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BOOKS ................................................................................ 4
Clinical guidelines: Diagnosis and treatment manual for curative programmes in hospitals
and dispensaries ..................................................................................................................... 4
Rethinking Poverty: Report on the World Social Situation 2010............................................. 4
Science and Innovation for Development ............................................................................... 4
Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence 5
Nutrition Manual for Humanitarian Action ............................................................................... 5
Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries.................................................................. 5
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES............................................ 31
E-learning Programme: Clinical Management of Rape......................................................... 31
Improving the Quality of Healthcare Services ....................................................................... 32
CONFERENCES................................................................ 32
Adolescent Girls - Cornerstone of Society: Building Evidence and Policies for Inclusive
Societies ................................................................................................................................ 32
First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) ............................................. 32
CARTOON ......................................................................... 33
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This diagnostic and treatment manual is designed for use by medical pro-
fessionals involved in curative care at the dispensary and hospital levels. This edition
touches on the curative and, to a lesser extent, the preventive aspects of the main dis-
eases encountered in the field. The list is incomplete, but covers the essential needs.
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This Report on the World Social Situation seeks to contribute to rethinking poverty and
its eradication. It affirms the urgent need for a strategic shift away from the market fun-
damentalist thinking, policies and practices of recent decades towards more sustainable
development- and equity-oriented policies appropriate to national conditions and cir-
cumstances. Such national development strategies, as called for by the 2005 World
Summit, should seek to achieve the development goals.
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Scientific education, knowledge and research are crucial to solving development chal-
lenges. Science as a tool for providing evidence and discovering solutions has been ne-
glected recently by many key decision makers. The authors hope that this book will give
anyone who is interested in international development a clearer picture of the role that
science and innovation can play.
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Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in non-
smoking adults. Recently, progress has been made in reducing involuntary exposure to
secondhand smoke through legislation banning smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and
other public places. The effect of legislation to ban smoking and its effects on the car-
diovascular health of non-smoking adults, however, remains a question.
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by Alain Mourey
International Committee of the Red Cross, August 2008
This manual is an important tool for all humanitarian workers involved in the field of nu-
trition. In addition to presenting an in-depth explanation of human nutrition, nutrition cri-
sis and nutritional programmes within humanitarian intervention, the manual highlights
the importance of maintaining a better understanding of the broader impact of war on all
aspects of daily life. It argues that food is not just a means for survival but that it is a ba-
sic right for those caught up in the conflict, as defined in international humanitarian law.
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Whereas antimicrobial resistance has been addressed for the past four decades by ex-
perts in the industrialized world, studies describing the problem and the public health
situation in the developing world have lagged behind. Although we have learned much
from studies of the genetics and molecular biology of the problem from investigations in
industrialized countries, it is in developing countries where more studies and efforts are
needed. With travel encouraging the transport of microbes, the information in this book
will have wide sweeping benefit, not only for developing countries, but also for the world
at large.
Since 2003 it is a policy of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ) that all German Development Cooperation (GDC) programmes and
projects in sub-Saharan Africa mainstream HIV, at least in countries with generalized
epidemics and especially in countries where HIV prevalence is five percent or more.
This publication contains 10 Factsheets (4 pp. each) about mainstreaming HIV in differ-
ent sectors.
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The purpose of this document is to define WHO’s commitment to global and country
support to scale up access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of
HIV services and integrate these services with maternal, newborn and child and repro-
ductive health programmes. WHO will work to enhance global collaboration among key
partners, increase its capacity at the regional and country levels for providing technical
assistance and support, strengthen strategic partnerships with key funding and imple-
menting agencies.
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by Glenda E. Gray
PLoS Med 7(2): e1000227 (2 February 2010)
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The author discusses the implications of a new study that found that almost half of all
adolescents hospitalized in Zimbabwe were HIV-infected.
