Bulletin of the World Health Organization

VOL.77, NO 1, 1999

Editorials

Making a difference
Gro Harlem Brundtland 1

A new role for the Bulletin 2
Richard G.A. Feachem

Research

Mumps and mumps vaccine: a global review 3
A.M. Galazka, S.E. Robertson, & A. Kraigher

Diagnosing anaemia using the Haemoglobin 15
Colour Scale
N.R. van den Broek et al.

Unrecognized sexually transmitted infections 22
in rural South African women
D. Wilkinsonetal

Use of an autodestruct syringe compared 29
with a disposable syringe
C.M. Nelson, A. Sutanto,&G.P Suradana

In vivo and in vitro tests ofchloroquine 34
resistance
7? Ringwald 6- LK. Basco

Policy and Practice

Towards evidence-based health care reform 44
M. Vienonen, D. Jankauskiene & A. Vask

Prizes for weight loss 50
L Englberger

Round Table

Animal-to-human organ transplants 54
AS. Daar


Discussion 62

].S. Allan; A.PR. Alumhare; EH. Bach;
A. Caplan; L. Chapman; B.M. Dickens;
J.A. Fishman; C.G. Groth &.E. Breimer;
A.Menache; PJ. Morris; E. Van Rongen

Public Health Classics
Measuring the health hazards of tobacco: 82
Commentary
A.D. Lopez

Smoking and carcinoma of the lung 84
R. Doll & A. Bradford Hill


News 94

Books & Electronic Media

Readers' Forum . 97

Bulletin
of the Worid Health Organization
VOL:77, NO:2, 1999

Editorials

Whats in a name? 101
Julio Frenk

The challenge of biological 102
and chemical weapons
Matthew Mesehon

Research
Changing trends in barriers 104
to cataract surgery in India
K. Vaidyanathan et al.

Human echinococcosis in Bulgaria 110
T Todorov V. Boeva

Home delivery ofheat-stable vaccines 119
in Indonesia
A. Sutanto et al.

Influenza vaccination among the elderly in Italy 127
F. Pregliasco et al.

Measics: effect ofa two-dose vaccination 132
programme in Catalonia, Spain
P. Godoy, A. Dominguez, d" L. Salleras

Vector control and bancroftian filariasis 138
C.A. Maxwell et al.

Morbidity and mortality among hypoxaernic 144
Gambian children with ALRI

T.E. Westetal.
Retrospective
The efforts of WHO and Pugwash 149
to eliminate chemical and biological weapons
M. M. Kaplan

Policy and Practice
Health expenditure and finance 156
J. Doherty et al.

Integrating homoeopathy in health Systems 160
B. Poitevin

Revolving drug funds: 167
a step towards health security
T. Umenai 1. S. Naruia

Foodsafetytrainingfornutritionists 172
J.S. Crowtheretal.

Light on population health Status 176
K. Beyrer et al.

Health expectancy indicators 181
J.-M. Robine, l. Romieu, E. Cambois

A management Information system 186
for nurse/midwives
/. Ogunbekun

A strategy for reducing maternal mortality 190
A. B. Suleiman et al.

Public Health Classics

Poliovirus vaccine: Commentary 194
J.-M. Olive B. Aylward

Live, orally given poliovirus vaccine 196

A. B. Sabin et al.
NEWS 202
Books & Electronic Media 204
Readers' Forum 205

New opportunities for the control of fascioliasis 300
L. Savioli, L. Chitsulo, &A. Montresor

Research
Cost of malaria control in Sri Lanka 301
F. Konradsen, P. Steele, D. Perera, W. van der Hoek,
P.H. Amerasingbe, F.P. Amerashighe

Hospital-based study of severe malaria and associated deaths 310
in Myanmar
M.N. Ejov, T. Tun, S. Aung, S. Lwin, K. Sein

Smoking: attitudes of Costa Rjcan physicians and opportunities 315
for intervention
D. W. Cross man, J.J. Knox, C. Nash, <&&deg;J. G. Jimenez

Rapid ethnographic assessment ofbreastfeeding practices in periurban 323
Mexico City

Chagas disease vector control through different intervention modalities 331
in endemic localities of Paraguay
A Rojas de Arias, E.A. Fern, M.E. Ferreira, L.C. Simancas

Epidemiology of human fascioliasis: a review and proposed 340
new classification
M.S. Mas-Coma,J.G. Esteban, M.D. Bargues

