Health, Education, Social Protection News & Notes 05/2011

Health, Education, Social Protection
News & Notes 05/2011

A bi-weekly newsletter supported by GIZ
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27 February 2011
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Table of Contents:
BOOKS .............................................................................. 4
Successful Social Protection Floor Experiences.................................................................. 4
Impact Evaluation in Practice.............................................................................................. 4
The State of the World's Children 2011: Adolescence - An Age of Opportunity.................... 4
2010 Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data...................... 5
What Works for Women and Girls: Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions............................. 5
Realizing the Right to Health: Whose Role is it Anyway? .................................................... 5
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS................................................... 6
Global Health.............................................................................................................. 6
Global Health Risks: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks .... 6
A blueprint for UN Women: What does civil society at country level expect from the new UN
women’s agency?............................................................................................................... 6
Method for Synthesizing Knowledge About Public Policies.................................................. 6
Universal Health Coverage Update - Issue No. 1, 2011 ...................................................... 7
Taking the Temperature: The Future of Global Health Journalism ....................................... 7
HIV - AIDS - STI ......................................................................................................... 7
UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines (January 2011)................................................................ 7
UNAIDS Executive Director’s Letter to Partners - 2011 ....................................................... 8
Treatment 2.0: catalysing the next phase of scale-up.......................................................... 8
Promising responses to HIV and AIDS in agriculture, rural development, self-help and social
protection ........................................................................................................................... 8
HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe 2009 ............................................................................... 9
Where does public funding for HIV prevention go to? The case of condoms versus
microbicides and vaccines .................................................................................................. 9
Consultation on Strategic Information & HIV Prevention among Most-at-Risk Adolescents.. 9
7 Steps to Improve HIV/AIDS Programs ........................................................................... 10
Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Introductory Guide for Health Workers in Africa............ 10
Measles Outbreak in Africa - Is There a Link to the HIV-1 Epidemic? ................................ 10
Sexual & Reproductive Health .................................................................................. 11
Eight Facts About the Global Gag Rule............................................................................. 11
Gender, Sexuality, and HIV: a Training Module................................................................. 11
Medical abortion training resources [Multi-language CD-ROM] ......................................... 11
Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation: Research on the reduction of the
demand............................................................................................................................ 12
Maternal & Child Health............................................................................................ 12
Misoprostol and medical abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean .............................. 12
A Review of Global Accountability Mechanisms for Women’s and Children’s Health ......... 12
Cervical cancer in women with HIV................................................................................... 13
WHO Recommendations for Induction of Labour .............................................................. 13
Promoting the rights of minority children and women: a review of UNICEF’s policies and
practices .......................................................................................................................... 13
Healthy Active Kids: South Africa Report Card 2010 ......................................................... 13
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Malaria...................................................................................................................... 14
Evaluating the effectiveness of IPTi on malaria using routine health information from
sentinel health centres in southern Tanzania .................................................................... 14
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Intermittent
Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Children (IPTc) ........................................................... 14
How artemisinin-containing combination therapies slow the spread of antimalarial drug
resistance......................................................................................................................... 14
Reductions in malaria and anaemia case and death burden at hospitals following scale-up
of malaria control in Zanzibar, 1999-2008 ......................................................................... 15
Malaria in the renaissance: Remedies from European herbals from the 16th and 17th
century ............................................................................................................................. 15
A Fresh Look at the Origin of Plasmodium falciparum, the Most Malignant Malaria Agent . 15
Tuberculosis ............................................................................................................. 16
Global Fund financing of public-private mix approaches for delivery of tuberculosis care... 16
Factors associated with patient and health care system delay in diagnosis and treatment for
TB in sub-Saharan African countries with high burdens of TB and HIV.............................. 16
Approaches to TB/HIV Integration .................................................................................... 16
Missed opportunities in TB diagnosis: a TB Process-Based Performance Review tool to
evaluate and improve clinical care .................................................................................... 17
Other Infectious Diseases......................................................................................... 17
Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus: current situation and post-pandemic recommendations ..... 17
Elimination of Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mapping of
Selected Diseases............................................................................................................ 17
The Human African Trypanosomiasis Control and Surveillance Programme of the World
Health Organization 2000-2009: The Way Forward........................................................... 18
Essential Medicines.................................................................................................. 18
Traditional Herbal Remedies for Primary Health Care ....................................................... 18
Improving access and stimulating vaccines development for use in resource poor settings 18
Social Protection....................................................................................................... 19
South Africa’s social security system: Expanding coverage of grants and limiting increases
in inequality ...................................................................................................................... 19
Social protection in Brazil: Impacts on poverty, inequality and growth ............................... 19
Cell phones, electronic delivery systems and social cash transfers: Recent evidence and
experiences from Africa.................................................................................................... 19
Explanation of inequality in utilization of ambulatory care before and after universal health
insurance in Thailand ....................................................................................................... 20
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene..................................................................................... 20
Solid Waste Management in the World’s Cities - Water & Sanitation in the World’s Cities . 20
Collection of Municipal Solid Waste in Developing Countries ............................................ 20
The MDG target on Water and Sanitation Reader ............................................................. 21
Human Resources.................................................................................................... 21
Mid-level health providers: a promising resource to achieve the health Millennium
Development Goals .......................................................................................................... 21
Attraction and retention of qualified health workers to rural areas in Nigeria: a case study of
four LGAs in Ogun State, Nigeria...................................................................................... 21
Tracking and monitoring the health workforce: a new human resources information system
(HRIS) in Uganda ............................................................................................................. 22
Perceived unfairness in working conditions: The case of public health services in Tanzania
........................................................................................................................................ 22
Recent trends in human resources for health at the district level in Indonesia: evidence from
3 districts in Java.............................................................................................................. 22
Human resources for health in southeast Asia: shortages, distributional challenges, and
international trade in health services................................................................................. 23
Health Systems & Research ..................................................................................... 23
Neglected Disease Research and Development: Is the Global Financial Crisis Changing
R&D? ............................................................................................................................... 23
Open Source for Neglected Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities ............................... 23
Health Systems in Transition - Template for authors ......................................................... 24
Information & Communication Technology ............................................................... 24
The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa .................................................. 24

Health Information as Health Care: The Role of Mobiles in Unlocking Health Data and
Wellness .......................................................................................................................... 24
Re-Inventing Health Care Training In The Developing World: The Case For Satellite
Applications In Rural Environments .................................................................................. 25
White Paper - Information & Communication Technologies for Development: Health ........ 25
The Evolving Internet: Driving Forces, Uncertainties, and Four Scenarios to 2025 ............ 25
Education ................................................................................................................. 26
The Central Role of Education in the Millennium Development Goals ............................... 26
Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise........................................... 26
The Power of Persistence: Education System Reform and Aid Effectiveness .................... 26
Benin’s progress in education: Expanding access and narrowing the gender gap ............. 27
Harm Reduction and Drug Use................................................................................. 27
Scaling up the national methadone maintenance treatment program in China: achievements
and challenges ................................................................................................................. 27
Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia................................................. 27
Millennium Development Goals ................................................................................ 28
Score the Goals: Teaming Up to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals................... 28
Monitoring Health Equity in the MDGs: A Practical Guide.................................................. 28
Millennium Development Goals in Russia: Looking into the Future.................................... 28
Addressing the Millennium Development Goals from a Surgical Perspective..................... 29
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: A Measure of Progress ............................. 29
Development Assistance .......................................................................................... 29
From national to global development: Taking the long view............................................... 29
Eight lessons from three years working on transparency................................................... 30
The Programme of the Club of Rome on A New Path for World Development ................... 30
Others ...................................................................................................................... 30
The Burden of Cancer in Developing Countries ................................................................ 30
Migration and Health in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) - A review of the
literature........................................................................................................................... 31
Interactions Between Health and Farm-Labor Productivity ................................................ 31
Mobile Phone Use: A growing problem of driver distraction ............................................... 31
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES ........................................... 31

Global Atlas of Trachoma ................................................................................................. 31
Microinsurance Matters Newsletter No. 9 - November 2010 .............................................. 32
Current Grey Literature Report - Vol. 13, No. 1 - January 2011 ......................................... 32
Health Systems Evidence................................................................................................. 32
INTERESTING WEB SITES ............................................. 32

Mainstreaming HIV in German Development Cooperation ................................................ 32
Health Research Web ...................................................................................................... 33
Meducation - The Medical Education Network .................................................................. 33
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES .......................................... 33

E-learning course: Basics of Health Economics ................................................................ 33
Course on HIV/AIDS and Food and Nutrition Security....................................................... 33
HIV/AIDS and the World of Work: a prevention & social protection perspective ................. 34
CONFERENCES .............................................................. 34
International Health and Development Communication Conference .................................. 34
CARTOON ....................................................................... 35
TIPS & TRICKS................................................................ 35

Resize Windows 7 Columns Shortcut ............................................................................... 35
Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots ....................................................................... 35

BOOKS
Successful Social Protection Floor Experiences
Sharing Innovative Experiences, Volume 18
by Francisco Simplicio, Christian Jacquier, Christine Bockstal et al.