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By James Robertson
AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources (aidstar-One)
Case Study Series, January 2010
Men who have sex with men (MSM) have been neglected in HIV programming in sub-
Saharan Africa, frequently ignored in national strategies and hidden in the face of intol-
erance, stigmatization, and punitive laws. In Ghana, community-based organizations
(CBOs) have been at the forefront of HIV interventions for MSM. They have been part of
much-needed efforts to reach MSM with prevention messages, condoms, and lubricant
and to increase uptake of HIV-related services using cell phone-based communications.
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The authors outline what is generally known about HIV/AIDS and the influence of con-
flict on the disease. They then discuss the first systematic effort to explore the relation-
ship as well as some limitations with this analysis, prompting the current investigation.
The report concludes with a general overview of the project as well as some of the im-
plications of this work for scholarship, policymaking and advocacy.
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HIV related restrictions on entry, residence and stay in the WHO European
Region: a survey
Back in 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that the screening of in-
ternational travellers was an ineffective way to prevent the spread of HIV. However,
some countries still restrict the entrance and/or residency of foreigners with an HIV in-
fection. In 32% of the countries in the European Region, there are either some kind of
HIV-related travel restrictions, or the authors were unable to determine if such restric-
tions are in force. Governments in the European Region should revise legislation on
HIV-related travel restrictions.
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The authors here describe two-year outcomes of a decentralized HIV/AIDS care pro-
gramme in a rural health zone covering 14 clinics and one district hospital. The success-
ful two-year outcomes are evidence that HIV/ AIDS care and treatment can be provided
effectively at the primary care level. The programme highlights how improving HIV care
strengthened the primary health care system, and validates several critical areas for
task shifting that are being considered by other countries in the region.
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The only purpose of this booklet is to educate and to inform. It is no substitute for pro-
fessional care by a doctor or other medical professionals. This booklet should give you a
better idea of how drug resistance HIV happens, how you can avoid it, how doctors can
test for it and what it means to have drug-resistant HIV. The more you know about resis-
tance, the easier it will be to work with your doctor to figure out your best course of
treatment - and the better your chances of staying healthy far into the future.
This guide is a resource for young people interested in developing sustainable organiza-
tions, specifically those that address youth sexual and reproductive health rights. It
draws on the experiences of two independent youth-led organizations and outlines stra-
tegic planning, governance structures, fundraising, communications, decision-making
models, best practices, and lessons learned.
This update of PRB's 2008 wallchart on data and trends in female genital mutila-
tion/cutting shows the practice is widespread in at least 27 developing countries, al-
though there is some evidence that younger generations in some countries may face a
slightly smaller risk.
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This document argues that despite increases in contraceptive use since 1994, high un-
met need for family planning persists. In the least developed countries six out of ten
women who do not want to get pregnant are not using contraception. This unmet need
for family planning is highest among the disadvantaged individuals who are also most
likely to suffer adverse consequences from unprotected sex. Among the most significant
underserved group is a new generation of adolescents - the largest the world has seen,
who have begun their sexually active years but often are excluded from reproductive
health services.
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This study focused on factors associated with the readiness of Kenyan health facilities
to provide quality and appropriate care to family planning clientele; the degree to which
health care providers foster informed selection of an appropriate contraceptive method;
and the extent to which clients perceive services to be of high quality.
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http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/reinjection_job_aids.htm
This training program is designed for health-care workers, including midwives, nurses or
other mid-level providers, general practice physicians, and obstetrician/gynaecologists
who will provide first trimester medical abortion. The content is aimed toward basic in-
formation necessary for provision of care, but includes resources for further study or ex-
pansion of training, depending on the participants’ needs.
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By Susan A. Cohen
Guttmacher Policy Review, Summer 2009, Volume 12, Number 3
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The mid-1990s marked the beginning of recognition at the global level that the repro-
ductive health needs and rights of people affected by conflict and natural disasters are
urgent and deserve a response. In 2003 the Bush administration abruptly terminated fi-
nancial support for the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium.
