pressure on secondary services. PMID: 19377713 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542424 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542423&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377714%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Using three approaches to estimate the tuberculosis CDR in a country where HIV infection is prevalent, we showed that expansion of the tuberculosis control programme in Kenya led to an increase of 23% in the CDR between 1996 and 2006. While the methods developed here can be applied in other countries with a high prevalence of HIV infection, they rely on precise data on trends in such prevalence in the general population and among tuberculosis patients. PMID: 19377714 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542423 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542422&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377715%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Pneumonia incidence rates in the Northern Areas of Pakistan are much higher than rates reported at lower altitudes in the country and are similar to those in high-altitude settings in other developing countries. More studies are needed to determine the causes of pneumonia in these high-mountain communities. However, early introduction of the vaccines that are known to prevent pneumonia should be considered. PMID: 19377715 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542422 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542421&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377716%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The most cost-effective approach to oral cancer screening by visual inspection is to offer it to the high-risk population. Targeted screening of this group will ensure that screening can be offered at a reasonable cost in a limited-resource setting. PMID: 19377716 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542421 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542420&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377717%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Developing countries have not targeted decreasing postpartum haemorrhage as an achievable goal; there is little use of active management of the third stage of labour, and policies regarding such management often conflict. Studies are needed to identify the most effective components of active management so that the most efficient package of practices can be promoted. PMID: 19377717 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542420 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542419&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377718%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Improving access to health-care for children in the Gambia and similar settings is not simply a matter of reducing travel time and distance to a health facility, but requires improvements in caregivers' support networks and their access to the financial resources they need. PMID: 19377718 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542419 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542418&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377719%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Pre-service training needs to be expanded as well as combined with other measures to increase health worker inflow and reduce the rate of outflow. PMID: 19377719 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542418 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542417&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377720%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The availability of key essential medicines for children was poor. Better understanding of the supply systems in the countries studied and of the pattern of demand for medicines is needed before improvements can be made. Medicines must be available, affordable and acceptable to patients. Substantial progress towards Millennium Development Goals will not occur without a major effort to improve access to medicines for children. PMID: 19377720 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542417 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2542416&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19377721%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The magnitude of both out-of-pocket and catastrophic spending on health is affected by the choice of recall period and the number of items. Thus, it is crucial to establish a method to generate valid, reliable and comparable information on private health spending. PMID: 19377721 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2542416 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2542416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2254864&cid=s_30991_46_f&fid=30991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D19274352%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ramsden E PMID: 19274352 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization) Bulletin of the World Health Organization journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2254864 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2254864