Bulletin of the World Health Organization

June issue

A home in a rural area of the Philippines is being sprayed with insecticide. Indoor spraying usually takes place just before the rainy season and chemicals are being

1 June 2013 -- This issue includes articles on the following topics:
• Puzzling failure to promote physical activity
• Independent prescribing advice for doctors
• Syrian refugees in Jordan
• Interview: risk communication and Fukushima
• Comparing breastfeeding policies around the world
• The cost of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
• Identifying gaps in health research
• Women’s groups and neonatal survival in India

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SAGE: requests for nominations

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) is the principal advisory group to WHO for vaccines and immunization. WHO is soliciting nominations for experts from the African, Eastern Mediterranean, European and Western Pacific regions.

Nominations should be submitted no later than 28 June 2013, following the instructions provided at: http://www.who.int/immunization/sage_nominations