Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volume 87, Number 9, September 2009, 645-732

IN THIS MONTH’S BULLETIN

Europe: Now give us the proof; Ghana: Goodbye to guinea worm; Republic of Korea: Tobacco tax dependence; Peru: Cultural adaptation of birthing services; Kenya: Mosquito control; South Africa: Paraffin-related injuries; Western Pacific: Hepatitis B control by 2012; Postpartum haemorrhage; Changes in verbal autopsy studies; Tuberculosis trends; Balancing benefits and harms; Human rights and health

EDITORIALS

Global health risks: progress and challenges
- Gretchen Stevens et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.070565

Progress towards national self-sufficiency in organ transplants
- Luc Noël & Dominique Martin
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.068817

Directions in health communication
- Sophie Hill
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.070680

NEWS

Countdown to wipe out guinea-worm in Ghana

Europe puts health claims to the test

WHO supports fair access to influenza A (H1N1) vaccine. An interview with Marie-Paule Kieny

RESEARCH

Integrated malaria vector control with microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets in western Kenya: a controlled trial
- Ulrike Fillinger et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.055632

Misoprostol to prevent and treat postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal deaths and dose-related effects
- G Justus Hofmeyr et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.055715

Methodological trends in studies based on verbal autopsies before and after published guidelines
- Rohina Joshi et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.049288

Trends in tuberculosis incidence and their determinants in 134 countries
- C Dye et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.058453

Local governments’ dependence on tobacco tax revenue: a deterrent to tobacco control in the Republic of Korea
- Young Kyung et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.056051

Paraffin-related injury in low-income South African communities: knowledge, practice and perceived risk
- David C Schwebel et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.057505

POLICY AND PRACTICE

Hepatitis B control by 2012 in the WHO Western Pacific Region: rationale and implications
- Manju Rani et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.059220

Using indicators to determine the contribution of human rights to public health efforts
- Sofia Gruskin & Laura Ferguson
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.058321

Governance of dual-use research: an ethical dilemma
- Michael J Selgelid
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.051383

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

Cultural adaptation of birthing services in rural Ayacucho, Peru
- Sabine Gabrysch et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.057794

BOOKS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Santé et droits humains : volume 2, apprendre par l’exemple, des études de cas comme outils d’apprentissage
- Daniel Tarantola
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.066696

The collectors of lost souls: turning kuru scientists into whitemen
- Thomas P Weber
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.069591

COMMENTARY

Further reflections on open access
- Kimberly Parker
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.070946

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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