Policy and Practice
Food safety in the 21st century 347
F. Kaforstein M. Abdussalam

Vaccine storage in the community: a study in central Italy 352
M. Crasso, G. Ripabelli, M.L. Sammano, T.M. Manfredi Selvaggi,
A. Quaranta

Patients' perception and satisfaction with health care professionals 356
at primary care facilities in Trinidad and Tobago
H. Singh, E.D. Haqq, N. Mustapha

News 361
Readers' Forum , 364
Directions to Contributors 365

BULLETIN
of the world health organization
VOL:77, NO:5, 1999

Treat tobacco dependence and "bend the trend" 367
Richard D. Hurt

Strong bones in later lifc 368
Anthony D. Woolf
Research
Kala-azar epidernic in Varanasi district, India 371
R. Kumar, P. Kumar, R.K. C'howdhar)', K. Pai, C.P. Misbra,
K. Kumar, et al

Seasonal diarrhoeal mortality ainong Mexican children 375
S. Villa, II. Gltiscafre,

Effect of breastfeeding educationon the feeding pattern and health of infants in
their first 4 months in rhe Islarnic Republic of Iran
M. D. Froozani, K. Permebzadeh,A.R. Dorosti Motlagh, B. Gokstan

True Status of srnear- positive pulrnonary tuberculosis defaulters 386
in Malawi
M .1,. Kruyt, N.D. Krayt, AI. f. Boeree, A.D. Hch-ms,
F.M. Salamponi, P.A. van Noord

In vitro sensitivity of Pliisniodium fakiparum to artesunate in Tliailand 392
C. WonGsrichanalai, T. WiMOnwatrwawatee P. Sookto,
A. laoboonchai, D.G. Heppner, D.E. Ky!e, W.H. Wernsdorfer

Policy and practice
Organizing delivery care: what works for safe motherhood? 399
M..A. Koblinsky, 0. Campbeli, J. Heichelheim

NutritOn advocacy and national development: the PROFILBS 407
prugranime and its application
Barton R. Burkhaiter, HdwardAbel, Victor Aguayo,
Seriffte M. Diene, Margaret B. Parlato, fay S. ROSS

Round tabelones
strong bones in later life: luxury or necessity? 416
Pierre D. Delmas Mary f'raser

Discussion 423

Public Health Classic
Pioneering cornmunity-onented primär care 436
M Susser

the Pholela Health Centre: a progress report 439
Sidney L. Kark John Cassel

News 448
Books & Electeronic Media 450
Direction to contributtots 451;

BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
VOL.77 , NO. 7 , 1999

CONTENTS

Critical Reflection
Health inequalities and social group differences: 537
what should we measure?
C.J.l.. Murray, E.E. Gakidou, & J. Frenk

Research
Measles epidemiology and outbreak response immunization 545
in a rural community in Peru
D.U. Sniadack, B. Moscoso, R.Aguilar.J Heath,
W. Bellini, & M. Chuy Chin

Evaluation of a rapid and inexpensive Dispstick assay 553
for the diagnosis of Plasmodiurn falciparum malaria
C.D. Mills, D.C.H Burgess, H.J, Taylor, & K.C. Kain

Imported malaria (1985—95): trends and perspectives 560
P. Muente tier, P. Schlagenhauf, & R. Steffen

Epidemiology of malaria in pregnancy in central India 567
N. Singh, MM. Shukla, & V.P, Sharma

Chronic Japanese schistosomiasis and hepatocellular carcinoma: 573
ten years of follow-up in Yamanashi Prefecture, japan
thlmiyoshi I Ida, Ryuichi I Ida, Iliroshi Kamijo, Kazubiko7Takaso,
& Yoshiki Miyazaki, \Vataru Funabashi, Kazuko Tsuchiya, Yoshiro Matsumoto

PoticyandPractice

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness: a summary 582
of first experiences
T. lawbrechts, J. Bryce, & V. Orinda

An electronic netwBork for the surveillance ofantirnicrobial 595
resistance in bacterial nosocomial isolates in (Greece
A.C. Vatopoulos, V. Kalapothaki, N.J. legakis,
& the Creek Network for the Sun'eillance of Antimicrobial Resistance

Awareness about a national immunization day programme 602
in the Sunsari district of Nepal
N. Jha,pokbrel, & R. Sebgal

Lessons on humanitarian assistance 607
Miguel Gracia Antequera & Maria Morales Suarez- Varela

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.looks & Electronic Media :
ilyidelinesforContributors .-.615

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