Global and Humanitarian Medicine
WHO: Benefits of continuing to provide life-saving HIV services outweigh the risk of COVID-19 transmission by 100 to 1
18 Apr, 2021 | 21:32h | UTC
WHO Calls For Expanding Access To Insulin At Launch of Global Diabetes Compact
15 Apr, 2021 | 06:25h | UTCWHO Calls For Expanding Access To Insulin At Launch of Global Diabetes Compact – Health Policy Watch
News release: New WHO Global Compact to speed up action to tackle diabetes – World Health Organization
Guidance: WHO global diabetes compact – World Health Organization
RCT: New shorter regimens of benznidazole monotherapy and in combination with fosravuconazole for treatment of Chagas disease
8 Apr, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC
Ebola Virus Transmission Initiated by Relapse of Systemic Ebola Virus Disease
5 Apr, 2021 | 01:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this report from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola virus disease developed in a young man, and he recovered after treatment with a monoclonal antibody.
6 months later, EVD recrudesced, and he transmitted the virus to others & died from EVD @NEJM https://t.co/kJSBNdN5bC pic.twitter.com/jDnnGMLmOG— Antibiotic Steward??Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) March 31, 2021
Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries
5 Apr, 2021 | 01:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Online teaching during this pandemic is a struggle for students & teachers.
These tips from 20 professors in global health might help!https://t.co/pZJQvTgN2V pic.twitter.com/iVJEIlx3Al
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) April 3, 2021
Randomized controlled trial compared three antiretroviral regimens started in pregnant women with HIV
2 Apr, 2021 | 09:15h | UTCCommentary: ART in pregnant women living with HIV – The Lancet
RCT: Reduced-sodium added-potassium salt substitute reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients
1 Apr, 2021 | 03:32h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
Our new trial in India – switching from regular salt to a reduced-sodium added-potassium salt substitute for home cooking helps those with hypertension reduce their blood pressure. Important implications for BP control in LMIC settings #diet #globalhealth https://t.co/DD2knGuifT pic.twitter.com/zL8eVUAsdn
— Jason Wu (@Dr_WuJ) March 30, 2021
Salt substitution (70% sodium chloride/30% potassium chloride blend) is an effective, low-cost intervention for BP controlhttps://t.co/EemPEY9T2k pic.twitter.com/xVITnGLEip
— K Pavithran (@drkpavithran) March 31, 2021
M-A: Incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis in incarcerated populations
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:09h | UTCCommentary: Tuberculosis in prisons: an unintended sentence? – The Lancet Public Health
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
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Our new study is published for World TB Day in @TheLancetPH investigating the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis among incarcerated populations! https://t.co/ZXQ2pQk97K pic.twitter.com/ah4ydI3uXr— Leo Martinez (@LeoMarti_EpiTB) March 22, 2021
WHO Campaign | World Tuberculosis Day 2021: The Clock Is Ticking
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:16h | UTCWorld Tuberculosis Day 2021: The Clock Is Ticking – World Health Organization
Perspective | Leveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCLeveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research – New England Journal of Medicine
WHO Guideline: Screening for Tuberculosis Disease
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:13h | UTCSee also: WHO Operational Handbook on Systematic Screening for Tuberculosis – World Health Organization
World TB Day | Report: COVID-19 Eliminates Twelve Years of Progress Against Tuberculosis
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCSee also: 1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19 – United Nations
WHO Report: A Global Strategy on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:16h | UTCNews release: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: closing the gap to end neglected tropical diseases – World Health Organization
Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:22h | UTCCovid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report – BBC
Report: Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia – United Nations
WHO Guideline: Updated recommendations on HIV prevention, infant diagnosis, antiretroviral initiation and monitoring
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCNews release: WHO publishes new clinical and service delivery recommendations for HIV prevention, treatment and care
Motivations for and Challenges in the Development of Global Medical Curricula: A Scoping Review
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC
Resurgence of Ebola Virus disease in Guinea linked to a survivor with virus persistence in seminal fluid for more than 500 days
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:15h | UTCCommentaries: Bombshell analysis traces new Ebola outbreak to survivor of West Africa crisis – STAT AND New Ebola outbreak likely sparked by a person infected 5 years ago – Science AND Ebola survivors can pass on the virus: we’re trying to understand what role sex plays – The Conversation AND The latest Ebola outbreak may have started with someone infected years ago – Science News
WHO Report | Devastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:21h | UTCDevastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence – World Health Organization
Commentary: Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever – Health Policy Watch
Global, regional, and national mortality trends in youth aged 15–24 years between 1990 and 2019: a systematic analysis
10 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCInvited commentary: The pressing need for better statistics on youth mortality – The Lancet Global Health
New paper on youth mortality (15-24) published in @LancetGH. Mortality rates declined by 34% only between 1990 and 2019, compared to a 59% decline in under-5 mortality. 1.4 million deaths occurred in adolescents and young people aged 15-24 in 2019 #UNIGMEhttps://t.co/NVb5KeYKg7
— Bruno Masquelier (@BrunoMasquelier) March 2, 2021
The Lancet Series: Maternal and child undernutrition progress
9 Mar, 2021 | 02:20h | UTCMaternal and child undernutrition progress – The Lancet (free registration required)
News release: New Lancet series shows mixed progress on maternal and child undernutrition in last decade
New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:28h | UTCNews Release: New WHO/IAEA publication provides guidance on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer – World Health Organization
Technical Document: Technical specifications of radiotherapy equipment for cancer treatment
? guidance on the procurement of radiotherapy equipment released today in collaboration with @iaeaorg, aims to improve access to this life-saving #cancer treatment option that is still lacking in many parts of the world ???
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 5, 2021
WHO Guidance: Management of people affected by lymphatic filariasis
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:26h | UTC
Quantitatively evaluating the cross-sectoral and One Health impact of interventions: A scoping review and case study of antimicrobial resistance
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:10h | UTCInfographic: Economic evaluations of One-Health interventions: an antimicrobial resistance case study
Commentary on Twitter
An exciting paper by @nichola_naylor sets out a new way to quantitatively evaluate the #OneHealth impact of interventions, using #AMR as a case study.
Read the full paper ➡️ https://t.co/IPVoa0lTMh
Download our infographic ➡️ https://t.co/vjtjgwkkOX pic.twitter.com/lzAqbcWern— LSHTM AMR Centre (@LSHTM_AMR) March 1, 2021
WHO Action Framework: Leveraging vaccines to reduce antibiotic use and prevent antimicrobial resistance
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:08h | UTC
Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions
28 Feb, 2021 | 21:23h | UTCImproving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
LMICs bear a high burden of global morbidity & mortality from chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Read this review on improving lung health in LMICs—challenges in prevention, diagnosis, management, & pathways to universal health coverage: https://t.co/u8ToWFzwUl pic.twitter.com/gJQbO8B0Zk
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) February 24, 2021