Global and Humanitarian Medicine
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, MD (@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 (@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
M-A: Global prevalence and trends in hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among slum residents.
24 Mar, 2022 | 08:30h | UTC
Systematic Review: Economic evaluation guidelines in low- and middle-income countries.
23 Mar, 2022 | 10:22h | UTC
Global guidelines for emergency general surgery: systematic review and Delphi prioritization process.
23 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC
New WHO guidelines on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
22 Mar, 2022 | 09:52h | UTC
Study on traumatic brain injury highlights global inequality in causes and treatment.
18 Mar, 2022 | 09:37h | UTCNews Release: Largest ever study on traumatic brain injury highlights global inequality in causes and treatment – University of Cambridge
Cohort Study: Association between long-term exposure to air pollution and immune-mediated diseases.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:40h | UTCNews Release: Long term exposure to air pollution linked to heightened autoimmune disease risk – BMJ Newsroom
Commentaries:
Air pollution linked to higher risk of autoimmune diseases – The Guardian
Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis – HealthDay
Trends in HPV–associated cancers, demographic characteristics, and vaccinations in the US, 2001-2017.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCAuthor Interview: Trends in Human Papillomavirus–Associated Cancers, Demographic Characteristics, and Vaccinations
Related:
Three-year follow-up of 2-dose versus 3-dose HPV vaccine
CDC: 92% of Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers can be Targeted by HPV Vaccination
Meta-Analysis: Population-level Impact of HPV Vaccination Programs
Four priority actions to slow the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance.
16 Mar, 2022 | 09:42h | UTCFour Priority Actions to Slow the Silent Pandemic of Antimicrobial Resistance – Health Policy Watch
Related:
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis.
Global, regional, and national prevalence of, and risk factors for, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—LMICs account for more than 3/4 of global #COPD cases. W/ increased life expectancy in the majority of LMICs, prevalence of COPD in these countries is set to increase.
Study from NIHR @RESPIREGlobal Respiratory Health Unit https://t.co/KD1OSHuMAr pic.twitter.com/Mfm1uJ2tBm
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) March 11, 2022
Systematic Review: Point‐of‐care viral load tests to detect high HIV viral load in people living with HIV/AIDS attending health facilities.
14 Mar, 2022 | 01:19h | UTC
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care.
11 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCNews Release: WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help countries deliver lifesaving care – World Health Organization
See Guidance: Abortion care guideline – World Health Organization
Commentary: New WHO Abortion Guidelines Include Telemedicine for First Time – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW: WHO releases consolidated guidelines on quality abortion care, aiming to help protect the health of women and girls, and prevent the 25 million unsafe abortions that occur each year https://t.co/GqVOgUEZPl pic.twitter.com/63RTUGUalr
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 9, 2022
RCT: In children with nonsevere, drug-susceptible tuberculosis, treatment for 4 months is noninferior to treatment for 6 months.
10 Mar, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCNews Release: Treatment length reduced for children with tuberculosis – University College London
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/NEJM/status/1501686991888392192