Global & Public Health (all articles)
Financing health systems to achieve the health Sustainable Development Goals
17 Jul, 2017 | 23:59h | UTCFinancing transformative health systems towards achievement of the health Sustainable Development Goals: a model for projected resource needs in 67 low-income and middle-income countries – The Lancet Global Health (free) (RT @LancetGH see Tweet)
Invited commentaries: Financing health systems to achieve the health Sustainable Development Goals (free) AND All roads lead to universal health coverage, by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO (free)
WHO News Release: WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030 (free)
Commentaries: Global health price tag could be $371 billion a year by 2030, WHO says – Reuters (free)
Global access to healthcare: Building sustainable health systems
17 Jul, 2017 | 23:58h | UTCNew research program and website: Access to Healthcare – Economist Intelligence Unit (all resources are free) (RT @anetrid see Tweet)
Report: Global access to healthcare: Building sustainable health systems – Economist Intelligence Unit report (free)
“This research programme, created by The Economist Intelligence Unit, examines the challenges and opportunities countries face as they attempt to improve access to high-quality healthcare that meets the needs of their populations. It consists of the Global Access to Healthcare Index, covering 60 countries with a diversity of income levels; a global report; an animated infographic introducing the key findings from the index; six infographics on the main domains of the index; and five regional summary papers”.
Guideline: The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective
17 Jul, 2017 | 01:38h | UTCRelated: The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection – Surgical Infections (free)
Improving people’s health through spatial planning
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:49h | UTCImproving people’s health through spatial planning – Public Health England (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Related reports: Spatial planning for health: evidence review – Public Health England (free) AND Healthy people healthy places evidence tool: Evidence and practical linkage for design, planning and health – University of the West of England (free)
Related WHO Report: Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks (free) AND News release: An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments (free)
Multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:47h | UTCUniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): Results of an open label, randomized and controlled clinical trial, among multibacillary patients – PLOS One (free) (RT @Onisillos)
Related WHO reports: Operational Manual 2016 – Global Leprosy Strategy 2016−2020 (free) AND Global Leprosy Strategy 2016−2020: Accelerating towards a leprosy-free world (free)
“Shorter courses Rx possible for Leprosy: Very important result” (RT @dr_michaelmarks see Tweet)
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:34h | UTCClinical Review: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception – Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia (free)
Editorial: WHO downgrades status of oseltamivir
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:45h | UTCEditorial: WHO downgrades status of oseltamivir – The BMJ (free)
“@WHO downgrades status of oseltamivir. BMJ editorial discusses important lessons from the Tamiflu story” (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Association of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:43h | UTCAssociation of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Improvement in diet quality linked to decreased all-cause mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Improving Diet Over Time May Reduce Risk of Death – MedPage Today (free registration required) Change in Diet Can Lower Mortality Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Eating a Little Bit Healthier Helps You Live Longer – TIME (free) AND A Range of Healthy Dietary Changes Could Help You Live Longer – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Water fluoridation: dental and other human health outcomes
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCReport: Water fluoridation: dental and other human health outcomes – National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
“This Information Paper explores the potential link between water fluoridation and human health”
Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:50h | UTCNations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO – The Guardian (free) (RT @AthaliaChristie see Tweet)
Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality
12 Jul, 2017 | 16:02h | UTCLarge-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality – Nature (link to abstract and free graphics – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: NIH-funded team uses smartphone data in global study of physical activity – NIH News Release (free) AND Do you live in the world’s laziest country? – BBC News (free)
“Big data in action! Scientists analyzed smartphone data from 700k+ ppl&100 countries to study physical activity” (RT @NIHDirector see Tweet)
New Report: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization
12 Jul, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCReport: Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene – World Health Organization (free)
News release: 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation (free)
“New WHO/UNICEF report: 2.1 billion ppl lack safe drinking water at home, more than 2x as many lack safe sanitation” (RT @WHO see Tweet with Infographics)
Four of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time and how we’re overcoming them
11 Jul, 2017 | 21:53h | UTCFour of the most lethal infectious diseases of our time and how we’re overcoming them – The Conversation (free) (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
How providing access to surgery drives global prosperity
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:47h | UTCRelated: Essential Surgery – Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) (free landmark book on the topic) AND The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (free resources)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Meningococcal vaccine may protect against gonorrhoea
11 Jul, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCEffectiveness of a group B outer membrane vesicle meningococcal vaccine against gonorrhoea in New Zealand: a retrospective case-control study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More reason to use Meningococcal B vaccine – it could also cut the Clap – The Conversation (author’s commentary – free) AND Meningococcal Vaccine May Provide Immunity Against Gonorrhea – Medscape (free registration required) AND Meningitis vaccine may also cut risk of ‘untreatable’ gonorrhoea, study says – The Guardian (free)
Suspected Cholera Cases Pass 300,000 In Yemen, Red Cross Says
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCSuspected Cholera Cases Pass 300,000 In Yemen, Red Cross Says – NPR (free)
Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCBeverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain – Science News (free)
Access to contraceptives for every woman, everywhere
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCKeeping Our Promise to 120 Million Women and Girls – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (free)
“Our goal: access to contraceptives for every woman, everywhere.” (RT @melindagates see Tweet)
Mandatory vaccination to fight against preventable disease
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCFrance is making 11 vaccines mandatory to fight against preventable disease – World Economic Forum (free)
Related: Editorial: The Guardian view on vaccinations: a matter of public health (free)
Related 2: A short history of vaccine objection, vaccine cults and conspiracy theories – The Conversation (free)
See more on mandatory vaccination in other countries in our May 29 issue, see #6
Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCEditorial 1: Healthful Physical Activity and Diet Promotion—For the Many or the Few? (free)
Editorial 2: Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control for All (free)
Editorial 3: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Is Behavioral Counselling Necessary? (free)
The JAMA Network – For The Media: USPSTF Recommendation Regarding Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (free)
Women with High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease
10 Jul, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCWomen with High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease – NPR (free)
Related review: Adverse Pregnancy Conditions, Infertility, and Future Cardiovascular Risk: Implications for Mother and Child – Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy (free)
The rise of antibiotic-resistant infections threaten economies
10 Jul, 2017 | 14:55h | UTCThe rise of antibiotic-resistant infections threaten economies – Finantial Times (a few articles per month are free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Related report: Drug-Resistant Infections: A Threat to Our Economic Future – World Bank (Free PDF) AND Infographic: Drug Resistant Infections: A Threat to Our Economic Future (free) AND News Release: By 2050, drug-resistant infections could cause global economic damage on par with 2008 financial crisis (free)
Free Online Course. Health for All Through Primary Health Care
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:52h | UTCJust Started! Free Online Course. Health for All Through Primary Health Care – Johns Hopkins University and Coursera
Effective Care for High-Need Patients
10 Jul, 2017 | 14:53h | UTCEffective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes, Value, and Health (free PDF)
See also: News release (free) AND Executive summary (free PDF) AND Key Points (free PDF) AND Characteristics of Successful Care Models for High-Need Patients (free PDF)
See more resources on high-need, high-cost patients in our July 4th issue (see #2)
Source: STAT News Newsletter
“Nearly half of the nation’s spending on health care is driven by 5 percent of patients, and improving health outcomes and curbing spending in health care will require identifying who these high-needs patients are and providing coordinated services” (from EurekAlert)
Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTC3 – Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact, but not always… – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions: Meta-analyses of RCTs – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)
“Review suggests it might be sensible to tackle smoking and diet separately, rather than at the same time” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)