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• The milk of human kindness

  Author:Gavin YameyFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 322, Issue 7277) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 6, 20011,561 words Article How to make a simple morality tale out of a complex public health issue After years of being hated by advocates of breastfeeding, Nestle and the rest of the baby food industry must have wept with delight at articles...

• Agencies sound the alarm for new strain of meningitis in Africa. (WHO News)

  From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 80, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2002270 words Brief article The next meningitis outbreak in Africa could be less than two months away. The International Federation of the Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontieres, UNICEF and WHO have made an urgent appeal for the 10 million Euros...

• Correction

  From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 78, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2000305 words Brief article In Vol. 78, No. 8, on pages 1062-1063, several errors occurred in the news item Deficiencies in immunization campaigns highlighted in new UNICEF report, for which we apologize. The corrected sentences are given...

• Linking the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and health information system (HIS) classifications: issues and options

  Authors:A.K. Rowe, G. Hirnschall, T. Lambrechts, and J. BryceFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 77, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19994,826 words Article Differences in the terms used to classify diseases in the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines and for health information system (HIS) disease surveillance could easily create confusion among...

• Drinking water and sanitation: progress in 73 countries in relation to socioeconomic indicators/Eau potable et assainissement: progres realises dans 73 pays par rapport aux indicateurs socioeconomiques/Agua potable y saneamiento: progreso en 73 paises en relacion con los indicadores socioeconomicos

  Authors:Jeanne Luh and Jamie BartramFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 94, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20164,441 words Article 1600LObjective To assess progress in the provision of drinking water and sanitation in relation to national socioeconomic indicators. Methods We used household survey data for 73 countries--collected between 2000 and...

• Success factors for reducing maternal and child mortality/ Facteurs de reussite pour la reduction de la mortalite maternelle et infantile/Factores de exito para reducir la mortalidad materna e infantile

  Authors:Shyama Kuruvilla, Julian Schweitzer, David Bishai, Sadia Chowdhury, Daniele Caramani, Laura Frost, et al.From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 92, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20146,507 words Article 1790LReducing maternal and child mortality is a priority in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and will likely remain so after 2015. Evidence exists on the investments, interventions and enabling policies required....

• Community case management of childhood illnesses: policy and implementation in Countdown to 2015 countries/ Gestion communautaire des cas de maladies infantiles: politique et mise en oeuvre dans les pays Compte a rebours vers 2015/ Gestion comunitaria de casos de enfermedades infantiles: planes de accion y puesta en practica en los paises de la iniciativa <>

  Authors:Alexandra de Sousa, Kathryn E. Tiedje, Judith Recht, Ivana Bjelic, and Davidson H. HamerFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 90, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20125,307 words Article 1550LObjective To explore the policies for, and implementation of, the community case management (CCM) of childhood illnesses in the 68 countries that were prioritized by the "Countdown to 2015" initiative in 2008....

• Validation of age determination with historical events in Birnin Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria.

  Authors:Folajimi Otubogun, Nasiru Sanni, and Amina BelloFrom:Nigerian Medical Journal (Vol. 60, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20191,710 words Survey 1610LByline: Folajimi. Otubogun, Nasiru. Sanni, Amina. Bello Context: Birth registration is not universal and remains elusive for some people living in developing countries, such as Nigeria; hence, age determination for...

• Shifting perceptions of female genital cutting in a Swedish migration context.

  Authors:Anna Wahlberg, Sara Johnsdotter, Katarina Ekholm Selling, and Birgitta EssénFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 4, 20194,980 words Article 1550LBackground The aim of this paper was to investigate correlations between Somali Swedish own attitudes towards female genital cutting (FGC) and their perceptions about other Swedish Somalis attitudes. Methods In...

• The joy of facts and figures: Hans Rosling tells Fiona Fleck why it's easy to make health statistics interesting but difficult to persuade people to accept a fact-based view of the world

  Author:Fiona FleckFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 91, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20131,954 words Interview 1210LQ: Are people using health statistics in the best way? A: Very few of them. The old concept of a world divided between developed and developing countries, is still perpetuated by the United Nations (UN)--although the...

• Contribution of Amaranthus cruentus and Solanum macrocarpon Leaves Flour to Nutrient Intake and Effect on Nutritional Status of Rural School Children in Volta Region, Ghana.

  Authors:Godfred Egbi, Mary Glover-Amengor, Margaret M. Tohouenou, and Francis ZotorFrom:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (Vol. 2020) Peer-Reviewed

  June 30, 20206,793 words Clinical report 1310LBackground. Plant-based foods are staple diets and main micronutrient sources of most rural Ghanaian households. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Amaranthus cruentus and Solanum macrocarpon...

• Challenges to Establish Effective Public-Private Partnerships to Address Malnutrition in All Its Forms.

