PHM-Exch> March issue of the WHO Bulletin available

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Surendernikhil Gupta <drsurendernikhil at yahoo.com>


Cross-posted from “Bulletin” <bulletin at WHO.INT>

March issue of the WHO Bulletin

Dear reader,

Highlights from the March 2011 issue:

•     Rising status of women, increased risk of smoking
•     Looming dementia epidemic in Asia
•     Antimicrobial resistance: what governments can do
•     Health challenges after floods in Pakistan
•     Coordinating HIV/AIDS programmes in China
•     Shortage of mental health workers worldwide

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Complete list of contents for Volume 89, Number 3, March 2011,

Abstracts and other items are available in عربي, 中文, Français, Ð усский and
Español.

Volume 89, Number 3, March 2011, 161-240

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.000311

EDITORIALS
Women and the smoking epidemic: turning the tide - Vikram S Pathania
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.086389

Compassionate use of medicinal products in Europe : current status and
perspectives- Mussa Rahbari & Nuh N Rahbari
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.085712

NEWS
Public health round-up

Looming dementia epidemic in Asia

Mobilizing political will to contain antimicrobial resistance

Tackling tuberculosis with an all-inclusive approach

RESEARCH
Management of diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in seven
countries: a comparison of data from national health examination surveys -
Emmanuela Gakidou et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.080820

The mental health workforce gap in low- and middle-income countries: a
needs-based approach - Tim A Bruckner et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.082784

Gender empowerment and female-to-male smoking prevalence ratios - Sara C
Hitchman & Geoffrey T Fong
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.079905

Risk factors associated with sexual violence towards girls in Swaziland -
Matthew J Breiding et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.079608

Cost�“effectiveness of artemisinin combination therapy for uncomplicated
malaria in children: data from Papua New Guinea - Wendy A Davis et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.084103


POLICY & PRACTICE
Intradermal delivery of vaccines: potential benefits and current challenges
- JK Hickling et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.079426

The integration of multiple HIV/AIDS projects into a coordinated national
programme in China - Zunyou Wu et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.082552

PERSPECTIVES
The United States Department of Defense and the International Health
Regulations (2005): perceptions, pitfalls and progress towards
implementation - Matthew Johns et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.082321

Floods in Pakistan : a public health crisis - Haider Warraich et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.083386

Revision of the International Classification of Diseases to include
standardized descriptions of multiple injuries and injury severity - Shinji
Nakahara & Junichiro Yokota
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.078964

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