International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Develop-
ment Programme (UNDP), February 2011
420 pp. 4.7 MB:

http://www.ilo.org/gimi/gess/RessFileDownload.do;jsessionid=9f7a
aa1d5145bb03708598222f3c68bf939cbca44ee904b21eaac857766ede31
.e3aTbhuLbNmSe34PbxqQaxqLb3r0?ressourceId=20840
This book presents 18 case studies on social protection floor policies from 15 countries
of the global South. It is the first to bring together examples of good social protection
floor practices for South-South learning. The social protection floor approach combines
all social services and income transfer programmes in a coherent and consistent way,
preventing people from falling into poverty and empowering those who are poor to es-
cape the poverty trap and find decent jobs. In the absence of social protection, people
are subjected to increased risks of sinking below the poverty line or remaining caught in
poverty.
***
Impact Evaluation in Practice
by Paul J. Gertler, Sebastian Martinez, Patrick Premand et al.

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World
Bank, 2011
266 pp. 3.1 MB:

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTHDOFFICE/Resources/5485726-
1295455628620/Impact_Evaluation_in_Practice.pdf
The book is a non-technical overview of how to design and use impact evaluation to
build more effective programs to alleviate poverty and improve people’s lives. Aimed at
policymakers, project managers and development practitioners, the book offers experts
and non-experts alike a review of why impact evaluations are important and how they
are designed and implemented. The goal is to further the ability of policymakers and
practitioners to use impact evaluations to help make policy decisions based on evidence
of what works the most effectively.
***
The State of the World's Children 2011: Adolescence - An Age of Opportu-

nity
by David Anthony, Chris Brazier, Maritza Ascencios et al.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), February 2011
148 pp. 2.9 MB:

http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/SOWC_2011_Main_Report
_EN_02242011.pdf

The publication examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they
face in health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vu l-
nerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report highlights the singular opportunities that ado-
lescence offers, both for adolescents themselves and for the societies they live in. The
evidence demonstrates that investing in adolescents’ second decade is our best hope of
breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and inequity and of laying the foundation
for a more peaceful, tolerant and equitable world.
***
2010 Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data
by David Colin, Cristobal de Brey, Adriana Harvey et al.

USAID - Economic Analysis and Data Services (EADS), October 2010
222 pp. 5.5 MB:

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADT333.pdf
The 2010 edition of the LAC Databook includes the most recent data at the time of pub-
lication from a multitude of official country sources and leading international institutions.
Data tables provide statistics useful for regional analysis; and analytical graphics are
presented throughout the book. The presentation of many of the tables and figures in
the LAC Databook allows for comparisons to be made across both countries and time. If
interpreted with care, the data in this publication can present a useful picture of the state
and progress of socioeconomic development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
***
What Works for Women and Girls: Evidence for HIV/AIDS Interventions
by J. Gay, K. Hardee, M. Croce-Galis et al.

Open Society Institute (OSI), June 2010
534 pp. 1.8 MB:

http://www.whatworksforwomen.org/system/attachments/2/original/
what-works-for-women-and-girls.pdf?1278700491
The purpose of this book is to compile and summarize the base of evidence to support
successful interventions in HIV programming for women and girls. This review contains
findings from evaluated interventions in 90 countries with a focus on developing coun-
tries and contains approximately 2000 references for programming related to the contin-
uum of HIV and AIDS; from prevention to treatment, care and support, and strengthe n-
ing the enabling environment for policies and programming.
***
Realizing the Right to Health: Whose Role is it Anyway?
by Andrew Clapham and Mary Robinson

Swiss Human Rights Handbook, Vol.3.; 2009
Download chapter by chapter as Adobe PDF files (576 pp.) at:

http://www.swisshumanrightsbook.com/SHRB/shrb_03.html
In this third volume of the Swiss Human Rights Book series, leading international ex-
perts in human rights and health address issues such as access to essential medicine,

HIV/AIDS, trade and health, SARS and malaria, and human rights approaches to other
key health challenges. They address the role of governments, non-state actors and
healthcare practitioners, the responses of multilateral institutions, and highlight some of
the most promising strategies for realizing the right to health.
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
Global Health
Global Health Risks: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to se-

lected major risks
by Colin Mathers, Gretchen Stevens, Maya Mascarenhas et al.

World Health Organization, 2009
70 pp. 3.6 MB:

http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/GlobalHealthRisks_report_full.pdf
The publication is a response to the need for comprehensive, consistent and compara-
ble information on health risks at global and regional level. Global health risks is a co m-
prehensive assessment of leading risks to global health. It provides detailed global and
regional estimates of premature mortality, disability and loss of health attributable to 24
global risk factors.
***
A blueprint for UN Women: What does civil society at country level expect
from the new UN women’s agency?
by Daniela Rosche and Jo Griffin

Oxfam and VSO UK, February 2011
32 pp. 3.9 MB:

http://www.oxfamnovib.nl/Redactie/Downloads/Rapporten/UK%20
Women%20Survey%20Report_%20feb201_NW_2.pdf
The foundation of UN Women provides a historic opportunity to transform the lives of

women and girls. To deliver results, UN Women must target the most urgent issues for
women and absorb the lessons of the past. UN Women should build these priorities and
new approach into its structures and systems. This report focuses on the views of 100
selected civil society organisations (CSOs) working on women’s issues on the ground. It
aims to outline the key priorities for UN Women and to propose how the agency should
proceed to deliver tangible progress at country level.
***
Method for Synthesizing Knowledge About Public Policies
Florence Morestin, François-Pierre Gauvin, Marie-Christine Hogue et al.

National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, Canada, Sep-
tember 2010
65 pp. 288 kB:

http://www.ncchpp.ca/docs/MethodPP_EN.pdf

This document is intended for public health actors who, given their role as health pro-
moters, are interested in how public policy can act as a lever for action that affects
population health and its determinants. Fulfilling this role requires them to synthesize
knowledge about how effective public policies are at promoting health (including how ef-
fective they are in a given context) and about the issues surrounding the implementation
of these policies.
***
Universal Health Coverage Update - Issue No. 1, 2011
The Task Force for Universal Health Coverage, February 2011
2 pp. 687 kB:

http://www.resultsfordevelopment.org/sites/resultsfordevelopment.org/files/newsle
tterversion2FINAL.pdf
Over three billion people globally continue to finance their health care primarily through
out-of-pocket payments. Better ways of paying for health care are now feasible and
necessary. A growing number of countries and institutions are focusing on policies that
spread health care costs more equitably across the population, improve access to
health services and reduce poverty from catastrophic healthcare expenditures. These
efforts represent an emerging global movement to pursue and achieve Universal Health
Coverage (UHC).
***
Taking the Temperature: The Future of Global Health Journalism
by Nellie Bristol and John Donnelly

A report for The Kaiser Family Foundation, February 2011
32 pp. 503 kB:

http://www.kff.org/globalhealth/upload/8135.pdf
Aiming to take a snapshot of the state of global health journalism, the report found that
shrinking newsroom budgets and the closing of many foreign bureaus are curtailing
global health coverage within traditional news media outlets. Advocacy and nongovern-
mental organizations are increasingly bypassing news outlets and producing their own
content, leading to questions about how global health news will evolve. In addition, with
outside sources now funding some global health journalism coverage, the long-term
sustainability of such funding is brought into question.
HIV - AIDS - STI
UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines (January 2011)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), January 2011
31 pp. 271 kB:

http://data.unaids.org/pub/Manual/2008/jc1336_unaids_terminology_guide_en.pdf
These guidelines to UNAIDS’ preferred terminology have been developed for use by
staff members, colleagues in the Programme’s 10 Co-sponsoring organizations, and
other partners working in the global response to HIV. Language shapes beliefs and may
influence behaviours. Considered use of appropriate language has the power to

strengthen the global response to the epidemic. UNAIDS is pleased to make these
guidelines to preferred terminology freely available. It is a living, evolving document that
is reviewed on a regular basis.
***
UNAIDS Executive Director’s Letter to Partners - 2011
24 pp. 1.3 MB:

http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/d
ocument/2011/20110218a_LetterToPartners.pdf
In this letter, Michel Sidibé presents his thoughts on the AIDS response - 30 years in -
and what must happen to transform the response to reach the UNAIDS vision of zero
new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths. He outlines a set
of six new frontiers to move the global AIDS response forward: The democratization of
the response; making the law work for not against AIDS; reducing the upward trajectory
of programme costs; making funding for AIDS a shared responsibility; making the AIDS
movement a bridge to development; and fostering scientific innovation for HIV preven-
tion and treatment.
***
Treatment 2.0: catalysing the next phase of scale-up
by Gottfried Hirnschall and Bernhard Schwartländer

The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 25 February 2011
2 pp. 247 kB:

http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS014067361160247X.pdf?i
d=4d037fefcb72946c:7db7d612:12e5da41409:-7c931298651268216
The authors report on the new strategy proposed by UNAIDS and WHO to tackle HIV in-
fections in developing countries. “Treatment 2.0” is designed to maximise the efficiency
and effectiveness of HIV treatment by focusing on five priorities: optimising drug reg i-
mens, advancing point-of-care and other simplified platforms for diagnosis and monitor-
ing, reducing costs, adapting delivery systems, and mobilising communities.
***
Promising responses to HIV and AIDS in agriculture, rural development,

self-help and social protection
by Iris Onipede and Ellen Schmitt

Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor, 2010
132 pp. 870 kB:

http://german-practice-collection.org/en/download-
centre/doc_download/899
This document was conducted as a desk study and provides useful information and
practical examples of responses to HIV and AIDS in the fields of agriculture, rural deve l-
opment, self-help and social protection. It aims to invite Misereor partners and others
working in these fields to reflect on their current approaches and to encourage them to
respond in their core business to the challenges brought by HIV and AIDS.
***

HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe 2009
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control/WHO Regional Of-

fice for Europe, January 2011
104 pp. 4.8 MB:

http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/101129_S
UR_HIV_2009.pdf
This report, prepared jointly with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, presents data on
HIV and AIDS for the whole European Region, including the EU and EEA countries.
Analyses are provided for the EU and EEA region, and also by geographical area of the
WHO European Region.
***
Where does public funding for HIV prevention go to? The case of condoms
versus microbicides and vaccines
by Anny JTP Peters, Maja Micevska Scharf, Francien TM van Driel et al.
Global Health, 2010 December 30;6:23
10 pp. 315 kB:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023651/pdf/1744-8603-6-23.pdf
This study analyses the priorities of public donors in funding HIV prevention by either in-
tegrated condom programming or HIV preventive microbicides and vaccines in the pe-
riod between 2000 and 2008. The European public donors gave a larger share to con-
dom programming than the United States, but exhibited a similar downward trend in fa-
vour of funding research on vaccines and microbicides. Both public donor parties in-
vested progressively more in research on vaccines and microbicides rather than ad-
dressing the shortage of condoms and improving access to integrated condom pro-
gramming in developing countries.
***
Consultation on Strategic Information & HIV Prevention among Most-at-

Risk Adolescents
2 - 4 September 2009, Geneva
Consultation Report by Nicola Bull, Diane Widdus, Pierre Robert et al.

UNICEF in collaboration with the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and
Young People, 2010
68 pp. 1.1 MB:

http://www.unicef.org/aids/files/MARA_Consultation_Final_v3.pdf
The Consultation on Strategic Information and HIV Prevention among Most-at-Risk Ado-
lescents (MARA) focused on experiences in countries with low and concentrated epi-
demics where HIV infection is concentrated among men having sex with men (MSM), in-
jecting drug users (IDUs), and those who sell sex. The meeting aimed to facilitate the
exchange of information across regions on country-level data collection regarding
MARA; identify ways to use strategic information to improve HIV prevention among
MARA; and suggest ways to build support for MARA programming among decision
makers.
***

7 Steps to Improve HIV/AIDS Programs
A Guide for HIV/AIDS Program Managers and Providers
by Nicole R. Judice
MEASURE Evaluation, 2010
116 pp. 1.4 MB:

http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/publications/ms-09-38/at_download/document
The Guide for HIV/AIDS Program Managers and Providers presents concrete steps and
illustrative examples that can be used to facilitate the use of information as a part of the
decision-making processes guiding program design, management and service provision
in the health sector. The seven steps to information use outlined in this document will
help address barriers to using routinely collected data.
***
Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Introductory Guide for Health Workers in
Africa
by Benjamin Brown, Andrew Scheibe, Eduard Saunders et al.

Developed by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, December 2009
102 pp. 1.8 MB:

http://www.safaids.net/files/IAVI_Men_who_have_sex_with_men_2009_ENG.pdf
This manual highlights issues that are specific to men who have sex with men (MSM)
and provides additional training relevant for addressing this population group. The publi-
cation is designed for HIV counsellors and other health workers who work in Africa and
have varying degrees of expertise in addressing issues related to MSM. The contrib u-
tors hope that this manual will provide counsellors and health care providers with the in-
sight and skills necessary to discuss MSM behaviours among their clients and provide
counselling services that adequately cater to the unique needs of MSM in an African
context.
***
Measles Outbreak in Africa - Is There a Link to the HIV-1 Epidemic?
by Anna Nilsson and Francesca Chiodi

PLoS Pathog 7(2): e1001241 (10 February 2011)
3 pp. 214 kB:

http://www.plospathogens.org/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action?uri=info%3Ad
oi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1001241&representation=PDF
This article highlights the possibility of a co-existing link between the measles outbreaks
and pathological features of HIV-1 infection in mothers and children. The authors con-
clude that the recommended vaccination schedule to eradicate measles may be inad e-
quate in countries with a high proportion of adults and children with HIV-1. According to
the findings presented in this article, they propose that HAART should be administered
to children and adults with HIV-1 prior to measles vaccination since HAART improves
the capacity to establish long-term serological memory and maintain memory B cell re-
sponses in individuals with HIV-1.
***

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Eight Facts About the Global Gag Rule
Population Action International, February 11, 2011
2 pp. 171 kB:

http://www.populationaction.org/Publications/Fact_Sheets/Eight_
Facts_About_the_Global_Gag_Rule/8facts.pdf
Ever since the Global Gag Rule (also known as the Mexico City Policy) was first intro-
duced in 1984, conservative U.S. politicians have used abortion politics in the U.S. to
block access to contraceptives for women in developing countries. Over and over again,
they have distorted the facts and ignored the realities faced by the 215 million women in
developing countries who do not want to become pregnant, but lack access to contra-
ception. Congress is now trying to permanently reinstate the Global Gag Rule, using
some of these same fictions. Don’t be fooled. Get the facts.
***
Gender, Sexuality, and HIV: a Training Module
Health Policy Initiative, October 2010
117 pp. 3.2 MB:

http://www.healthpolicyinitiative.com/Publications/Documents/1408_1_IGWG_GS
HIV_Module_Oct_2010_acc.pdf
This module trains HIV programme designers/managers to understand how gender and
sexuality inform HIV risk and resiliency. It explores sexuality as a broad concept that in-
fluences many dimensions of health and well-being. The training prepares participants
to design activities to address gender and sexuality in the context of HIV prevention,
care, and treatment, and guides participants through a process for conducting a gender
analysis with a focus on sexuality.
***
Medical abortion training resources [Multi-language CD-ROM]
Ipas, December, 2010
You may download the CD-ROM content at:

http://www.ipas.org/Publications/Medical_abortion_training_resources
_%5BMulti-language_CD%5D.aspx
The Ipas Medical Abortion (MA) Training Programme helps train clinicians on the use of
first trimester MA, particularly in limited-resource settings. This blended learning ap-
proach combines learning essential information through self -guided study with skills de-
velopment in a workshop setting to then apply to work situations through the practicum.
This multi-language CD (English, Spanish, French) contains the resources and tools
commonly used in MA training programmes.
***

Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation: Research on the re-
duction of the demand
by Gisèle Poinier & Willy Fautré

Human Rights Without Frontiers International, June 2010
12 pp. 203 kB:

http://zunia.org/uploads/media/knowledge/2010%20Trafficking%20Demand1298185489.doc
Despite numerous reports, action plans and international conferences on combating

human trafficking and sexual exploitation, the sex trade and organized criminal rings
continue to flourish. Reducing the demand for “sexual services” is a new battlefield that
some international organizations and states are cautiously exploring. This paper plans
to contribute to the debate on the efficiency of the existing demand-focused policies and
on the forms that the reduction of the demand could take.
Maternal & Child Health
Misoprostol and medical abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean
by Consorcio Latinoamericano Contra el Aborto Inseguro (CLACAI) and

Ipas, 2010
8 pp. 324 kB:

http://www.ipas.org/Publications/asset_upload_file380_5756.pdf
Close to 15,000 pregnancy-related deaths occur in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This publication discusses how the medicine ‘Misoprostol’, a proven technology for a va-
riety of obstetric and gynecologic uses, can help save lives in this region, where pos t-
partum hemorrhage (PPH) and incomplete abortion account for a large portion of ma-
ternal deaths.
***
A Review of Global Accountability Mechanisms for Women’s and Chil-

dren’s Health
by Judith Bueno de Mesquita, Gunilla Backman,

Barbara Bulc et al.
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child
Health, February 2011
28 pp. 166 kB:

http://www.who.int/pmnch/topics/part_publications/20110222_global_accountability_final.pdf
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s
Health, launched in September 2010, generated significant financial, policy and service
delivery commitments. This report reviews accountability arrangements with respect to
all the stakeholders that made commitments to the Global Strategy, focusing on mecha-
nisms for monitoring, review and remedy or action, which are the three key steps for a c-
countability.
***

Cervical cancer in women with HIV
by Lesley Odendal
HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice (HATIP), Issue 174, 17 February 2011
13 pp. 252 kB:

http://german-practice-collection.org/en/download-centre/doc_download/901
Women with HIV are at higher risk of developing cervical cancer as a result of infection
with human papilloma virus. This clinical review examines different methods of screen-
ing to identify the cervical abnormalities that may lead to cervical cancer if not treated. It
also examines challenges in screening, diagnosis and treatment in resource-limited set-
tings, and includes a case study of a ‘see and treat’ cervical screening programme in
Zambia.
***
WHO Recommendations for Induction of Labour
by A. Metin Gülmezoglu, João Paulo Souza, Matthews Mathai et al.