Now, that the global gag rule is gone, it would be the time for the United States to reas-
sert its leadership role, to ensure that sexual and reproductive health care is a core
component of its humanitarian response for people living in emergency situations.
by Trisha Greenhalgh
BMJ 2010;340:c644 (6 February 2010)
On 28 February 1998 the Lancet published a study with the inauspicious title “Ileal-
More than 2,000 women die in Burkina Faso every year from complications of preg-
nancy and childbirth. Amnesty International calls for better information and services for
family planning, for the removal of financial barriers to maternal health care and for im-
provements in access to care.
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by Badara Samb
The Lancet, Vol. 375, Issue 9712, pp. 354-355, 30 January 2010
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The author lists three areas of health systems reform with great potential for increasing
access and uptake of health services by women. Women should be able to access
health care without encountering financial barriers. Women require health services cen-
tred on women. And finally, women should participate more in decision-making proc-
esses related to health systems and health-care provision.
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Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis among young children
worldwide. Data are needed to assess the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine in African
children. From this study the authors conclude that human rotavirus vaccine significantly
reduced the incidence of severe rotavirus gastroenteritis among African infants during
the first year of life.
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This document summarizes new and updated indicators to assess infant and young
child feeding. It is hoped that the indicators will be widely used in large-scale population-
based surveys in countries to assess progress in the implementation of the Global
Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and to measure the coverage of effective
nutrition interventions in young children.
Malaria
Low-technology cooling box for storage of malaria RDTs and other medical
supplies in remote areas
The study investigates the effectiveness of an evaporative cooler box prototype devel-
oped in Cambodia for the improving storage of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)
and anti-malarial drugs at the peripheral health facility and community level. The con-
cept of evaporative cooling has potential to greatly enhance access to perishable diag-
nostics and medicines in remote communities, as it allows prolonged storage at low cost
using locally-available materials, in the absence of electricity.
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Over diagnosis of malaria contributes to improper treatment, wastage of drugs and re-
sistance to the few available drugs. This paper attempts to estimate the rates of over di-
agnosis of malaria among children attending dispensaries in rural Tanzania and exam-
ines the potential cost implications of improving the quality of diagnosis.
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http://www.plos.org/press/plme-07-01-terkuile.pdf
This study concludes that at least 125.2 million women at risk of malaria become preg-
nant each year. It contributes to the global understanding of the risk of malaria in preg-
nancy. In 2007, 54.7 million pregnancies occurred in areas with stable P. falciparum ma-
laria and a further 70.5 million in areas with exceptionally low malaria transmission or
with P. vivax only. This marks the first time species specific risks have been estimated
globally for malaria in pregnancy.
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Malaria vaccines are considered amongst the most important modalities for potential
prevention of malaria disease and death. Research and development in this field has
been an area of intense effort by many groups over the last few decades. These
spreadsheets represent the most complete publicly available summary of malaria vac-
cine projects at advanced pre-clinical and clinical stages globally.
Tuberculosis
In countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis, intensified case finding among indi-
viduals infected with HIV identifies a high yield of people with tuberculosis and the yield
is significantly increased if all such individuals are screened microbiologically without
pre-selection on the basis of the screening of symptoms. The authors conclude that
concerted action is needed to develop intensified case finding as an important method
for control of tuberculosis.
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The authors report results of a clinical trial showing that a new vaccine - Mycobacterium
by Theo Smart
HATiP Issue 153, 4 February, 2010
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by Grant McFadden
PLoS Pathog 6(1): e1000727 (29 January 2010)
Variola virus has killed more human beings in the civilized era than any other known
pathogen. Even though the disease itself has not been seen for over 30 years, pictures
of its victims still have the power to remind us of why this viral pathogen is still feared.
No civilized person wants to see another smallpox case again in humans, but exactly
what is the surest route to that end? The debate about the potential destruction of vari-
ola virus, for better or worse, is returning to the front page.
This global study examines the latest data on drug tariffs for every country for which
such information is available, and reveals import tariffs on imported medicines, active
ingredients required for drug manufacture, vaccines and antibiotics. Import tariffs and
taxes raise little revenue for governments, the poor are least able to afford them, and
they hamper access to quality medicines. Those countries which retain such policies
should take steps towards abolishing them completely.
