Subject: FYI: August issue of the WHO Bulletin
From: Liz Nugent <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 10:56:04 +0000

Excuse crosspostings.

Highlights from the August 2015 issue:

·         Gross national happiness in Bhutan

·         Emergency water treatment for refugees in South Sud

·         Boosting health workers’ skills in Ukraine

·         Interview: space technologies for public health

·         Investing in emergency care

·         Gaps in HIV treatment access in the Americas

·         The true burden of foodborne diseases in Japan

·         Cash transfers for the health impact of climate change

You can now read the Bulletin on a variety of different formats. The journal is now available on electronic publishing devices, Kindle readers and as a Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) digital talking book.

Complete list of contents for Volume 93, Number 8, August, 513-588.

Abstracts and other items are available in عربي, 中文, Français, Русский and Español.

Volume 93, Number 8, August 2015, 513-588

IN THIS MONTH'S BULLETIN

In this month’s Bulletin
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.000815

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 974kb

EDITORIALS

Gross national happiness and health: lessons from Bhutan
Gyambo Sithey, Anne-Marie Thow & Mu Li
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.160754

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 648kb ¦ DAISY zip, 11kb ¦ ePub, 496kb ¦ Kindle, 500kb

NEWS

Public health round-up
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.010815

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 769kb

Boosting health skills in Ukraine
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.020815

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 832kb ¦ DAISY zip, 378kb ¦ ePub, 798kb ¦ Kindle, 801kb

Space technologies for health
doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.030815

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 663kb ¦ DAISY zip, 67kb ¦ ePub, 467kb ¦ Kindle, 471kb

RESEARCH

New indicators for delay in initiation of antiretroviral treatment: estimates for Cameroon
Jacques DA Ndawinz, Xavier Anglaret, Eric Delaporte, Sinata Koulla-Shiro, Delphine Gabillard, Albert Minga, Dominique Costagliola & Virginie Supervie
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.147892

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 963kb ¦ DAISY zip, 62kb ¦ ePub, 2.24Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.25Mb

Monitoring of HIV treatment in seven countries in the WHO Region of the Americas
Pablo F Belaunzarán-Zamudio, Yanink N Caro-Vega, Bryan E Shepherd, Brenda E Crabtree-Ramírez, Paula M Luz, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Carina Cesar, Pedro Cahn, Claudia Cortés, Marcelo Wolff, Jean W Pape, Denis Padgett, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Catherine McGowan, Juan G Sierra-Madero & on behalf of CCASAnet
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.147447

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 903kb ¦ DAISY zip, 145kb ¦ ePub, 2.48Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.49Mb

Estimating the burden of foodborne diseases in Japan
Yuko Kumagai, Stuart Gilmour, Erika Ota, Yoshika Momose, Toshiro Onishi, Ver Luanni Feliciano Bilano, Fumiko Kasuga, Tsutomu Sekizaki & Kenji Shibuya
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.148056

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 930kb ¦ DAISY zip, 250kb ¦ ePub, 2.64Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.64Mb

Effectiveness of emergency water treatment practices in refugee camps in South Sudan
Syed Imran Ali, Syed Saad Ali & Jean-Francois Fesselet
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.147645

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 918kb ¦ DAISY zip, 118kb ¦ ePub, 2.44Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.44Mb

POLICY & PRACTICE

Climate change, cash transfers and health
Frank Pega, Caroline Shaw, Kumanan Rasanathan, Jennifer Yablonski, Ichiro Kawachi & Simon Hales
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.150037

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 824kb ¦ DAISY zip, 44kb ¦ ePub, 1.79Mb ¦ Kindle, 1.80Mb

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

National health accounts data from 1996 to 2010: a systematic review
Anthony L Bui, Rouselle F Lavado, Elizabeth K Johnson, Benjamin PC Brooks, Michael K Freeman, Casey M Graves, Annie Haakenstad, Benjamin Shoemaker, Michael Hanlon & Joseph L Dieleman
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.145235

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 975kb ¦ DAISY zip, 223kb ¦ ePub, 2.80Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.81Mb

Emergency care in 59 low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Ziad Obermeyer, Samer Abujaber, Maggie Makar, Samantha Stoll, Stephanie R Kayden, Lee A Wallis, Teri A Reynolds & on behalf of the Acute Care Development Consortium
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.148338

Abstract [HTML] ¦ Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 982kb ¦ DAISY zip, 143kb ¦ ePub, 2.60Mb ¦ Kindle, 2.60Mb

PERSPECTIVES

Aggression in mental health settings: a case study in Ghana
Helen Jack, Maureen Canavan, Elizabeth Bradley & Angela Ofori-Atta
doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.145813

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 723kb ¦ DAISY zip, 15kb ¦ ePub, 529kb ¦ Kindle, 532kb

CORRIGENDUM

doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.100815

Article [HTML] ¦ Article pdf, 49kb