World Health Organization 2011
40 pp. 646 kB:

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241501156_eng.pdf
Over recent decades, more and more pregnant women around the world have under-
gone induction of labour (artificially initiated labour) to deliver their babies. Induction of
labour is not risk-free and many women find it to be uncomfortable. With a view to pro-
moting the best known clinical practices in labour and childbirth and to improving mate r-
nal outcomes worldwide, WHO has developed the present recommendations.
***
Promoting the rights of minority children and women: a review of UNI-

CEF’s policies and practices
by Galina Kostadinova, Mark Lattimer, Heather Labanya et al.

Minority Rights Group International, 2010
48 pp. 295 kB:

http://www.minorityrights.org/download.php?id=920
The main purpose of the present review is to undertake a stock-take of UNICEF’s work
on minority issues, examine achievements and challenges, and provide guidance for in-
tegrating minority issues into its operations and programmes. The exercise aims to
strengthen UNICEF’s understanding of minority issues, and to promote the systematic
inclusion of minority communities in UNICEF’s programming in all countries.
***
Healthy Active Kids: South Africa Report Card 2010
by Anniza de Villiers, Nelia Steyn, Yoga Coopoo

Vitality HealthStyle (Pty) Ltd, 2011
20 pp. 675 kB:

http://www.health-e.org.za/documents/b4d7824ac057bae337ca5dfabe519032.pdf

The 2010 Healthy Active Kids Report Card shows that there has been little or no im-
provement in the areas of tobacco use, nutrition, physical activity and obesity in South
African kids over the last three years. These are worrying trends as these lifestyle fac-
tors give rise to serious preventable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, lung dis-
ease and certain cancers, which are responsible for over half the adult deaths world-
wide. In order to give children a healthier future we have to change their behaviours
now, but we have to understand which factors drive these destructive behaviours.
Malaria
Evaluating the effectiveness of IPTi on malaria using routine health infor-

mation from sentinel health centres in southern Tanzania
by Barbara A Willey, Joanna RM Armstrong Schellenberg, Werner Maokola et al.

Malaria Journal 2011, 10:41 (14 February 2011)
31 pp. 681 kB:

http://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-2875-10-41.pdf
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) consists of the administra-

tion of a treatment dose of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) at the time of routine vac-
cinations. The use of routine Health Management and Information Services (HMIS) data
to investigate the effect of IPTi on malaria, anaemia, and all-cause attendance in chil-
dren aged 2-11 months presenting to 11 health centres in southern Tanzania is de-
scribed.
***
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of In-

termittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Children (IPTc)
by Anne L. Wilson, on behalf of the IPTc Taskforce

PLoS ONE 6(2): e16976 (14 February 2011)
12 pp. 416 kB:

http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action;jsessionid=92C958EC7E800B13C8F7
EDF54162C906.ambra02?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0016976&representation=PDF
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children less than five years of age (IPTc)
is a safe method of malaria control that has the potential to avert a significant proportion
of clinical malaria episodes in areas with markedly seasonal malaria transmission and
also appears to have a substantial protective effect against all-cause mortality.
***
How artemisinin-containing combination therapies slow the spread of an-

timalarial drug resistance
by Ian Hastings
Trends in Parasitology Vol.xxx No.x (Article in Press)
6 pp. 187 kB (free registration required):

http://www.malarianexus.com/articles/read/139/how-artemisinin-
containing-combination-therapies-slow-the-spread-of-antimalarial-drug-resistance/

Antimalarial drug therapies containing artemisinins, ‘ACTs’, have become the mainstay
for treating uncomplicated malaria in endemic countries. This is a major public health
achievement requiring substantial political, financial and scientific input. Recent reports
suggest that early stages of resistance to artemisinins and/or its partner drugs could be
occurring, thus it is timely to briefly review exactly how ACTs slow the origin and spread
of resistance and to interpret the threat of resistance within this context.
***
Reductions in malaria and anaemia case and death burden at hospitals fol-
lowing scale-up of malaria control in Zanzibar, 1999-2008
by Maru W Aregawi, Abdullah S Ali, Abdul-wahiyd Al-mafazy et al.

Malaria Journal 2011, 10:46 (18 February 2011)
31 pp. 502 kB:

http://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-2875-10-46.pdf
In Zanzibar, the Ministry of Health and partners accelerated malaria control from Sep-
tember 2003 onwards. The impact of the scale-up of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), in-
door-residual spraying (IRS) and artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) combined on
malaria burden was assessed at six out of seven in-patient health facilities. This scaling-
up of effective malaria interventions reduced malaria-related burden at health facilities
by over 75% within 5 years.
***
Malaria in the renaissance: Remedies from European herbals from the 16th
and 17th century
by Michael Adams, Wandana Alther, Michael Kessler et al.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology 133 (2011) 278-288 (5 November 2010)
11 pp. 493 kB: (free registration required)

http://www.malarianexus.com/articles/read/136/malaria-in-the-
renaissance-remedies-from-european-herbals-from-the-16th-and-17th-century/
From antiquity up into the 20th century tertian and quartan malaria which are caused by
the parasites Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium malariae were widespread in Central
Europe. Hundreds of different remedies against malaria can be found in herbals from
the Renaissance. The aim of this study is to document and discuss from a modern
pharmacological viewpoint the old remedies described in eight 16th and 17th century
herbals written in German.
***
A Fresh Look at the Origin of Plasmodium falciparum, the Most Malignant

Malaria Agent
by Franck Prugnolle, Patrick Durand, Benjamin Ollomo et al.

PLoS Pathog 7(2): e1001283 (24 February 2011)
8 pp. 971 kB:

http://www.plospathogens.org/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action;jsessionid=4D75629AB16D991E6E9D
F2F04224012C.ambra02?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1001283&representation=PDF
From which host did the most malignant human malaria come: birds, primates, or ro-
dents? When did the transfer occur? Over the last half century, these have been some

of the questions up for debate about the origin of Plasmodium falciparum, the most
common and deadliest human malaria parasite, which is responsible for at least one mil-
lion deaths every year. Recent findings bring elements in favor of a transfer from great
apes, but are these evidences really solid?
Tuberculosis
Global Fund financing of public-private mix approaches for delivery of tu-

berculosis care
S. S. Lal, Mukund Uplekar, Itamar Katz, et al.

Tropical Medicine & International Health; Article first published online: 20
February, 2011
8 pp. 160 kB:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02749.x/pdf
In spite of evidence of cost-effectiveness, public-private mix (PPM) constitutes only a

modest part of overall TB control activities. Scaling up PPM across countries could co n-
tribute to expanding access to TB care, increasing case detection, improving treatment
outcomes and help achieve the global TB control targets.
***
Factors associated with patient and health care system delay in diagnosis
and treatment for TB in sub-Saharan African countries with high burdens
of TB and HIV
Ramona K. C. Finnie, Lunic Base Khoza, Bart van den Borne et al.
Tropical Medicine & International Health; First published online: 14 February, 2011
18 pp. 284 kB:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02718.x/pdf
To identify factors causing delayed diagnosis and treatment for tuberculosis in high tu-
berculosis (TB)/HIV burden African countries the authors recommend partnerships with
traditional healers and research emphasizing HIV and system factors, standard defin i-
tions of delay and qualitative and cohort studies to identify enabling and reinforcing fa c-
tors related to delay.
***
Approaches to TB/HIV Integration
by Gitau Mburu
International HIV/AIDS Alliance, HIV Update No 9, February 2011
11 pp. 477 kB:

http://www.aidsalliance.org/includes/Publication/Update%209%20-
%20TB_HIV%20Integration.pdf
Tuberculosis is the most important cause of death amongst persons living with HIV.
Consequently, integration of TB and HIV is important because of the close linkages be-
tween the two diseases. Integration of TB and HIV can be achieved using several a p-
proaches for collaborative activities at different levels. Additionally, successful integra-

tion of TB and HIV is the first step in ensuring that both TB and HIV responses are fully
integrated into the wider health system.
***
Missed opportunities in TB diagnosis: a TB Process-Based Performance

Review tool to evaluate and improve clinical care
Nigel Field, Jill Murray, Michelle L Wong et al.