  Authors:Jessica Fanzo, Yusra Ribhi Shawar, Tara Shyam, Shreya Das, and Jeremy ShiftmanFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 10, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 202110,526 words Article 1820LBackground: Every country is affected by some form of malnutrition. Some governments and nutrition experts look to public-private partnerships (PPPs) to address the burden of malnutrition. However, nutrition-related PPPs...

• Indigenous language and inequitable maternal health care Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and the Plurinational State of Bolivia/Langue autochtone et soins de sante maternelle inequitables dans l'Etat plurinational de Bolivie, au Guatemala, au Mexique et au Perou/El idioma indigena y la inequitativa atencion sanitaria materna en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico y Peru.

  Authors:Nancy Armenta Paulino, Maria Sandin Vazquez, and Francisco BolumarFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 97, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20194,722 words Article 1740LLatin America and the Caribbean still have high maternal mortality rates and access to health care is very uneven in some countries. Indigenous women, in particular, have poorer maternal health outcomes than the majority...

• Exploring swallowing, feeding and communication characteristics of toddlers with severe acute malnutrition.

  Authors:Casey J. Eslick, Esedra Krüger, and Alta KritzingerFrom:South African Journal of Communication Disorders (Vol. 69, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 1, 20227,825 words Article 1400LBackground Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with cognitive and motor deficits. Little is known about the swallowing, feeding and communication characteristics of hospitalised toddlers with SAM, limiting...

• Increased immunization coverage addresses the equity gap in Nepal/Une meilleure couverture vaccinale pour combler le fosse en matiere d'equite au Nepal/El aumento de la cobertura de inmunizacion aborda la brecha de equidad en Nepal

  Authors:Ashish K.C., Viktoria Nelin, Hendrikus Raaijmakers, Hyung Joon Kim, Chahana Singh, and Mats MalqvistFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 95, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20174,427 words Article 1600LObjective To compare immunization coverage and equity distribution of coverage between 2001 and 2014 in Nepal. Methods We used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys carried out in 2001,2006 and 2011 together...

• Global routine vaccination coverage, 2018/Couverture de la vaccination systematique dans le monde, 2018.

  Authors:Megan Peck, Marta Gacic-Dobo, Mamadou S. Diallo, Yoann Nedelec, Samir S. Sodha, and Aaron S. WallaceFrom:Weekly Epidemiological Record (Vol. 94, Issue 43)

  Oct. 25, 20194,741 words Article 1910LThe Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 (GVAP), (1) endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2012, calls on all countries to reach [greater than or equal to]90% national coverage with all vaccines in their national...

• Routine vaccination coverage--worldwide, 2021/Couverture de la vaccination systematique dans le monde, 2021.

  Authors:Audrey Rachlin, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Padraic Murphy, Samir V. Sodha, and Aaron S. WallaceFrom:Weekly Epidemiological Record (Vol. 97, Issue 44)

  Nov. 4, 20225,246 words Article 1840LIn 2020, the World Health Assembly endorsed the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), an ambitious global immunization strategy to reduce morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases. (1) This report updates a...

• Drought, conflict and children's undernutrition in Ethiopia 2000-2013: a meta-analysis/Secheresse, conflits et denutrition des enfants en Ethiopie entre 2000 et 2013: une meta-analyse/Sequias, conflictos y desnutricion infantil en Etiopia entre 2000 y 2013: un metaanalisis

  Authors:Tefera Darge Delbiso, Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Llanes, Anne-Francoise Donneau, Niko Speybroeck, and Debarati Guha-SapirFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 95, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20175,605 words Article 1660LObjective To estimate the prevalence of childhood wasting and to investigate the effects of drought and conflict on wasting in crisis-affected areas within Ethiopia. Methods We searched the Complex Emergency Database...

• A COMMUNITY INTERVENTION PACKAGE OF DEMANDABLE SERVICES FOR IMPROVING CARE PRACTICES IN ANTENATAL, LABOUR AND POST-NATAL CARE.

  Authors:Chancy Mauluka, William Stones, Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Limbika Maliwichi, and Tedla DamteFrom:Journal of Development Communication (Vol. 33, Issue 1)

  June 20225,149 words Article 1540LTo improve the quality of care, most interventions concentrate on services and systems strengthening, without a major focus to empower clients as owners of health and agents of change. This research was conducted to...

• Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Primary Schoolchildren from Pastoral Communities, Mieso-Mulu District, Sitti Zone, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

  Authors:Alayou Geletaw, Gudina Egata, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Gesessew Kibr, and Mohammed SemawFrom:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (Vol. 2021) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 16, 20218,934 words Report 1430LBackground. Child undernourishment is the disturbance of body function arising from a dietary imbalance between body demand and supply, which is the most serious public health problem in developing countries. Objective....