Global and Humanitarian Medicine
Systematic Review: Worldwide prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among patients with cirrhosis at country, region, and global levels.
19 May, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC
WHO Report: Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology denied access.
17 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCReport: Global report on assistive technology – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
More than 2.5 billion people – or 1 in 3 people – need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition: New WHO & @UNICEF report https://t.co/yMVjdOdREU pic.twitter.com/qpAUegL0K1
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 16, 2022
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children.
13 May, 2022 | 11:39h | UTCExplaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Related:
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
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
Epidemiological update: Hepatitis of unknown etiology in children.
12 May, 2022 | 10:12h | UTCRelated:
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
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
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Update: #Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – 11 May 2022
Approximately 106 cases have been identified in 14 EU/EEA countries and 450 cases are reported worldwide.
The cause of the disease is still under investigation.
Read more: https://t.co/B0lLm7I0dV— ECDC Outbreaks (@ECDC_Outbreaks) May 11, 2022
M-A: More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes.
12 May, 2022 | 07:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Ugentilini/status/1509943611181441031
M-A: Associations between ambient temperature and enteric infections by pathogen.
11 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTC
M-A: Interventions for neglected tropical diseases among children and adolescents.
11 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions promoting child sexual and reproductive health and rights in LMICs.
10 May, 2022 | 10:25h | UTC
WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control.
9 May, 2022 | 02:19h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: Global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that good Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programmes where good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices are followed, 70% of those infections can be prevented #IDTwitter #MedEd https://t.co/qo954eXMm8
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) May 6, 2022
Rationale and approach to evaluating interventions to promote child health in LMICs.
10 May, 2022 | 10:24h | UTCRationale and Approach to Evaluating Interventions to Promote Child Health in LMICs – Pediatrics
Global inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition and associations with globalization: a multilevel analysis of Demographic and Healthy Surveys from 55 low-income and middle-income countries, 1992–2018.
6 May, 2022 | 10:38h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/e_seferidi/status/1491354228581105665
Giving people money with no strings attached is good for their health, dozens of studies indicate.
6 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through improving eye health: a scoping review.
5 May, 2022 | 10:01h | UTC
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.