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THE BROAD STREET PUMP

Wikipedia article below; also at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_outbreak See also ‘On the Mode of Communication of Chol ...

CSU 178/2011: PROVIDER INITIATED HIV TESTING, AN A ...

‘The introduction of routine PITC using lay counsellors into health-care clinics in Lusaka, Zambia, dramatically increased the uptake and accept ...

CSU 176/2011: CHILD HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN SOUTH A ...

Explaining household socio-economic related child health inequalities using multiple methods in three diverse settings in South Africa From the autho ...

CSU 169/2011: USE OF MASS MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO CHANG ...

‘[M]ass media campaigns can produce positive changes or prevent negative changes in health-related behaviours across large populations.’ ...

CSU 159/2011: SCHISTOSOMIA9 ELIMINATION

This article, originally published in 2010, continues to generate editorial correspondence. The article and letters to the editor, with authors’ ...

CSU 160/2011: PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI MALARIA IN MALAY ...

‘P. knowlesi is the most common cause of childhood malaria in Kudat. Although infection is generally uncomplicated, anemia is common and thrombo ...

CSU 155/2011: VACCINATION: RATTLING THE SUPPLY CHA ...

Vaccination: rattling the supply chain The introduction of new vaccines, combined with a push to expand immunization globally to reach every child, is ...

CSU 152/2011: TWO ON BARRY BLUMBERG AND THE DEFEAT ...

First, the magisterial obituary of the Nobel laureate from the current issue of The Economist. Second, Blumberg’s last review article ...

CSU 163/2011: TWO ON RABIES

With intradermal vaccination of rabies vaccine in fractionated doses, vaccination of high risk groups (here, rag pickers in Himachal Pradesh) is becom ...

CSU 141/2011: MASS CAMPAIGN BEDNET DISTRIBUTION IN ...

The phrase 'mass campaign' raises hackles among some advocates of integrated health services. But if you are trying rapidly to increase bednet coverag ...

LOW TITERS OF MEASLES ANTIBODY IN MOTHERS WHOSE IN ...

  ‘The mean measles neutralizing titer in 18 vaccinated mothers without natural boosting were significantly lower than that in 13 age-matc ...

CSU 167/2011: IMPACT OF VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION ...

As the world moves towards 2015 and MDG4, how can we increase the coverage for routine vitamin A supplementation? Amid the positive results, the absen ...

CSU 162/2011: MORTALITY TRENDS IN A NIGERIAN TEACH ...

  Death from infectious disease and trauma declined from 1,048 and 1,441 in the first decade (1977 – 1986) to 478 and 133 in the last deca ...

CSU 161/2011: PMTCT IN KISUMU, KENYA

PMTCT IN KISUMU, KENYA From the editors’ summary:  What Do These Findings Mean? Although these findings are limited by the single-arm de ...

CSU 157/2011: CDC GRAND ROUNDS: THE OPPORTUNITY FO ...

Note, in particular, the graphics showing changes over time in bednet utilization in countries which have measured this twice.Can we do better th ...

VACCINES AGAINST CANCER: THE GAVI VIEW

VACCINES AGAINST CANCER: THE GAVI VIEW While hep B vaccine is now given in almost all countries, HPV is given, to my knowledge, only in one African c ...

CSU 138/2011: WHERE IN THE WORLD . . .

Dear Readers, since this site's launching in late December 2010, it has had visitors from 122 countries and territories. Here they are, in descending ...

SEEKING A POLIO CONSULTANT TO WORK WITH NPHCDA NIG ...

Information at http://www.technet21.org/index.php/jobs/seeking-a-polio-consultant-to-work-with-nphcda-nigeria.htmlCross posted, with thanks, from www. ...

CSU 146/2011: HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE IN SUB-SA ...

‘Governance was strongly associated with U5MR and moderately associated with the U5MR quintile ratio.’ Research article Health systems p ...

CSU 171/2011: DOES IMPROVING MATERNAL KNOWLEDGE OF ...

‘A simple educational intervention designed for low-literate populations, improved DPT-3/Hepatitis B vaccine completion rates by 39%. These find ...

CSU 147/2011: INDIAN VACCINE INNOVATION: THE CASE ...

INDIAN VACCINE INNOVATION: THE CASE OF SHANTHA BIOTECHNICS Globalization and Health 2011, 7:9 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-7-9 Justin Chakma (justin.chakma ...

HAND WASHING FOR PREVENTING DIARRHEA: A COCHRANE R ...

Why are the cheap, low tech solutions so often overlooked?Full text is at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD004265/frame.h ...

CSU 149/2011: INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD DELIVE ...

Full text is at http://www.polioeradication.org/Portals/0/Document/Data&Monitoring/IMB_Reports/IMB_Report_April.pdf IMB delivers frank assessment ...

CSU 164/2011: WHY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH?

'The social determinants of health are composed of the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, together with the systems tha ...

CSU 150/2011: DECLINE IN DIARRHEA MORTALITY AND AD ...

Cross posted, with thanks, from www.technet21.orgFull text, with figures, is at http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pme ...

CSU 142/2011: KNOWLEDGE AND WILLINGNESS FOR MALE C ...

'Conclusion  More knowledge about MC’s health benefits positively affects people’s attitudes towards MC. The relatively high MC accep ...

CSU 143/2011: DOES MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION REALLY ...

'The paper highlights the need to adapt MDA to local circumstances. It also points to specific generalisable issues, notably with respect to health ed ...

CSU 145/2011: APOC IMPACT ON ONCHOCERCAL SKIN DISE ...

'This first multi-country report of the long-term impact of CDTI reveals a substantial reduction in itching and OSD. APOC operations are having a majo ...

COCHRANE REVIEW: THE IMPACT OF USER FEES ON ACCESS ...

The impact of user fees on access to health services in low- and middle-income countries Mylene Lagarde1, Natasha Palmer11Department of Global Health ...

CSU 131/2011: PREVENTION OF ROTAVIRUS GASTROENTERI ...

Prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and children: rotavirus vaccine safety, efficacy, and potential impact of vaccines Full text is at ...