Global and Humanitarian Medicine
WHO calls for shorter drug course for resistant TB.
4 May, 2022 | 11:08h | UTCWHO calls for shorter drug course for resistant TB – CIDRAP
Rapid communication: Key changes to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis – World Health Organization
Systematic Review: Most common reasons for primary care visits in low- and middle-income countries.
4 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
The Lancet Series: Optimizing child and adolescent health and development.
29 Apr, 2022 | 10:55h | UTCHomepage: Optimising Child and Adolescent Health and Development – The Lancet (free registration required for all articles)
Health and development from preconception to 20 years of age and human capital
Optimising child and adolescent health and development in the post-pandemic world
Opportunities in crisis for optimising child health and development
Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis.
29 Apr, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCRelated:
Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics
Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization
Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization
Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children – Safe Kids Worldwide
Commentary on Twitter
Authors of new @LancetGH article trace the emergence of #drowningprevention on global health & sustainable development agenda & highlight how first ever UN resolution can be a catalyst for action. https://t.co/ybiz4ckwCs pic.twitter.com/s48tIGefYG
— Etienne Krug (@etiennekrug) April 22, 2022
CDC alerts providers to hepatitis cases of unknown origin.
22 Apr, 2022 | 09:34h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC issues health advisory about acute hepatitis in children – CNN
CDC Issues Alert for Hepatitis in Children With Adenovirus Infection – WebMD
Related:
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
[News release – not published yet] New guidelines from WHO recommend a simpler, safer treatment for cryptococcal disease in people living with HIV.
21 Apr, 2022 | 10:28h | UTCRelated Study: Single-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B Treatment for Cryptococcal Meningitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
National, regional, and global estimates of anemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19.
20 Apr, 2022 | 09:25h | UTCInvited Commentary: Sustainable Development Goals for anaemia: 20 years later, where are we now? – The Lancet Global Health
Systematic Review: The effect of conditional cash transfers on the control of neglected tropical disease.
18 Apr, 2022 | 09:38h | UTCInvited Commentary: The potential of conditional cash transfers for the control of neglected tropical diseases – The Lancet Global Health
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Our systematic review examining impact of conditional cash transfers ? on neglected tropical diseases ???is published! Well done Aaminah Ahmed for publishing your BSc dissertation in @LancetGH with colleagues from @PHPE_IC @ImperialSPH @cidacs_fiocruzhttps://t.co/zdRaufFuRY
— Thomas Hone (@tomhone) April 13, 2022
Discharge preparation and readiness after birth: a scoping review of global policies, guidelines and literature.
14 Apr, 2022 | 08:07h | UTCRelated:
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Putting positive experiences at the center of postnatal care.
Drug resistant TB – latest developments in epidemiology, diagnostics and management.
13 Apr, 2022 | 10:09h | UTCRelated:
Summary | WHO recommendations on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, 2020 update.
WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards – 8th Edition.
Guideline: Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The Lancet Commission: Management of Multidrug-resistant and Incurable Tuberculosis
Regimens to Treat Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
New WHO online course: Monkeypox epidemiology, preparedness and response.
13 Apr, 2022 | 10:03h | UTCMonkeypox epidemiology, preparedness and response – OpenWHO
Commentary on Twitter
Monkeypox remains an under-recognized and underreported emerging disease. Good clinical management can limit disease severity or death.
Learn about prevention and control of #monkeypox in our ? free online course on #OpenWHO:
? https://t.co/3MtOCbiVoI pic.twitter.com/o1NabpyEzD— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 10, 2022
Putting positive experiences at the center of postnatal care.
8 Apr, 2022 | 10:34h | UTCPutting positive experiences at the centre of postnatal care – Evidently Cochrane Blog
Original Guideline: WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Systematic Review: Approaches and outcomes of community health worker’s interventions for hypertension management and control in low-income and middle-income countries.
8 Apr, 2022 | 09:48h | UTC
WHO Strategic framework for collaboration on antimicrobial resistance.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCStrategic framework for collaboration on antimicrobial resistance – World Health Organization
Related:
Four priority actions to slow the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance.
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
Commentary on Twitter
#DYK: Drug resistant organisms are found in people, animals, food, plants and the environment.