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Most developing countries are net importers of pharmaceutical products and many im-
pose tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) on finished drugs, active pharmaceutical in-
gredients (APIs), and excipients (inactive substances that contain the active ingredi-
ents). Tariffs and NTBs contribute to pharmaceutical costs by increasing the final price
of essential drugs, limiting access for the poorest people. This policy brief describes tar-
iffs and NTBs and the relationship between these trade-related barriers and access to
essential drugs. It explores current efforts to reduce these barriers and proposes policy
and advocacy recommendations.
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Taxes on essential medicines target the sick, who are least able to pay - this regressive
policy is the subject of one of the articles in the latest issue of Medicine Pricing Matters.
The bulletin also features a two page spread on medicine price, availability and afforda-
bility issues in four Latin American countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Nicaragua.
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The WHO department of Essential Drugs and Other Medicines (EDM) works with coun-
tries, international agencies, NGOs and other organizations to ensure that people eve-
rywhere have access to the essential drugs they need at a price which is affordable; that
the drugs are safe, effective, and of good quality; and that they are prescribed and used
rationally. Designed to give practical, concise information to physicians, pharmacists
and nurses, these guidelines are an important contribution to improve the rational use of
drugs, which will be a continuing challenge in the coming years.
Social Security
This paper investigates knowledge of Community Health Insurance (CHI) and the per-
ception of its relevance by key policy makers and health service managers in Uganda.
The authors conclude that CHI is perceived as a relevant policy option and potential
source of funds for health care. It is also considered a means of raising the quality of
health care in both public and private health units. But the current ambiguity and contra-
dictions in the health financing policy of the Uganda Ministry of Health need to be ad-
dressed and clarified.
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This paper examines selected components of the social security system in India and
compares them with their OECD counterparts. In India the lack of a wide social security
net has serious implications for well-being of aged, poor people who are unable to meet
their old age needs. India’s workforce is largely based in unorganised sector where
pension provisions are mainly of a voluntary nature. The size of this sector is a bottle-
neck in social security provision to the elderly poor in India.
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by Richard Rosenberg
Focus Note 59, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), January 2010
This document says that ever since microcredit first began to capture public attention 25
years ago, the usual story line has been that it is a tool of extraordinary power to lift poor
people - especially women - out of poverty, by funding their microenterprises and raising
their incomes. But how well do these individual anecdotes represent the general experi-
ence of the hundreds of millions who have gotten microloans and other microfinance
services? Is microcredit - or microfinance more generally - being oversold?
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This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security
and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh. The programme’s impacts
are evaluated according to various measures, including how well transfers are delivered;
which transfers beneficiaries prefer; how accurately the programmes target the ex-
tremely poor; effects on food security, livelihoods, and women’s empowerment; and cost
effectiveness. The report identifies what has and has not worked in food and cash trans-
fers and recommends ways of improving these programmes.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with SA-
fAIDS and UNICEF, 2009
With the shift from the provision of social transfers to more comprehensive social protec-
tion characterised by the provision, protection and the promotion of livelihoods, east and
southern African nations have had to make a corresponding shift in policy. Livelihood-
based social protection moves away from handouts to help safeguard children’s access
to livelihoods now and in the future while decreasing aid dependency.
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The WHO’s Expert Working Group on Research and Development Financing examined
funding for medical research and development (R&D) and also considered proposals for
new and innovative funding sources to stimulate R&D for diseases that disproportion-
ately affect developing countries. The report shortlists three financing mechanisms: rais-
ing funds by taxes; voluntary donations by business or consumers; and attracting new
donors. But the report has been harshly criticised by nongovernmental organisations
and some researchers for lacking originality and failing to support ideas that disrupt the
status quo.
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In Tanzania, Mali, Zambia and Uganda information systems are being introduced in
hospitals in the form of health management information systems. But with a lack of rele-
vant research done in these countries about the introduction of technologies like infor-
mation systems there is not much to go by. This research has therefore been done in
support of the belief that a convincing and operational framework for assessing health
system performance is vital for the work of governments, development agencies and
multilateral institutions.
