Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volume 89, Number 5, May 2011, 317-392

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

In this month’s Bulletin
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.000511

EDITORIALS

Influenza in the 21st century: a call for papers
- Tim Nguyen et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.088476

The costs of performance-based financing
- Andreas Kalk
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.087247

NEWS

Volunteers vital for counting births and deaths in Ghana

Vaccination: rattling the supply chain

Mental health beyond the crises

RESEARCH

Opt-out provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in primary care outpatient clinics in Zambia
- Stephanie M Topp et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.084442

The effects of medical tourism: Thailand’s experience
- Anchana NaRanong & Viroj NaRanong
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.072249

Trends in traffic collisions and injuries in Kyrgyzstan, 2003–2007
- Viola Artikova et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.084434

Cross-sectional assessment reveals high diabetes prevalence among newly-diagnosed tuberculosis cases
- Blanca I Restrepo et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.085738

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of medical abortion at home and in a clinic: a systematic review
- Thoai D Ngo et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.084046

POLICY & PRACTICE

No-fault compensation following adverse events attributed to vaccination: a review of international programmes
- Clare Looker & Heath Kelly
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.081901

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

Strengthening of local vital events registration: lessons learnt from a voluntary sector initiative in a district in southern India
- Prem Mony et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.083972

Random demographic household surveys in highly mobile pastoral communities in Chad
- Daniel Weibel et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.077206

PERSPECTIVES

The WHO policy package to combat antimicrobial resistance
- Emily Leung et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.088435

CORRIGENDUM

Corrigendum
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.100511

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SAGE: requests for nominations

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) is the principal advisory group to WHO for vaccines and immunization. WHO is soliciting nominations for experts from the African, Eastern Mediterranean, European and Western Pacific regions.

Nominations should be submitted no later than 28 June 2013, following the instructions provided at: http://www.who.int/immunization/sage_nominations