BMC Public Health 2011, 11:127 (22 February 2011)
25 pp. 233 kB:

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-127.pdf
This study introduces the TB Process-Based Performance Review (TB-PBPR) tool as a

novel method to review and evaluate clinical performance in TB management. The au-
thors found that simple clinical actions were omitted in many cases. The tool, in conjun c-
tion with a manual describing best practice, is adaptable to a range of settings, is educa-
tional and enables detailed feedback within a TB programme. The TB-PBPR tool and
manual are both freely available for general use.
Other Infectious Diseases
Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus: current situation and post-pandemic rec-

ommendations
World Health Organization, Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), No. 8, 2011, 86, 61-
72 (18 February 2011)
12 pp. 361 kB:

http://www.who.int/wer/2011/wer8608.pdf
Since its emergence in April 2009, pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus has affected
all parts of the world, causing the first influenza pandemic since 1968. Following the ob-
servation that 1 or 2 epidemic periods had occurred in most countries and in most WHO
Regions, WHO declared on 10 August 2010 that the world was moving into the post-
pandemic period. Laboratory data indicate that the recommended trivalent vaccines are
still well matched to the circulating viruses, and resistance to oseltamivir remains infre-
quent and sporadic.
***
Elimination of Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: A

Mapping of Selected Diseases
by Maria Cristina Schneider, Ximena Paz Aguilera, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Junior et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5(2): e964 (15 February 2011)
13 pp. 3.3 MB:

http://www.plosntds.org/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action;jsessionid=B1BD377BD4AA0273DBC
42313DDDC2E7C.ambra02?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0000964&representation=PDF
Neglected diseases are often restricted to poor, marginalized sections of the population.
Tools exist to combat these diseases, making it imperative to work towards their elimi-
nation. This study analyzed the presence of selected diseases using geo-processing
techniques. Five diseases (lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, tra-

choma and human rabies transmitted by dogs) were mapped by state, showing the
presence of the disease (‘hotspots’) and overlap of diseases (‘major hotspots’). The
analysis suggests a majority of the selected diseases are not widespread and can be
considered part of an unfinished agenda with elimination as a goal.
***
The Human African Trypanosomiasis Control and Surveillance Programme

of the World Health Organization 2000-2009: The Way Forward
by Pere P. Simarro, Abdoulaye Diarra, Jose A. Ruiz Postigo et al.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5(2): e1007 (22 February 2011)
7 pp. 1.3 MB:

http://www.plosntds.org/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F
10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0001007&representation=PDF
Elimination of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) as a public health problem is pos-

sible and will require continuous efforts and innovative approaches. There is no doubt
that new tools would facilitate the elimination process and the sustainability of results;
thus, funding efforts for HAT control and research must continue based on public health
objectives, and no longer on the burden of the disease.
Essential Medicines
Traditional Herbal Remedies for Primary Health Care
D.C. Katoch, K. Shein, M.S. Baghel et al.

181 pp. 8.2 MB:

http://203.90.70.117/PDS_DOCS/B4572.pdf
This publication contains 28 monographs on common ailments which can be readily

treated with simple herbal remedies. They can be prepared easily and used within the
ambit of primary health care. Each monograph provides description of the ailment, the
form of traditional preparation, its composition, English name, Latin name and family of
the plant, plant part used, main chemical constituents, quality standards, method of
preparation, dosage form, therapeutic properties, indications and uses, dose and mode
of administration, precautions and safety aspects, and important references.
***
Improving access and stimulating vaccines development for use in re-

source poor settings
Médecins Sans Frontières & Oxfam Consultation, 26 January

2010, Geneva, Switzerland
12 pp. 310 kB:

http://www.msfaccess.org/fileadmin/user_upload/medinnov_accesspatents/MSF_
Oxfam%20Vaccine%20Summary%2026%20Jan%20FINAL.pdf
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Oxfam are in the process of developing new pol-

icy positions on vaccines. There has been progress in increasing vaccine coverage and
introduction of vaccines for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Haemophilus influenza type B
(Hib) in recent years. Nevertheless, there are considerable limitations to the current
model: new vaccines are not sufficiently affordable nor sufficiently adapted to develop-
ing country needs. To address these challenges, significant adjustments and changes to
current system might be necessary.
Social Protection
South Africa’s social security system: Expanding coverage of grants and

limiting increases in inequality
by Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Jenny Morgan, Charles Meth

Overseas Development Institute (ODI), 2011
6 pp. 4.7 MB:

http://www.developmentprogress.org/sites/default/files/south_africa
_social_protection.pdf
Provision of social grants has limited the growth of inequality and poverty among the
poor in South Africa. Coverage of social grants has increased significantly in the coun-
try, from just over 2 million beneficiaries in 1996/97 to almost 14 million in 2009/10. The
most important factors contributing to progress in increasing coverage are strong stable
leadership, changes made to the Constitution and the building of new institutions. Social
grants are affordable given budgetary prioritisation and the size of the tax base coupled
with an efficient tax-gathering system.
***
Social protection in Brazil: Impacts on poverty, inequality and growth
by Rebecca Holmes, Jessica Hagen-Zanker and Milo Vandemoortele

Overseas Development Institute (ODI), 2011
6 pp. 4.5 MB:

http://www.developmentprogress.org/sites/default/files/brazil_social_protection.pdf
Brazil’s high inequality rate has been reducing since 1990, with positive impacts on in-
come poverty. Social assistance has contributed to this scenario. Both pensions and
transfers have increased access to education and health for poor households, although
to date the evidence on impacts here is less promising. There is a need for a broader
social policy package to ensure positive impacts on poverty and inequality, as well as
wide coverage and accurate targeting. High pension transfers linked to the minimum
wage can ensure an increase in the real values of transfers.
***
Cell phones, electronic delivery systems and social cash transfers: Recent
evidence and experiences from Africa
by Katharine Vincent and Tracy Cull

International Social Security Review, Vol. 64, 1/2011
15 pp. 201 kB:

http://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-246X.2010.01383.x/pdf

Electronic delivery systems for social cash transfer programmes offer advantages to
programme implementers and benefit recipients in terms of enhanced cost efficiency
and flexibility. The rapid penetration of cell phone infrastructure, combined with a grow-
ing interest from banks to extend financial services, is likely to make the electronic d e-
livery of cash transfers an increasingly viable option. This article elaborates recent evi-
dence and experiences from Kenya, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland. It concludes with
an assessment of the opportunities and challenges for scaling-up electronic delivery
systems.
***
Explanation of inequality in utilization of ambulatory care before and after

universal health insurance in Thailand
V Yiengprugsawan, GA Carmichael, LL-Y Lim et al.

Health Policy Plan. 26 (2): 105-114 (March 2011)
10 pp. 104 kB:

http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/2/105.full.pdf+html
Thailand implemented a Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) of national health insur-

ance in April 2001 to finance equitable access to health care. Although the UCS scheme
has achieved its objective in increasing insurance coverage and utilization of primary
health services, the findings point to the need for future policies to focus on the quality
of this primary care and equitable referrals to secondary and tertiary health facilities
when required.
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Solid Waste Management in the World’s Cities - Water & Sanitation in the
World’s Cities
by Bert Diphoorn, Graham Alabaster, Paul Onyango et al.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2010
257 pp. 12.9 MB(!):

http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getElectronicVersion.aspx?nr=2918&alt=1
A good solid waste management system is like good health: if you are lucky to have it,
you don’t notice it; it is just how things are, and you take it for granted. On the other
hand, if things go wrong, it is a big and urgent problem and everything else seems less
important. Managing solid waste well and affordably is one of the key challenges of the
21st century, and one of the key responsibilities of a city government. It may not be the
biggest vote-winner, but it has the capacity to become a full-scale crisis, and a definite
vote-loser, if things go wrong.
***
Collection of Municipal Solid Waste in Developing Countries
by Manus Coffey, Adrian Coad, Uto Hogerzeil et al.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2010
200 pp. 13.7 MB(!)

http://zunia.org/uploads/media/knowledge/3072_alt1298363309.pdf

This publication is written for developing countries. Since it seeks to encourage the de-
signing of waste collection systems based on local information, the approach is valid in
any country. The main focus is on municipal solid waste, which is taken to include waste
from households, businesses and institutions, construction and demolition waste in
small quantities, general solid wastes from hospitals (excluding hazardous wastes),
waste from smaller industries that is not classified as hazardous, and wastes from
streets, public areas and open drains.
***
The MDG target on Water and Sanitation Reader
United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action ‘Wa-
ter for Life’ 2005-2015, May 2010
8 pp. 150 kB:

http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/pdf/05_2010_reader_mdg_tar
get_water_and_sanitation_eng.pdf
This reader is intended for all those interested in getting familiar with issues related to
the achievement of target 7c of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The reader
provides basic references for easy reading and some of the latest and most relevant
United Nations publications on issues related to the accomplishment of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) as they relate to water and sanitation.
Human Resources
Mid-level health providers: a promising resource to achieve the health Mil-

lennium Development Goals
by Andrew Brown, Giorgio Cometto, Amelia Cumbi et al.