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To assess the current effectiveness of the district health management systems in meet-
ing their responsibilities, the authors analyze data from a special District Health Man-
agement module of the 2004 Kenya Service Provision Assessment Survey to discern
the degree to which the District Health Management Boards (DHMBs) and District
Health Management Teams (DHMTs) meet norms and standards in the areas of gov-
Although there is broad agreement that the way that health care providers are paid af-
fects their performance, the empirical literature on the impacts of provider payment re-
forms is surprisingly thin. The present study examines the impacts of provider payment
reforms in 28 countries in (Central and Eastern) Europe and Central Asia. With the ex-
ception of diagnosis-related groups’ adoption in Hungary, the impacts of these reforms
have not been analyzed in international journals.
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The authors describe the Médecins Sans Frontières programme for monitoring the qual-
ity of microscopy for malaria, pulmonary tuberculosis, and leishmaniasis. They present a
description of the Quality Control (QC) protocol and an analysis over a 3-year period,
the latter reflecting how the QC protocol has contributed to improved performance.
Educational courses for doctors and medical students are increasingly offered via the
Internet. Despite much research, course developers remain unsure about what (if any-
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ICTs for Education: Impact and lessons learned from IICD-supported activi-
ties
This impact study is part of a series of publications on the use of information and Com-
munication Technology (ICT) in various sectors in developing countries. It describes the
experiences, achievements and lessons learned of the International Institute for Com-
munication and Development (IICD) and its partners in using ICT to enhance education
through thirty-two projects and ICT policy processes over eight years in Jamaica, Bo-
livia, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.
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This publication points out that while transition to knowledge-based economies is pro-
gressing, the gap between developing and developed countries is widening. It highlights
that adequate information and communication infrastructure and the proper employment
of ICTs in education can help to tackle challenges.
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by J. Lester Feder
Health Affairs 29, No. 2 (2010): 259-263
VidaNET (LifeNET)is a cell phone-based system that sends text messages and e-mail
to patients, reminding them to take their anti-HIV drugs, keep their doctors’ appoint-
ments, and stay up to date on their lab tests. The system also sends messages about
mental health and alerts patients to supplementary resources on a Web site explaining
side effects from anti-HIV medications. Even if people worldwide miss their medications,
however, they are increasingly addicted to their cell phones.
by David J. Clarke
International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and UNESCO, 2008
This is an investigation from the standpoint of the classroom teacher into how school-
based education is addressing the global HIV epidemic. It attempts to examine issues
concerning teachers and HIV in a comprehensive framework, investigate the available
evidence, take stock and make sense of the various conclusions.
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The objective of this study was to explore the special needs of HIV-positive young peo-
ple in primary and secondary schools in Uganda with a view to identifying possible re-
sponses by the education sector to these needs. It involved a survey of 718 young peo-
ple aged 12-19 years who were perinatally infected with HIV, in-depth interviews with 52
school officials, and 938 student essays on identified HIV/AIDS themes.
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This report uses recent economic modelling to relate cognitive skills - as measured by
PISA and other international instruments - to economic growth. This relationship indi-
cates that relatively small improvements in the skills of a nation’s labour force can have
very large impacts on future well-being.
Skin on the Cable: The Illegal Arrest, Arbitrary Detention and Torture of
People Who Use Drugs in Cambodia
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Very few studies have evaluated adverse effect of passive smoking exposure among
active smokers, probably due to the unproven assumption that dose of toxic compounds
that a smoker inhales by passive smoke is negligible compared to dose inhaled by ac-
tive smoke. During indoor smoking, environmental tobacco smoke contribution to total
benzo(a)pyrene dose of the same smoker, may be not negligible. Therefore both active
and passive smoking exposures should be considered in studies about health of active
smokers.
The publication is UNDP’s forward-looking review of the factors that shape MDG pro-
gress, along with the constraints and bottlenecks that have hampered MDG achieve-
ment in many countries. The findings build on MDG assessments in 30 countries that
were undertaken for this review. The report shows that while there has been notable
progress on many targets and indicators across countries, it is clear that much more
needs to be done for MDG achievements to be realized by 2015.
