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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedObjective To estimate the incidence of, and trends in, catastrophic health expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods We systematically reviewed the scientific and grey literature to identify population-based studies...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedA single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against HPV, a virus that can cause cervical cancer. This is a key conclusion of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization which has been...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedAn estimated nine out of ten assessed settlements (ranging from fewer than 100 to more than 30 million inhabitants) are exposed to air that exceeds WHO recommended average annual limits of 15 micrograms per cubic metre...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedObjective To evaluate equity in the allocation and distribution of vaccines for coronavlrus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to countries and territories participating in the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility....
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedWhen the first patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started coming into Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya in March 2020, emergency room staff were unsure how to respond. "When the pandemic...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedOral health is rarely a priority of health policy agendas, (1-3) although the recent World Health Organization (WHO) Resolution on Oral Health (WHA74.5) highlighted that oral diseases affect over 3.5 billion people...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedQ: You studied English Literature at St Stephen's College in Delhi. How did you go from there to working on WASH? A: I actually wanted to be a professional tennis player and pursued that goal quite seriously after...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedBefore the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized antimicrobial resistance as one of the top 10 most urgent global health threats. Often referred to as the silent...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedOptimizing caesarean section use is a global health priority, given the maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality associated with caesarean underuse and overuse. (1,2) Monitoring caesarean section rates is important...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedWHO suspended the supply of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine Covaxin through United Nations procurement agencies. Confirmed on 2 April, the suspension was a response to recently identified deficiencies in...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedMore than 100 attacks on health care have taken place in Ukraine since the war began on 24 February. A total of 103 attacks had been reported by 7 April, including 89 on health facilities and 13 on health-care transport,...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedWorking in collaboration with the Ukrainian authorities, WHO and partners ensured the shipment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antiretrovirals to cover the treatment needs of Ukrainian people for the next 12...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedCaption: Air pollution in a fishing village in Lagos, Nigeria where vehicle emissions, diesel generators and the burning of biomass impact the community's health. According to the latest update of the World Health...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe Ministry of Health of Kenya declared an outbreak of yellow fever on 4 March. As of 15 March, a total of 53 people were reported to have been infected, six of whom died of the disease (case fatality ratio: 11.3%)....
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is investigating a cluster of 84 cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei which were reported between 4 September 2021 and 1 March 2022. This...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedObjective To evaluate the effectiveness of a 2020 nationwide helmet promotion campaign, in terms of helmet wearing and correct helmet wearing, aimed at electric bike riders and motorcyclists in China. Methods We...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedObjective To investigate survival in children referred from primary care in Malawi, with a focus on hypoglycaemia and hypoxaemia progression. Methods The study involved a prospective cohort of children aged 12 years or...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedPeople displaced by conflict In the Tigray region of Ethiopia use donkeys to transport water. For several months, the population has been suffering from the drought affecting the region of Afar in the north of the...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIn: Heath, K., Alonso, M., Aguilar, G., Samudio, T., Korenromp, E., et al. WHO method for estimating congenital syphilis to inform surveillance and service provision, Paraguay. Bull World Health Organ. 2022 Mar 1;...
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From:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIn editorials this month, Stefan Listl et al. (294) call for harnessing citizens' values through deliberative processes to improve oral health systems. Samira Choudhury et al. (295) discuss how lessons from the COVID-19...