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RESEARCH 
ID: BLT.25.294847
Diplomatic roles of regional coordinators for WHO Member States
-  Nikica Daraboš, Monica Stanovic & Danira Matijaca

ID: BLT.25.294390 
Telephone versus in-person administration of the Early Childhood Development Index 2030: a crossover study, Brazil, Canada, India and Malawi
-  Nicholas Kuzik, Sabrina Buchanan, Sarita de Mendonça Bacciotti, Madison Boyd, Emily Bremer, Brianne A Bruijns, Hilary AT Caldwell, Claudia Cappa, Valerie Carson, Guy Faulkner, Alex Antonio Florindo, Anelise Reis Gaya, Kianoush Harandian, Uddhavi Kand, Janine Kayange, Himangi Lubree, Clarice Martins, Tawonga Mwase-Vuma, Anthony Okely, Linda S Pagani, Nicole Petrowski, Morgan Potter, Evelyn Helena Corgosinho Ribeiro, Patricia Tucker, Roseanne Autran & Mark S Tremblay

ID: BLT.25.295896
A model for the epidemiological impact of tuberculosis policy options
-  Sandip Mandal, Srinath Satyanarayana, Finn McQuaid, Peter J Dodd, Nicolas A Menzies, Richard G White, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Rein MGJ Houben, David W Dowdy, Mikaela Smit, Suvanand Sahu & Carel Pretorius

ID: BLT.25.295053
Market landscape of penicillin for syphilis and rheumatic heart disease, WHO South-East Asia Region
-  Gereltuya Dorj, Uhjin Kim, Po-lin Chan, Pradeep Joshi, Abhishek Royal & Karina Razali

ID: BLT.25.294366
Sales of antimicrobials for veterinary use, Bangladesh, 2023
-  SM Sabrina Yesmin, Delfy Góchez, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad N Golder, Pondpan Suwanthada, Niels F Fabricius, Mahbub Hossain, ATM Golam Kibria Khan, Romel Mullick, Md Shariful Islam, Umme Habiba, Aninda Rahman, Md Ashraf Hossain & Md Shameem Haidar

ID: BLT.25.295521
Feasibility of paediatric schistosomiasis prevention with praziquantel, Madagascar
-  Valentina Marchese, Diavolana Koecher Andrianarimanana, Sonya Ratefiarisoa, Ariane Guth, Myriam Lassmann, Fiona Franz, Aaron Remkes, Jana Christina Hey, Lara Schramke, André Brito, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Pia Rausche, Olivette Totofotsy, Alexina Olivasoa Zafinimampera, Tiana Randrianarisoa, Haingoniavo Garcia Rambeloson, Elveric Fesia Ratiaharison, Amadou Garba, Irina Kislaya, Clara Fabienne Rasoamanamihaja, Jürgen May, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo & Daniela Fusco

POLICY & PRACTICE   
ID: BLT.25.295493
Expedited research and approval of medicines for drug-resistant bacterial infections in children
-  Phoebe CM Williams, Gary J Noel, Sumati Nambiar, Seamus O’Brien, David L Paterson, Julia A Bielicki, Michael Sharland & John S Bradley

ID: BLT.25.295493
Expedited research and approval of medicines for drug-resistant bacterial infections in children
-  Phoebe CM Williams, Gary J Noel, Sumati Nambiar, Seamus O’Brien, David L Paterson, Julia A Bielicki, Michael Sharland & John S Bradley

ID: BLT.25.294650
A scientific advisory body for the <i>International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems</i>
-  Jonathan ML White, Maaya Kita, Eva Krpelanova, Carine Alsokhn, Maria L Costa, Willem Fibbe, Wolfgang Gaebel, Geoffrey M Reed, Dilani Samarawickrema Lokuhetty, Anthony Woolf, Kameshwar Prasad, Meng Zhang, Rolf-Detlef Treede, Christopher G Chute & Robert Jakob on behalf of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee for the <i>International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems</i>

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD 
ID: BLT.25.295347 
Third-party governance and artificial intelligence for diabetes management in primary health care, China
-  Wenxi Tang, Qian Peng, Minlin Li, Na Zheng, Tao Zhang, Yipeng Guo & Xing Lin Feng

ID: BLT.25.295299 
Identification of unvaccinated children, Madagascar
-  Nadine Muller, Apollinaire F Mahafeno, Andrinirina C Rasolofondraibe, Gabrielle T Andriantiantsoa, Andry NS Randrianirisoa, Elgiraud Ramarosaiky, Fanjatiana RLR Rakotoarisoa, Fanilo N Valitera, Zavaniarivo Rampanjato, Miora M Andriamanjay, Elsa N Rajemison, Riana S Ramanantsoa, Julius V Emmrich, Lara M Press, Christian H Ravelomahafaly & Maurin Mananatitra

ID: BLT.25.293876 
Digital epidemiology investments, Saudi Arabia
-  Haytham A Sheerah, Ahmed Arafa, Mansour A Alfaya, Ashraf B AlDerbas, Nouf Bin Muammar, Sarah A Alsalhi, Abdulmajeed Y Alahdal, Hessah A Alsalamah, Abdulrahman M Alqahtani & Shada Alsalamah

ID: BLT.25.294565 
Laboratory tools from the Fleming Fund antimicrobial resistance surveillance programme
-  Cyril Buhler, Ben Amos, N Claire Gordon, Joanna McKenzie, Sriram Raghu, Natalie Moyen, Emmanuel Azore, Stan Fenwick, Manisha Bista, Winfred Amia, Areeya Disratthakit, Sheilla Onasanya, Deborah Nanjebe, Heidi Hopkins, Mathias Besong, Antoinette B Ngandijo, Manish Pathak & Toby Leslie

PERSPECTIVES   
ID: BLT.25.294862
A controversial change in the sustainable development goal indicator for access to medicines
-  Iris R Joosse, Laura Doblas Rodriguez de Guzman, Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse & Hendrika A van den Ham

ID: BLT.25.295382
WHO recommendations for pregnancy and postpartum care should include hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
-  Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Albert Kihunrwa, Richard Kiritta, Joyce Browne, Benedikte V Lindskog, Johanne Sundby, Joseph R Mwanga & Anne Cathrine Staff

ID: BLT.25.295240
Palliative care in humanitarian responses
-  Hanna Kaade, Felix Muehlensiepen, William E Rosa, Martin Heinze, Marcel Kamp & Matthew J Allsop

ID: BLT.25.295639 
Occupational heat protection policies
-  Xin Zhou, Shi Huang, Xinman Hu, Weiyi Xu, Yidu Zheng, Hongyuan Li, Haitao Zhao, Xuemei Zhang, Zhen Pu & Ruixiang Lib