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Development Assistance
http://www.gersterconsulting.ch/sites/res_budgetsupport.html
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Meeting the Demand for Results and Accountability: A Call for Action on
Health Data from Eight Global Health Agencies
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Margaret Chan, Director-General of the WHO, and the heads of seven other global
health agencies (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GAVI, Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis & Malaria, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF and World Bank), call for a con-
certed global effort to collect better health data. This should enable countries to better
monitor and evaluate their own progress and performance and, secondarily, allow them
to respond to the increased emphasis on results and accountability.
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The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa Report 2009 is both an exer-
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by Denise Vaillancourt
The World Bank, 2009
This paper distils the emerging experience and lessons of Sector-wide Approaches
(SWAps) in the health sector, supported by the World Bank and other development
partners, in six countries: Bangladesh, Ghana, Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, Malawi and
Tanzania. It suggests that the adoption of a SWAp is not a guarantee of success and
that four key conditions have to be met.
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This paper lists the challenges faced by the High Level Taskforce on Innovative Interna-
tional Financing for Health Systems and by its Working Groups. The authors conclude
that international institutions should team up with national policy makers to improve the
evidence base for strengthening health systems, increase long-term commitments, and
improve accountability through transparent and inclusive national approaches.
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Big Push versus Absorptive Capacity: How to Reconcile the Two Ap-
proaches
How can aid be most effective in reducing poverty? Some people advocate substantially
increasing the amount of aid while others argue developing countries do not have the
capacity to effectively absorb this aid. Reconciling these positions requires more aid and
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by Peter Zangl
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO),
2009
In 2008, the record amount of relief brought about by the European Commission reflects
humanitarian needs that, unfortunately, are ever-increasing. This document gives an
overview of the activities of the European Consensus on the humanitarian aid allocated
solely on the basis of the needs of the people concerned, not as a result of political con-
siderations.
Others
Snake bite is one of the most neglected public health issues in poor rural communities
living in the tropics. Because of serious misreporting, the true worldwide burden of
snake bite is not known. South Asia is the world’s most heavily affected region, due to
its high population density, widespread agricultural activities, numerous venomous
snake species and lack of functional snake bite control programs. The deficiency of
snake bite management in South Asia is multi-causal and requires joint collaborative ef-
forts from researchers, antivenom manufacturers, policy makers, public health authori-
ties and international funders.
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The report focuses on how to appropriately engage young people in speaking out, how
to ensure children and youth have a voice in matters that affect them. The report fo-
cuses on seven areas where it says improvements can be made, including a better
process to ensure that complaints are heard. “They need to know they have a right to
complain, that it’s OK to complain and there are processes in place for them to do so”,
the report says.
This handbook offers a menu of best practice tools for preventing and detecting corrup-
tion in humanitarian operations that includes ways to track resources, confront extortion
and detect aid diversion. The handbook covers policies and procedures for transpar-
ency, integrity and accountability, and specific corruption risks, such as supply chain
management and accounting. It is a timely, practical guide to help aid organizations deal
with corruption in day-to-day operations.
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by Taryn Vian
Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, December 2009
Training and education programmes which deal with the topic of corruption and health
can help change the way people approach their jobs as public administrators or devel-
opment agency workers, and increase transparency and accountability. This U4 Brief
summarises experiences and approaches to educating new and experienced public
health professionals and donor agency practitioners about how to analyse problems of
corruption in the health sector and design strategies to address them.
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by David A. Bradt
Humanitarian Practice Network Paper, December 2009
The paper examines the origin of evidence-based decision-making in medical care, its
extension into public health and ultimately its diffusion throughout humanitarian assis-
tance. The paper highlights key concepts in evidence-based practices, examines rec-
ommendations from recent published humanitarian reviews, and presents options to
strengthen evidence-based decision-making in the design, implementation and evalua-
tion of humanitarian assistance.