World Health Organization (acting as the host organization for, and secre-
tariat of, the Global Health Workforce Alliance), 2010
24 pp. 861 kB:

http://www.who.int/entity/workforcealliance/knowledge/resources/Final_MLP_web_2.pdf
Mid-level providers (MLP) are increasingly being used to render services autonomously,
particularly in rural and remote areas to make up for the gaps in health workers with
higher qualifications. Despite their growing role, they are seldom properly integrated into
the health system and are not adequately planned for nor managed. The report contains
a range of recommendations to include MLP as part of the general planning and man-
agement of the health system, and equally benefit from support, supervision, regulation,
quality control, and opportunities for professional development and career progression.
***
Attraction and retention of qualified health workers to rural areas in Nige-

ria: a case study of four LGAs in Ogun State, Nigeria
by Olufunke Ebueh and Princess Campbell

Rural and Remote Health 11 (online), 2011: 1515 (10 February 2011)

11 pp. 181 kB:
http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1515.pdf
A shortage of health workers is a major problem for Nigeria, especially in rural areas
where more than 70% of the population live. This study aimed to determine factors that
will attract and retain rural and urban health workers to rural Nigerian communities, and
to examine differences between the two groups. The authors conclude that addressing
rural health manpower shortages will require the development of a comprehensive, evi-
dence-based rural health manpower improvement strategy that incorporates a coordi-
nated intersectoral approach, involving partnership with a range of stakeholders in rural
health development.
***
Tracking and monitoring the health workforce: a new human resources in-
formation system (HRIS) in Uganda
by Julie C Spero, Pamela A McQuide and Rita Matte

Human Resources for Health 2011, 9:6 (17 February 2011)
35 pp. 235 kB:

http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/pdf/1478-4491-9-6.pdf
In many developing countries, human resources for health data are limited, inconsistent,
out-dated, or unavailable. Consequently, policy-makers are unable to use reliable data
to make informed decisions about the health workforce. The authors describe Uganda's
transition from a paper filing system to an electronic human resources information sy s-
tem (HRIS) capable of providing information about country-specific health workforce
questions. They conclude that computerized HRIS enable countries to better collect,
maintain, and analyze health workforce data.
***
Perceived unfairness in working conditions: The case of public health ser-

vices in Tanzania
by Nils Gunnar Songstad, Ole Bjorn Rekdal, Deodatus Amadeus Massay et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:34 (12 February 2011)
32 pp. 230 kB:

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-11-34.pdf
Health workers’ motivation has emerged as a topic of substantial interest. The main o b-
jective of this article is to explore health workers’ experience of working conditions,
linked to motivation to work. The article calls for attention to the importance of locating
the discourse of unfairness related to working conditions in a broader historical/political
context.
***
Recent trends in human resources for health at the district level in Indone-
sia: evidence from 3 districts in Java
by Peter Heywood, Nida P Harahap and Siska Aryani

Human Resources for Health 2011, 9:5 (13 February 2011)
14 pp. 156 kB:

http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/pdf/1478-4491-9-5.pdf

There is continuing discussion in Indonesia about the need for improved information on
human resources for health at the district level, where programs are actually delivered.
This is particularly the case after a central government decision to offer doctors, nurses
and midwives on contract the chance to convert to permanent civil service status. The
objective of this study is to report changes between 2006 and 2008 in numbers and em-
ployment status of health staff in three districts following the central government deci-
sion.
***
Human resources for health in southeast Asia: shortages, distributional

challenges, and international trade in health services
by Churnrurtai Kanchanachitra, Magnus Lindelow, Timothy Johnston et al.

The Lancet, Vol. 377, Issue 9767, pp. 769-781, 26 February 2011
13 pp. 1.3 MB:

http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673610620351.pdf?i
d=40bade4753939e7f:-19fa8934:12e60d0bf8e:43c41298709650853
The authors address the issues of shortage and mal-distribution of health personnel in
southeast Asia in the context of the international trade in health services. Although there
is no shortage of health workers in the region overall, when analysed separately, five
low-income countries have some deficit. To ensure that vital human resources for health
are available to meet the needs of the populations that they serve, migration manage-
ment and retention strategies need to be integrated into ongoing efforts to strengthen
health systems in southeast Asia.
Health Systems & Research
Neglected Disease Research and Development: Is the Global Financial Cri-

sis Changing R&D?
by Mary Moran, Javier Guzman, Klara Henderson et al.

Policy Cures, February 2011
113 pp. 7.5 MB:

http://www.policycures.org/downloads/g-finder_2010.pdf
The report looks at public and private funding into Research and Development (R&D) for
neglected diseases like malaria, TB, HIV, pneumonia, sleeping sickness and helminth
infections. It covers 31 diseases and 134 product areas for these diseases, including
drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, microbicides and vector control products. In 2009, 218 or-
ganisations completed the survey, covering all major public, private and philanthropic
funders. The report has expanded to include data from private companies in Brazil and
India as well as public funders in Ghana, Colombia and Thailand.
***
Open Source for Neglected Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities
by Hassan Masum and Rachelle Harris

Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment, February 2011

28 pp. 333 kB:
http://healthresearchpolicy.org/sites/healthresearchpolicy.org/files/
assessments/files/OS_for_NTDs_Consultation%20Draft_1.pdf
This landscaping report explores the concept of open source collabora-

tion for global health research and development (R&D) and discusses its
potential to lower costs and R&D time frames, increase collaboration, and
build a knowledge commons. This report describes existing open source
initiatives and looks at ways in which the global health R&D community might further in-
vestigate open source approaches and test their potential.
***
Health Systems in Transition - Template for authors
by Bernd Rechel, Sarah Thomson, Ewout van Ginneken

World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on
Health Systems and Policies, 2010
110 pp. 1.9 MB:

http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/127497/E94479.pdf
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide
detailed descriptions of health systems and policy initiatives using a standard format.
HiTs are produced by country experts in collaboration with Observatory staff. HiT pro-
files are based on a template that, revised periodically, provides detailed guidelines and
specific questions, definitions, suggestions for data sources, and examples needed to
compile HiTs. While the template offers a comprehensive set of questions, it is intended
to be used in a flexible way to allow authors and editors to adapt it to their particular na-
tional context.
Information & Communication Technology
The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
by Johan Hellström
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), May
2010
104 pp. 819 kB:

http://upgraid.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/sr2010-12_sida_hellstrom.pdf
This report gives an overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in
East Africa. It outlines major trends and main obstacles for increased use as well as key
opportunities and potential for scaling-up mobile applications. The report identifies rele-
vant applications in an East African context (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya) for
reaching and empowering the poor and contribute to social and economic development.
***
Health Information as Health Care: The Role of Mobiles in Unlocking Health

Data and Wellness
by Jody Ranck, Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Dykki Settle et al.

UN Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership, February 2011

52 pp. 3.5 MB:
http://www.unfoundation.org/assets/pdf/info-as-care.pdf
Around the world, countless lives are lost due to insufficient access to
quality health information. The availability of accurate, timely, and ana-
lyzed data is directly relevant to the quality of an individual's health and
the healthcare system in general, the delivery of individual care, and the
understanding and management of overall health systems. This discussion paper will
examine the role information and communication technologies (ICTs), and mobile tech-
nology in particular, can play in improving access to quality health information.
***
Re-Inventing Health Care Training In The Developing World: The Case For
Satellite Applications In Rural Environments
by Krishnan Haridasan, Srinivasan Rangarajan, Gregory Pirio

Online Journal of Space Communication, Issue No. 14: Satellites and Health; Winter
2009
Read online at: http://spacejournal.ohio.edu/issue14/health_training.html
Through this article, the authors would like to set the foundation for a conversation
among ICT experts and health educators about the best ways of advancing the use of
ICT in health education in developing countries with the goal of ultimately establishing
national and international policy frameworks that optimize the benefits to be accrued
from ICT globalization. Advances in ICT deliverability seem to have placed health edu-
cation/training in developing countries at historic crossroads.
***
White Paper - Information & Communication Technologies for Develop-

ment: Health
by Andrea Bordé, Charles Fromm, Farzad Kapadia et al.

Global Alliance for ICT and Development GAID), April 2010
35 pp. 4.3 MB:

http://german-practice-collection.org/en/download-centre/doc_download/900
The GAID white paper on ICT4MDG on Health review examples from different regions
of the world where ICT programming focuses on combating HIV/AIDS and malaria, de-
creasing child mortality and improving maternal health. Relevant cases of ICT applic a-
tions and their effectiveness in improving health services in developing countries will be
examined. The aim is to take into consideration the costs and benefits of ICT solutions
in healthcare without losing sight of long-term impact on development.
***
The Evolving Internet: Driving Forces, Uncertainties, and Four Scenarios to

2025
Cisco and Global Business Network (GBN), 2010
52 pp. 5.3 MB:

http://www.monitor.com/Portals/0/MonitorContent/imported/MonitorUnited-
States/Articles/PDFs/Monitor_GBN_Evolving_Internet_Cisco_2010_August.pdf

What will the Internet be like in 2025? How much bigger will it have grown from today’s
2 billion users and US$ 3 trillion market? The report outlines five powerful trends already
underway that provide a common foundation for any scenarios on the Internet’s future.
These trends relate to the global composition and governance of the Internet, genera-
tional differences, interface technology, and pricing models for connectivity.
Education
The Central Role of Education in the Millennium Development Goals
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

(UNESCO), September 2010
24 pp. 473 kB:

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001905/190587e.pdf
This publication outlines the ways in which education underpins the set of MDGs and
highlights the powerful add-on effects of education on human development. The con-
nections between education levels and attributes such as income, health status, and
longevity are well documented across both developing and developed countries. More
recently, interest has grown in the crucial role of education in combating other con-
straints on societies’ and individuals’ efforts to raise living standards and improve the
quality of life.
***
Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise
by Mamphela Ramphele, Henry Rosovsky, Kenneth Prewitt et al.

