Volume 82, Number 9, September 2004, 639-718

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

Special theme: Economics of Immunization; Who wants an AIDS vaccine?; Eradication versus control; Supplementary neonatal tetanus vaccine; Donor pledges and health
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EDITORIALS

▲ The economics of vaccination in low- and middle-income countries
- J. A Fox-Rushby et al.
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Substance use problems in developing countries
- Ambrose Uchtenhagen
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The challenges of securing health in humanitarian crises
- Altaf Musani et al.
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RESEARCH

▲ Cost-effectiveness of tetanus immunization activities in Pakistan
- Ulla Griffith et al.
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▲ Determinants of personal demand for an AIDS vaccine in Uganda
- David Bishai et al.
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▲ Effects of public-privare partnerships on immunization
- J. Brad Schwartz & Indu Bhushan
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▲ Coverage and costs of childhood immunizations in Cameroon
- Hugh Waters et al.
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▲ Cost of vaccines in Peru
- D. Walker et al.
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POLICY & PRACTICE

▲ Economics of eradication vs control of infectious diseases
- Scott Barrett
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▲ Review of the grey literature on increasing immunization coverage
- Katherine Batt et al.
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▲ Financial challenges of immunization and GAVI
- Miloud Kaddar et al.
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ROUND TABLE

▲ Does earmarked donor funding make it more or less likely that developing countries will allocate their resources towards programmes that yield the greatest health benefits?
- Catriona Waddington
Commentaries by: Philip Musgrove; Hilary Sunman; Debabar Banerji
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BOOKS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA

▲ Immunization essentials: a practical field guide - Mercy Ahun
▲ The vaccine book - Richard T. Mahoney
▲ Immunization financing in developing countries and the international vaccine market: trends and issues - Peter Berman
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NEWS

News
Insecurity and lack of funds hamper progress on Afghan health service; Activists drive access to treatment campaign at conference; WHO to unveil global clinical trials register
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Infocus
Organ trafficking and transplantation pose new challenges
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WHO News
TB prevalence down 30% in China after DOTS; Two countries re-infected with polio, as Nigerian state resumes vaccinations; WHO Regional Director dismisses “bleak picture” of his work in Africa; WHO to develop new child growth standards; WHO removes 3 more AIDS drugs from approved list
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▲ Miloud Kaddar, in collaboration with Ian G. Neil, coordinated the     special theme.