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The resource book outlines 12 key doable and achievable steps, which have been iden-
tified and tested on the ground through a learning by doing experience to help people
change unsafe behaviours and bring about change in basic hygiene and sanitation.
These steps can be customized to fit different circumstances and tailored to community
settings with diverse cultures.
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2009 Report on the Work of the Global Health Cluster to the Emergency Re-
lief Coordinator
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (BLT)
Volume 88, Number 2, February 2010, 81-160
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/2/en/index.html
United States of America: Halving coronary deaths; Pakistan: Politics and polio; Thai-
land: Health finance; Bangladesh: Which barrier is best?; United Arab Emirates:
Weighty problems; Uganda: Expiry of essential medicines; Sri Lanka: Health and human
rights; Brazil: Ivermectin for head lice; India: Vaccinations at the right time; Australia:
Preventing pneumonia; Warning lights on maternal death; Why do mothers die?; Who to
believe?
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http://www.youthwg.org/pubs/YouthInfoNet/YIN64.shtml
This issue of the monthly e-newsletter on youth reproductive health and HIV prevention
features 15 program resources with Web links, and 8 journal article summaries on re-
search from India, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
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Primary Resources: Free lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for
primary teachers
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/english.htm
http://www.strengtheninghealthsystems.be/newsletters.html
http://www.ghdonline.org/
GHDonline is the online platform of communities developed by the Global Health Deliv-
ery Project. GHDonline is where health care implementers share proven practices, con-
nect with colleagues, and find resources they need to improve health outcomes in re-
source-limited settings. Professionals representing 860 organizations across 119 coun-
tries are collaborating in GHDonline communities to improve the delivery of health care
in resource-limited settings.
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http://www.un.org/en/pseataskforce/firsttime.shtml
The website includes information and tools on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and
Abuse (PSEA) achievements, documents, videos and links. In addition, the site provides
tailored information and tools to specific target groups.
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http://www.apcaso.org/
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
E-learning Programme: Clinical Management of Rape
The key documents on sexual and other forms of gender based violence in emergen-
cies are also available on this site.
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Course Content: Practical tools and methods, skills to improve healthcare services in
low and middle income countries, current quality improvement tools, methods and tech-
niques for national and local settings with a special emphasis on managing and motivat-
ing people.
Target Audience: Public health practitioners, medical doctors, nurses, policy makers,
programme/project planners, managers, paramedical staff, social scientists, educators.
CONFERENCES
Adolescent Girls - Cornerstone of Society: Building Evidence and Policies
for Inclusive Societies
Adolescent girls are increasingly being recognized not only as a vulnerable and margin-
alized demographic, but as vehicles of development. The aim of the conference is to in-
form thinking and practices around key issues and trends related to adolescent girls.
The Conference will create a space for engaging debates and peer consultation among
UNICEF and UN staff, New School faculty and students, academic and research institu-
tions from across the globe, NGO practitioners, and other external experts and partners
for consolidating evidence from a number of perspectives and disciplines.
For the call for papers (deadline Feb. 7th), Background Paper and more Information visit
http://www.equityforchildren.org
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16 - 19 November, 2010
Montreux, Switzerland
“Science to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage”
CARTOON
If you use a keyword like “define” in English and search an unknown word you will see
the first definition of the word, with a link to the dictionary from which it came.
In the following example you type: “define prestidigitation” and the result will be: “manual
dexterity in the execution of tricks” from ‘WordNet’ at Princeton University.
Do you know the keyboard shortcuts for the current date and time in MS Word?
Since these are always handy tidbits to know, here they are:
Alt + Shift + D will insert the current date into your document.
Alt + Shift + T will insert the current time into your document.
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Say you really like a video at YouTube - like it enough to want to download it. What do
you do? Bookmark it and come back every time you want to see it? Nope!
How about this: While on YouTube, navigate to a video you want to download to your
computer and up in the address bar of your browser, replace the ‘Y’ in YouTube with a
number 3 and hit enter.
Best regards,
Dieter Neuvians MD