Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volume 90, Number 2, February 2012, 77-156

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

In this month's Bulletin
doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.000212

EDITORIALS

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis today
- A Matteelli et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.097360

Maternal mortality and human rights: landmark decision by United Nations human rights body
- Judith Bueno de Mesquita & Eszter Kismödi
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.101410

NEWS

Public health round-up

The health-care challenges posed by population ageing

Fixing fistula

From population control to human rights

RESEARCH

Prioritizing risk factors to identify preventive interventions for economic assessment
- Nick Wilson et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.091470

The tyranny of distance: maternity waiting homes and access to birthing facilities in rural Timor-Leste
- Kayli Wild et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.088955

A systems approach to improving maternal health in the Philippines
- Dale Huntington et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.092825

Surveillance of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world: an updated analysis, 2007–2010
- Matteo Zignol et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.092585

Female genital cutting: current practices and beliefs in western Africa
- Heather L Sipsma et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.090886

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Effect of cotrimoxazole on mortality in HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Amitabh B Suthar et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.093260

Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review
- Jane Fisher et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.091850

POLICY & PRACTICE

Reduced death rates from cyclones in Bangladesh: what more needs to be done?
- Ubydul Haque et al.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.088302

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