Volume 84, Number 12, December 2006, 921-1000

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

Margaret Chan elected as WHO’s new director-general; Southern Africa moves fast to fight XDR–TB; Improving Tanzanian mortality data; Nurses and family planning saved lives in Ghana; New dosing method for antimalarials; Patterns of traffic and spread of SARS in China
In this month's Bulletin [pdf 64kb]

EDITORIALS

Accessing and understanding the evidence
- Trevor Duke et al.
[HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.037515 [pdf 69kb]

HIV/AIDS and the rest of the global health agenda
- Jeremy Shiffman
[HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.036681 [pdf 76kb]

NEWS

News
Southern Africa is moving swiftly to combat the threat of XDR–TB; For Ireland’s smoke-less pubs it’s business as usual
XDR–TB story [HTML] | Ireland’s smoke-less pubs story [HTML] | Full Text [pdf 236kb]

WHO News
Interview with Susanne Weber-Mosdorf; Recent news from WHO
Susanne Weber-Mosdorf interview [HTML] | Full Text [pdf 156kb]

RESEARCH

Mental illness after Hurricane Katrina
- Ronald C Kessler et al.
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.033019 [pdf 412kb]

Cause-specific mortality in the United Republic of Tanzania
- David Whiting et al.
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.028910 [pdf 464kb]

Reproductive and child health in Ghana
- James F. Phillips, Ayaga A Bawah, & Fred N Binka
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.030064 [pdf 326kb]

Anthropometric data to design age-based drug regimens
- Walter Taylor et al.
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.031492 [pdf 713kb]

Spatial dynamics of a SARS epidemic in an urban area
- Jinfeng Wang et al.
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.030247 [pdf 226kb]

Antenatal services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Frieda M Behets et al.
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.028217 [pdf 271kb]

Socioeconomic status and health risk in Australia
- Jake M. Najman, Ghasem Toloo, & Victor Siskind
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.028928 [pdf 360kb]

POLICY & PRACTICE

Links between agriculture and health
- Corinna Hawkes & Marie Ruel
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.05.025650 [pdf 280kb]

PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEW

Responsive parenting: interventions and outcomes
Neir Eshel et al.
Abstract [HTML] | doi:10.2471/BLT.06.030163 [pdf 305kb]

PERSPECTIVES

Promoting Self-Testing For HIV in Developing Countries: Potential Benefits And Pitfalls
- Sumesh Kachroo
doi:10.2471/BLT.06.032656 [pdf 102kb]

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