That's why WHO works in collaboration with @FAO, @OIEAnimalHealth & @UNEP to address #AntimicrobialResistance https://t.co/enhUb1jg2g pic.twitter.com/9elCBspx4y— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 6, 2022
Global, regional, and national trends in opioid analgesic consumption from 2015 to 2019.
6 Apr, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCNews Release: Global disparities persist in opioid painkiller access – University College London
Invited Commentary: Closing the global pain divide: balancing access and excess – The Lancet Public Health
Commentary on Twitter (article and images under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0 license)
Just Out @TheLancetPH ?
Global #opioids consumption increased from 2015 to 2019‼️#Disparities in opioid?consumption remained, indicating potential inadequate access to essential pain relief in countries with low consumption?https://t.co/bkcdgLy3ZP pic.twitter.com/RUGl1gbiTw— Gil Morgan (@weoncologists) April 1, 2022
Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data.
5 Apr, 2022 | 09:59h | UTCNews Release: Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data – World Health Organization
Report: WHO Air quality Database 2022
Commentaries:
WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air – Associated Press
Related: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of lives from air pollution.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Shocking!
99% – or almost the entire world's population breathes air with unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter & nitrogen dioxide, and threatens their health.
More: https://t.co/Llaj2wHk0V #HealthierTomorrow pic.twitter.com/QlHUP4iyS4— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 4, 2022
RCT: Higher dose primaquine more effective for preventing relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria compared to standard dose.
4 Apr, 2022 | 01:25h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
To prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria, primaquine at a total dose of 7.0 mg per kilogram had higher efficacy than a total dose of 3.5 mg per kilogram. https://t.co/qIu27ruhKP pic.twitter.com/HdTNhqB0J1
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 1, 2022
In most of the Americas, recommended primaquine-based therapy for P. vivax malaria has moderate efficacy for preventing relapse. Whether higher-dose primaquine might reduce recurrence is unknown. New research findings are summarized in a short video. https://t.co/aFt9gNGg0m pic.twitter.com/oiAkLMgPIJ
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 2, 2022
WHO launches global initiative to tackle deadly insect-borne ‘arboviruses’.
4 Apr, 2022 | 00:57h | UTCWHO launches Global Initiative to Tackle Deadly Insect-Borne ‘Arboviruses’ – Health Policy Watch
Systematic Review: Does giving money to people, in low- and middle-income countries, without conditions attached lead to better health and other life improvements?
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:05h | UTC
No flight, no bite: ‘Mosquito grounding’ bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCInvited Commentary: A new generation of long-lasting insecticidal nets – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Mosquitoes developing resistance to the insecticides used in bed nets became a large problem in the fight against malaria.
This study finds that nets treated with a new insecticide cut malaria rates in children *by almost half* compared to the usual ones.https://t.co/rRoyFzIhWf
— Max Roser (is hiring an Executive Assistant) (@MaxCRoser) March 28, 2022
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCNews Release: WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth – World Health Organization
Commentary: Postnatal care: WHO highlights urgency of physical and mental support – The BMJ
Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study.
30 Mar, 2022 | 10:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
See our new paper prepared within @IHME_UW! #BMJ
Life expectancy ≥70 has continued to rise globally. #Disability burden remained constant, suggesting the need to enhance public health and intervention programmes to improve wellbeing among older adults.https://t.co/TegmWQ3048
— Maciej Banach (@maciejbanach) March 14, 2022
Systematic Review: The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019.
30 Mar, 2022 | 09:49h | UTC
AI estimation of gestational age from blind ultrasound sweeps in low-resource settings.
30 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Pregnancies were dated in a low-resource setting using a mobile phone and a low-cost ultrasound probe to acquire sweeps of the gravid abdomen by untrained personnel. An AI program yielded dates that were similar to those obtained in higher resource sites. https://t.co/Cc3NTTDzfg pic.twitter.com/cEug9kMXQF
— NEJM Evidence (@NEJMEvidence) March 28, 2022
NCD Countdown 2030: efficient pathways and strategic investments to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 in low-income and middle-income countries.
29 Mar, 2022 | 09:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#NCDCountdown: Investing in cost-effective, evidence-based interventions against #NCDs now will reap enormous health & economic benefits.
David Watkins & colleagues present a framework in new Health Policy: https://t.co/PLqTRTz1gr#LancetNCDs pic.twitter.com/RwUrIqSPei
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 25, 2022