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, February
2000
138 pp. 1.5 MB:

http://www.accesstosuccess-africa.eu/web/images/literature/peril_and_promise.pdf
This document is split into six chapters which address: higher education’s long-standing
problems and the new realities it faces; the nature of the public interest in higher educa-
tion; the issue of how focusing on higher education as a system will yield the benefits of
planned diversification; the need to improve standards of governance; the particularly
acute requirement for better science and technology education; and a call to develop
imaginative general education curricula for certain students.
***
The Power of Persistence: Education System Reform and Aid Effective-

ness
by John Gillies
USAID and EQUIP2, November 2010
189 pp. 3.3 MB:

http://www.aed.org/Publications/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/secur
ity/getfile.cfm&pageid=38806

The “Power of Persistence” highlights the importance of recognizing the evolving dy-
namics of national politics and institutions in achieving sustainable, long -term improve-
ments in education systems. USAID hopes that this study will be useful for do nors, im-
plementing partners, and governments in designing and carrying out successful strate-
gies for improving educational outcomes.
***
Benin’s progress in education: Expanding access and narrowing the gen-

der gap
Jakob Engel, Edmond Magloire Cossou and Pauline Rose

Overseas Development Institute, February 2011
6 pp. 4.5 MB:

http://www.developmentprogress.org/sites/default/files/benin_educ
ation_progress.pdf
In 1990, Benin had one of the world's lowest primary and secondary school enrolment
rates, with enormous gender, socioeconomic and regional disparities in access to ed u-
cation. Since then, initial access to primary education has been approaching un iversal-
ity. The gender gap has narrowed substantially, and has in some regions been elimi-
nated.
Harm Reduction and Drug Use
Scaling up the national methadone maintenance treatment program in

China: achievements and challenges
by Wenyuan Yin, Yang Hao, Xinhua Sun et al.

Int J Epidemiol. 2010 December; 39(suppl_2): ii29–ii37
9 pp. 195 kB:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2992615/pdf/dyq210.pdf
China’s methadone maintenance treatment program was initiated in 2004 as a small p i-

lot project in just eight sites. It has since expanded into a nationwide program enco m-
passing more than 680 clinics covering 27 provinces and serving some 242,000 heroin
users by the end of 2009. This article documents the steps China made in overcoming
the many barriers to success of its methadone program. These lessons might be useful
for other countries in the region that are scaling-up their methadone programs.
***
Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia
by Ivdity Chikovani, Ketavan Goguadze, Sudit Ranadze et al.

J. of the International AIDS Society 2011, 14:9 (15 February
2011)
19 pp. 175 kB:

http://www.jiasociety.org/content/pdf/1758-2652-14-9.pdf
Injection drug use remains a major risk factor for HIV transmission in Georgia. The study

aims to characterize the prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia. The
authors conclude that more research is required to analyze the determinants of HIV risk
in Georgian injection drug users. The imprisoned population and young injection drug
users may be appropriate target groups for programmes aimed at preventing HIV trans-
mission.
Millennium Development Goals
Score the Goals: Teaming Up to Achieve the Millennium Development

Goals
UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace, UNDP, FAO, UNAIDS,

the Stop TB Partnership & the UN Department of Public Information, 2010
32 pp. 5.6 MB:

http://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/sport/shared/sport/Score%20th
e%20Goals/1001589_UNOSDP_BD_EN_Basse%20Def.pdf
Ten famous soccer players are the stars of this new comic book: Emmanuel Adebayor,
Roberto Baggio, Michael Ballack, Iker Casillas, Didier Drogba, Luis Figo, Raúl, Ronaldo,
Patrick Vieira, and Zinédine Zidane are shipwrecked on an island on their way to an all-
star charity game. On the island, the team has to face the challenges of the eight Mil-
lennium Development Goals, before finally being rescued.
***
Monitoring Health Equity in the MDGs: A Practical Guide
by Meg Wirth, Enrique Delamonica, Emma Sacks et al.

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and UNICEF,
January 2006
70 pp. 1.5 MB:

http://equityforchildren.org/descargar-monitoring-health-equity-in-the-mdgs-a-
practical-guide/436/index.html
This guide is for researchers, program staff and policy makers interested in undertaking
equity-sensitive monitoring of key health (or other development) indicators within a given
country. The Guide provides a method for analyzing indicators across a number of s o-
cial strata including wealth, ethnicity, education, region, sex, and geography. The met h-
odology presented includes both single and simultaneous stratification that allow for the
generation of fairly simple, quick equity-monitoring tools. The mode of presentation is
instructional, rather than theoretical.
***
Millennium Development Goals in Russia: Looking into the Future

National Human Development Report in the Russian Federation 2010
by Sergey N. Bobylev, Vladimir А. Mau, Lilia N. Ovcharova et al.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Russian Federa-
tion, Moscow, 2010
144 pp. 4.5 MB:

http://www.undp.ru/nhdr2010/National_Human_Development_Report_in_the_RF_2010_ENG.pdf

The main objective of the report is to monitor the achievement of the Millennium Deve l-
opment Goals (MDGS) adapted for Russia, and to reflect the new socio-economic
trends that have affected this process in the past few years. The Report was prepared in
relation to the discussion of the global progress towards achieving the MDGs at the UN
General Assembly in September 2010. It pays special attention to bridging the remain-
ing regional disparities as reflected the presented Human Development Index (HDI) for
Russia and its regions.
***
Addressing the Millennium Development Goals from a Surgical Perspec-

tive
Essential Surgery & Anesthesia in 8 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
by Adam L. Kushner, Meena N. Cherian, Luc Noel et al.

Arch Surg. Vol. 145 No. 2, 154-159 (February 2010)
6 pp. 90 kB:
http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/145/2/154
Surgical and anesthetic care is increasingly recognized as a neglected but cost-effective

component of primary health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Strengthening delivery can help achieve Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, and 6.
Large gaps in access to essential surgical care in LMICs result in considerable morbidity
and mortality. The goal of this study was to provide a baseline overview of essential
surgical and anesthetic capacity at district-level health facilities in multiple LMICs.
***
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: A Measure of Progress
by Degol Hailu and Raquel Tsukada

International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, United Nations Develop-
ment Programme (UNDP), February 2011
28 pp. 392 kB:

http://www.ipc-undp.org/pub/IPCWorkingPaper78.pdf
This paper introduces a methodology that measures the effort made by countries in
achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The methodology compares the
rate of progress on MDG indicators in the period before and after the adoption of the
MDGs. The authors correct for two biases ignored in previous methodologies: non-
linearity in the rate of change, and effort appreciation. These two corrections allow them
to identify countries that are making respectable progress on MDG acceleration, despite
their likely “failure” in achieving the Goals by 2015.
Development Assistance
From national to global development: Taking the long view
by Ellen Lammers
The Broker, February 10, 2011
6 pp. 150 kB:

http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/content/download/15165/70803/file/SR+Long+View.pdf

Several Western donor countries have begun to gear their development policies to-
wards a changing global society. The question is, will these policies be restricted by n a-
tional self-interests or will they take the interests of the global poor to heart? Develop-
ment policy can no longer be treated as isolated intervention programmes directed
solely at the national level of countries in ‘the South’. Development – what it is, how it
can be achieved and by whom – needs to be redefined.
***
Eight lessons from three years working on transparency

Thoughts from Owen Barder in Africa, February 22nd, 2011
Read the blog online at: http://www.owen.org/blog/4433
The author has spent the last three years working on aid transparency. As he is moving
on to a new role this seems a good time to reflect on what he has learned in the last
three years. This is a self -indulgently long essay about the importance of aid transpar-
ency, and the priorities for how it should be achieved. Busy readers may want to read
the 8-point summary. And for a very clear and concise introduction to the importance of
aid transparency, take a look at this video by (former) colleagues at aidinfo.
***
The Programme of the Club of Rome on A New Path for World Develop-
ment
Read online: http://www.clubofrome.org/eng/new_path/
It is clear that the present path of world development is not sustainable

in the longer term. A new vision and path for world development must
be conceived and adopted if humanity is to surmount the challenges ahead. In response
to this the Club of Rome will undertake a three year programme on "A New Path for
World Development" so as to achieve a better understanding of the complex challenges
which confront the modern world and to lay solid foundations for the action which must
be taken to improve the prospects for peace and progress.
Others
The Burden of Cancer in Developing Countries
by Rosanna Setse, Loyce Pace Bass, Jacqui Drope et al.

A Global Health Council Report on the Cancer Advocacy and Learning In-
stitute, June 2010
72 pp. 1.5 MB:

http://www.globalhealth.org/images/pdf/publications/rr_2010_cancer.pdf
Cancer is a growing cause of death worldwide. The cancer burden in low- and middle-
income countries is increasingly disproportionate. Globally in 2009, there were an est i-
mated 12.9 million cases of cancer, a number expected to double by 2020, with 60 pe r-
cent of new cases occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Not only do these
countries carry more than half the disease burden, they lack the resources for cancer
awareness and prevention, early detection, treatment or palliative options to relieve the
staggering pain and human suffering if the disease is untreated.

Migration and Health in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) -
A review of the literature
by Joe Veary, Britanny Wheeler, Stephanie Jurgens-Bleeker

International Organisation for Migration (IOM), 2010
67 pp. 1.1 MB:

http://iom.org.za/site/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_d
ownload&gid=179&Itemid=238
This review presents a synthesis of published literature relating to migration and health
in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). To support this review, a set
of key informant interviews with representatives of academic institutions and intern a-
tional organizations working on migration and health in SADC have been undertaken to
supplement the findings from the literature. From the synthesis of available literature,
and findings from the key informant interviews, eight key findings have emerged.
***
Interactions Between Health and Farm-Labor Productivity
by Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Catherine Chiang, Paul Thangataet al.

