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Overuse of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in pregnant refugees, Lebanon

Al Kady C, Moussally K, Chreif W, Farra A, Caluwaerts S,  et al.
2024-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2024-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether adding urine culture to urinary tract infection diagnosis in pregnant women from refugee camps in Lebanon reduced unnecessary antibiotic use.

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Research

Target product profiles: tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and optimization

Gupta-Wright A, den Boon S, MacLean E, Cirillo DM, Cobelens F,  et al.
2023-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2023-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
The World Health Organization has developed target product profiles containing minimum and optimum targets for key characteristics for tests for tuberculosis treatment monitoring and opt...
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Research

Nurse-led initiation of hepatitis C care in rural Cambodia

O’Keefe D, Samley K, Bunreth V, Marquardt T, Bobi SE,  et al.
2023-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2023-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether a nurse-led model of care for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections can provide safe and effective diagnosis and treatment in a resource-poo...
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Case Report/Series

Implementation of targeted cholera response activities, Cameroon

Ouamba JP, Fouda Mbarga N, Ciglenecki I, Ratnayake R, Tchiasso D,  et al.
2023-03-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2023-03-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district, Cameroon.

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Commentary

Ensuring access to affordable, timely vaccines in emergencies

Elder K, Saitta B, Ducomble T, Alia M, Close R,  et al.
2019-10-28 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2019-10-28 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Vaccination is an effective intervention to reduce disease, disability, death and health inequities worldwide. Over the last two decades, vaccines have become more accessible in low-inco...
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Research

Implementation research: reactive mass vaccination with single-dose oral cholera vaccine, Zambia

Poncin M, Zulu G, Voûte C, Ferreras E, Muleya CM,  et al.
2017-10-19 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2017-10-19 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To describe the implementation and feasibility of an innovative mass vaccination strategy - based on single-dose oral cholera vaccine - to curb a cholera epidemic in a larg...
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Commentary

Counterterrorism policies and practices: health and values at stake

Eckenwiler L, Hunt M, Ahmad ASI, Calain P, Dawson A,  et al.
2015-08-31 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2015-08-31 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Research

Errors generated by a point-of-care CD4+ T-lymphocyte analyser: a retrospective observational study in nine countries

Fajardo E, Metcalf CJ, Piriou E, Gueguen M, Maman D,  et al.
2015-06-25 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2015-06-25 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the proportion of invalid results generated by a CD4+ T-lymphocyte analyser used by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in field projects and identify factors associ...
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Commentary

The need to accelerate access to new drugs for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Cox HS, Furin J, Mitnick CD, Daniels C, Cox V,  et al.
2015-07-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2015-07-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Approximately half a million people are thought to develop multidrug-resistant tuberculosis annually. Barely 20% of these people currently receive recommended treatment and only about 10...
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Research

A national survey of the impact of rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy on health-care workers in Malawi: effects on human resources and survival

Makombe SD, Jahn A, Tweya H, Chuka S, Yu JKL,  et al.
2007-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2007-11-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To assess the human resources impact of Malawis rapidly growing antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme and balance this against the survival benefit of health-care workers ...
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Editorial

Ensuring access to life-saving medicines as countries shift from Global Fund support

Tatay M, Torreele E
2019-05-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2019-05-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Commentary

Oral cholera vaccine in cholera prevention and control, Malawi

Mbangombe M, Pezzoli L, Reeder B, Kabuluzi S, Msyamboza K,  et al.
2018-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2018-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
PROBLEM
With limited global supplies of oral cholera vaccine, countries need to identify priority areas for vaccination while longer-term solutions, such as water and sanitation infr...
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Research

Feasibility of using teleradiology to improve tuberculosis screening and case management in a district hospital in Malawi

Coulborn RM, Panunzi I, Spijker S, Brant WE, Trivino Duran L,  et al.
2012-06-21 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2012-06-21 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Malawi has one of the world's highest rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (10.6%), and southern Malawi, where Thyolo district is located, bears the highest burden in th...
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Review

Post-licensure deployment of oral cholera vaccines: a systematic review

Martin S, Lopez AMZ, Bellos A, Deen JL, Ali MI,  et al.
2014-09-29 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2014-09-29 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To describe and analyse the characteristics of oral cholera vaccination campaigns; including location, target population, logistics, vaccine coverage and delivery costs.
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Commentary

Bridging the gap from knowledge to delivery in the control of childhood diarrhoea

Isanaka S, Schaefer MM, Vasset B, Baron E, Grais RF
2012-09-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2012-09-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Research

Malawi's contribution to "3 by 5": achievements and challenges

Libamba E, Makombe SD, Harries AD, Schouten EJ, Yu JKL,  et al.
2007-02-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2007-02-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
PROBLEM
Many resource-poor countries have started scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART). While reports from individual clinics point to successful implementation, there is limited ...
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Research

Oral cholera vaccination in hard-to-reach communities, Lake Chilwa, Malawi

Grandesso F, Rafael F, Chipeta S, Alley I, Saussier C,  et al.
2018-09-27 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2018-09-27 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate vaccination coverage, identify reasons for non-vaccination and assess satisfaction with two innovative strategies for distributing second doses in an oral chole...
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Commentary

Training clinicians treating HIV to diagnose cytomegalovirus retinitis

Heiden D, Tun NL, Maningding E, Heiden M, Rose-Nussbaumer J,  et al.
2014-09-22 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2014-09-22 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
PROBLEM
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis continues to be a neglected source of blindness in resource-poor settings. The main issue is...
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Editorial

Knowledge sharing during public health emergencies: from global call to effective implementation

Delaunay S, Kahn P, Tatay M, Liu J
2016-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2016-04-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Research

Effectiveness of the first district-wide programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa

Coetzee D, Hilderbrand K, Boulle AM, Draper B, Abdullah F,  et al.
2005-07-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2005-07-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to estimate the field efficacy of the first routine programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency...