PHM-Exch> February issue of the WHO Bulletin

Claudio Schuftan cschuftan at phmovement.org
Fri Feb 1 23:44:17 PST 2013 

From: bulletin <bulletin at who.int>


 Highlights from the *February 2013
issue*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/en/index.html>
:


    - Heroin dependence *treatment reduces HIV infections in
Spain*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-111054.pdf>
   - Methadone treatment among HIV-positive *injecting drug users in
China*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108944.pdf>
   - Systematic review: *death rates of injecting drug
users*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108282.pdf>15 times
higher than in general population
   - WHO database allows *cost comparison of
methadone*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-010213.pdf>
   - *Opioid treatment in
Ukraine*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-020213.pdf>risks
losing momentum
   - *New treatment gives
hope*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-030213.pdf>to East
Africa’s injecting drug users
   - Interview: *is legalization a policy option for
governments*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-040213.pdf>
   ?
   - *Malaysia’s methadone
programme*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-109132.pdf>in
prisons
   - *The pros and cons of compulsory
treatment*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108860.pdf>for
drug dependence


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Complete list of
*contents*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/en/index.html>for
Volume 91, Number 2, February 2013, 81-156.

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*Volume 91, Number 2, February 2013, 81-156*

*February issue: opioid substitution therapy*

*IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN*
In this month’s *Bulletin
*doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.000213
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-000213/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 886kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-000213.pdf>

*EDITORIALS*
Scaling up opioid dependence treatment in low- and middle-income settings
Zunyou Wu & Nicolas Clark
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.110783
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-110783/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 586kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-110783.pdf>¦
*DAISY 13kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-110783-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.06Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-110783-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.06Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-110783-Kindle.epub>

Opioid substitution: improving cost–efficiency
Sheena Sullivan
doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.117374
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117374/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 622kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117374.pdf>¦
*DAISY 11kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117374-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 982kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117374-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 985kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117374-Kindle.epub>

Human resources for universal health coverage: a call for papers
Mubashar Sheikh, Ties Boerma, Giorgio Cometto & Robbert Duvivier
doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.117200
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117200/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 660kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117200.pdf>¦
*DAISY 12kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117200-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.05Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117200-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.05Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117200-Kindle.epub>

*NEWS*
Public health round-up
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-010213/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 682kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-010213.pdf>

Opioid treatment in Ukraine risks losing momentum
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-020213/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 746kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-020213.pdf>¦
*DAISY 51kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-020213-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.36Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-020213-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.36Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-020213-Kindle.epub>
New treatment gives hope to East Africa’s drug users
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-030213/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 821kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-030213.pdf>¦
*DAISY 94kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-030213-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 2.21Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-030213-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 2.21Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-030213-Kindle.epub>

Drug control and public health: getting beyond stalemate
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-040213/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 629kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-040213.pdf>¦
*DAISY 31kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-040213-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.15Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-040213-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.15Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-040213-Kindle.epub>

*RESEARCH*
Methadone maintenance treatment and mortality in HIV-positive people who
inject opioids in China
Yan Zhao, Cynthia X Shi, Jennifer M McGoogan, Keming Rou, Fujie Zhang &
Zunyou Wu
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.108944
*Abstract [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108944-ab/en/index.html>¦
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108944/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 864kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108944.pdf>¦
*DAISY 76kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108944-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 3.21Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108944-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 3.21Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108944-Kindle.epub>

*SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS*
Mortality among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and
meta-analysis
Bradley M Mathers, Louisa Degenhardt, Chiara Bucello, James Lemon, Lucas
Wiessing & Mathew Hickman
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.108282
*Abstract [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108282-ab/en/index.html>¦
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108282/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 1.58Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108282.pdf>¦
*DAISY 763kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108282-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 8.45Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108282-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 8.45Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108282-Kindle.epub>


*LESSONS FROM THE FIELD*
Implementing methadone maintenance treatment in prisons in Malaysia
Jeffrey A Wickersham, Ruthanne Marcus, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Muhammad Muhsin
Zahari & Frederick L Altice
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.109132
*Abstract [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-109132-ab/en/index.html>¦
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-109132/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 804kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-109132.pdf>¦
*DAISY 56kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-109132-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 2.88Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-109132-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 2.88Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-109132-Kindle.epub>

Human resource development and capacity-building during China’s rapid
scale-up of methadone maintenance treatment services
Jianhua Li, Changhe Wang, Jennifer M McGoogan, Keming Rou, Marc Bulterys &
Zunyou Wu
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.108951
*Abstract [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108951-ab/en/index.html>¦
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108951/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 796kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108951.pdf>¦
*DAISY 40kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108951-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 2.97Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108951-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 2.97Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108951-Kindle.epub>

Methadone maintenance treatment in Spain: the success of a harm reduction
approach
Marta Torrens, Francina Fonseca, Claudio Castillo & Antonia Domingo-Salvany
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.111054
*Abstract [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-111054-ab/en/index.html>¦
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-111054/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 817kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-111054.pdf>¦
*DAISY 60kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-111054-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 3.04Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-111054-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 3.04Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-111054-Kindle.epub>

*ROUND TABLE*
Arguments in favour of compulsory treatment of opioid dependence
Zunyou Wu
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.108860
*Abstract [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108860-ab/en/index.html>¦
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108860/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 791kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108860.pdf>¦
*DAISY 24kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108860-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 2.49Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108860-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 2.50Mb*<http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-108860-Kindle.epub>

Advocates need to show compulsory treatment of opioid dependence is
effective, safe and ethical
Wayne Hall & Adrian Carter
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.115196
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-115196/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 596kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-115196.pdf>¦
*DAISY 8kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-115196-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.21Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-115196-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.22Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-115196-Kindle.epub>

Voluntary treatment, not detention, in the management of opioid dependence
Nicolas Clark, Anja Busse & Gilberto Gerra
doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.117184
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117184/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 611kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117184.pdf>¦
*DAISY 13kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117184-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.13Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117184-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.14Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117184-Kindle.epub>

*PERSPECTIVES*
Mitigating the risk of HIV infection with opioid substitution treatment
Linda R Gowing, Matthew Hickman & Louisa Degenhardt
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.109553
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-109553/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 702kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-109553.pdf>¦
*DAISY 16kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-109553-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.05Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-109553-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.05Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-109553-Kindle.epub>

Delivery models of opioid agonist maintenance treatment in South Asia: a
good beginning
Ravindra Rao, Alok Agrawal, Kunal Kishore & Atul Ambekar
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.111815
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-111815/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 825kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-111815.pdf>¦
*DAISY 27kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-111815-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.15Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-111815-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.15Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-12-111815-Kindle.epub>

Managing tuberculosis in people who use and inject illicit drugs
Haileyesus Getahun, Annabel Baddeley & Mario Raviglione
doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.117267
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117267/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 730kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-117267.pdf>¦
*DAISY 17kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117267-DAISY.zip>¦
*ePub 1.02Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117267-Default.epub>¦
*Kindle 1.02Mb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/BLT-13-117267-Kindle.epub>

*CORRIGENDUM*
doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.100213
*Article [HTML]*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-100213/en/index.html>¦
*Article pdf, 572kb*<http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/13-100213.pdf>


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