International Food Policy Research Institute, January 2011
36 pp. 951 kB:

http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/pr23.pdf
This report provides an overview of current knowledge of the impact of health issues on
farm-level productivity and decision making, and the impact of agriculture on health.
Findings are based on a review of the relevant studies of agricultural regions throughout
the developing world.
***
Mobile Phone Use: A growing problem of driver distraction
by Margie Peden, Tami Toroyan, Alison Harvey et al.

54 pp. 2.2 MB:

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241500890_eng.pdf
Driver distraction is an important risk factor for road traffic injuries. This document f o-
cuses on the use of mobile phones while driving, in response to concern among policy-
makers that this potential risk to road safety is increasing rapidly as a result of the expo-
nential growth in the use of mobile phones more generally in society. It aims to raise
awareness about the risks of distracted driving associated with mobile phone use, and
to present countermeasures that are being used around the world to tackle this growing
problem.
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Global Atlas of Trachoma
An open-access resource on the geographical distribution of trachoma

http://www.trachomaatlas.org/
Trachoma-endemic countries have established national trachoma control programmes

and are working toward the Global Elimination of Blinding Trachoma by 2020
(GET2020). International partners support these efforts. Updated and publicly accessi-
ble country maps of the geographic distribution of trachoma will further this goal by pro-
viding information to sustain implementation efforts and prompt political will for action.
***
Microinsurance Matters Newsletter No. 9 - November 2010
MicroEnsure's quarterly newsletter
8 pp. 668 kB:

http://www.microensure.com/images/library/files/Newsletters/microi
nsurance_matters_issue_9.pdf
In this Issue:
 Health Insurance Launched in Tanzania
 Philippines Country Profile
 Product Focus: Dry Day Weather Index Insurance
 MicroEnsure Sets Up New Agriculture Consultancy Division
 Savita Mundari's Story
***
Current Grey Literature Report - Vol. 13, No. 1 - January 2011

The New York Academy of Medicine
http://www.nyam.org/library/online-resources/grey-
literature-report/current-grey-literature.html
“Grey Literature” is defined as follows: ‘That which is produced on all levels of govern-
ment, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not
controlled by commercial publishers.’ In general, grey literature publications are non-
conventional, fugitive, and sometimes ephemeral publications.
***
Health Systems Evidence
http://www.healthsystemsevidence.org/
Health Systems Evidence is a continuously updated repository of syntheses of research

evidence about governance, financial and delivery arrangements within health systems,
and about implementation strategies that can support change in health systems.
INTERESTING WEB SITES

Mainstreaming HIV in German Development Cooperation
http://ms-hiv-gdc.org/

Since 2001, German Development Cooperation (GDC) has responded to the HIV chal-
lenge by ‘Mainstreaming’ HIV at its workplaces and in its development projects and pro-
grammes in Sub-Saharan Africa. On this website, find out more about the way this has
been done – in different partner countries, in different sectors and by the different Ger-
man organisations.
***
Health Research Web
http://www.healthresearchweb.org/common/index.php
Health Research Web is being developed as a global platform for information and inter-
action on health research for development. More than that, it is hoped that HRWeb will
also become an online community to pursue the goals of better health and socio-
economic development through research for health.
***
Meducation - The Medical Education Network

Bringing medical professionals and their knowledge together
http://www.meducation.net/
Meducation is an exciting new concept in medical educational – a com-

munity of medical professionals and students, supporting each other and
helping each other to learn, through the sharing of information, resources
and ideas.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
E-learning course: Basics of Health Economics
Duration and course load: 5 weeks - 8 to 10 hours per week

Dates: April 6 - May 11, 2011
Application Deadline: March 16, 2011
Participants: (health) Professionals
Course fee: US$ 200
Organizers: The World Bank Institute
Language: English only
General course contact: Jo Hindriks <mailto:jhindriks@worldbank.org>
For more information see: http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/event/basics-health-economics-
e-learning-course-apply-march-6-2011
***
Course on HIV/AIDS and Food and Nutrition Security
11 - 29 April 2011
Wageningen University and Research Centre –
Centre for Development Innovation
This course aims to provide professionals with the knowledge and skills and motivation
to incorporate relevant food and nutrition issues in the design and implementation of
programme and interventions directed to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS.

For more information and an online application visit:
http://www.cdi.wur.nl/UK/newsagenda/agenda/HIVAIDS_and_food_and_nutrition_security.htm
***
HIV/AIDS and the World of Work: a prevention & social protection perspec-
tive
16 – 27 May 2011, Turin, Italy

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization
Languages: English and French
The main objective of the inter-regional training course is to strengthen

the capacity of planners and social actors to develop and implement workplace policies
and programmes on HIV/AIDS that build on and benefit from the decent work approach,
covering rights, prevention, employment issues, social protection aspects and social dia-
logue, with a focus on prevention and social protection.
Applications to participate in the workshop should be addressed no later than 8 April

2011 to:
International Training Centre of the ILO
Tel.: +39-011-6936545
Fax: +39-011-6936548
E-mail: socpro@itcilo.org
A course brochure (4.1 MB) can be found at:
http://www.itcilo.org/en/flyers/2010/a904070/attachment_download/file
CONFERENCES
International Health and Development Communication Conference
27-29 June 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
The conference will be a combination of presentations on the theoreti-

cal underpinnings of communication (health communication in particu-
lar), a sharing of practical experiences in communication for develop-
ment, capacity-building and mentoring sessions with respect to research communication
and political reporting. It will bring together participants from policy formulating agencies,
academic institutions, research institutions, and practitioners in the health and journal-
ism sectors with the purpose of exploring gaps and considering avenues through which
to narrow them.
For more information see: http://www.csschange.org/content/international-health-and-

development-communication-conference
***

CARTOON
TIPS & TRICKS

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Have you ever been in Windows Explorer and noticed that all of the columns along the
top are of various sizes? Sometimes it makes it hard to see what is in each one.
Sure, you could move your mouse pointer in between each column and manually resize,
but where is the fun in that? Let’s learn a quick keyboard shortcut that will automatically
resize the columns to their most optimal size, instead.
Just press Ctrl and the Plus (+) sign on your keyboard’s number pad and you have in-
stantly resized columns that fit the information within perfectly.
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After you capture a snip, it is automatically copied to the mark-up window, where you
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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES ........................................... 31

INTERESTING WEB SITES ............................................. 32

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES .......................................... 33

TIPS & TRICKS................................................................ 35

HESP-News & Notes - 05/2011 - page 3

by Francisco Simplicio, Christian Jacquier, Christine Bockstal et al.

420 pp. 4.7 MB:

Impact Evaluation in Practice

by Paul J. Gertler, Sebastian Martinez, Patrick Premand et al.

266 pp. 3.1 MB:

The State of the World's Children 2011: Adolescence - An Age of Opportu-

by David Anthony, Chris Brazier, Maritza Ascencios et al.

148 pp. 2.9 MB:

HESP-News & Notes - 05/2011 - page 4

by David Colin, Cristobal de Brey, Adriana Harvey et al.

222 pp. 5.5 MB:

by J. Gay, K. Hardee, M. Croce-Galis et al.

534 pp. 1.8 MB:

Realizing the Right to Health: Whose Role is it Anyway?

by Andrew Clapham and Mary Robinson

Download chapter by chapter as Adobe PDF files (576 pp.) at:

HESP-News & Notes - 05/2011 - page 5

Global Health Risks: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to se-

by Colin Mathers, Gretchen Stevens, Maya Mascarenhas et al.

70 pp. 3.6 MB:

by Daniela Rosche and Jo Griffin

32 pp. 3.9 MB:

The foundation of UN Women provides a historic opportunity to transform the lives of

Method for Synthesizing Knowledge About Public Policies

Florence Morestin, François-Pierre Gauvin, Marie-Christine Hogue et al.

65 pp. 288 kB:

HESP-News & Notes - 05/2011 - page 6

Universal Health Coverage Update - Issue No. 1, 2011

The Task Force for Universal Health Coverage, February 2011

2 pp. 687 kB:

Taking the Temperature: The Future of Global Health Journalism

by Nellie Bristol and John Donnelly

32 pp. 503 kB:

HIV - AIDS - STI

UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines (January 2011)

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), January 2011

31 pp. 271 kB:

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UNAIDS Executive Director’s Letter to Partners - 2011

24 pp. 1.3 MB:

Treatment 2.0: catalysing the next phase of scale-up

by Gottfried Hirnschall and Bernhard Schwartländer

2 pp. 247 kB:

Promising responses to HIV and AIDS in agriculture, rural development,

by Iris Onipede and Ellen Schmitt

132 pp. 870 kB:

HESP-News & Notes - 05/2011 - page 8

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control/WHO Regional Of-

104 pp. 4.8 MB:

10 pp. 315 kB:

Consultation on Strategic Information & HIV Prevention among Most-at-

2 - 4 September 2009, Geneva

Consultation Report by Nicola Bull, Diane Widdus, Pierre Robert et al.

68 pp. 1.1 MB:

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