In the editorial section, Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor et al. (591) stress the importance of monitoring health inequality in the post-2015 agenda. James Campbell et al. (590) put the cost-effectiveness study done by Barbara McPake et al. (631-649) into the global context of using community-based practitioners to expand access to health care.
In the news section, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul and Karl Gruber report on efforts to improve oral health in low- and middle-income countries (594-595). Sheila Tlou tells Fiona Fleck how HIV prevention campaigns have evolved in Botswana since the 1980s (596-597).
Argentina
Improving the nation's diet
Adolfo Rubinstein et al. (614-622) estimate the health and economic impacts of a national policy to eliminate trans fats.
Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa
Tracking inaccurate results
Emmanuel Fajardo et al. (623-630) examine invalid test results generated by a CD4+ analyser from sites in nine countries.
China
Disclosing medical errors
Lei Gao et al. (659-6620) consider cultural influences on informed consent and disclosure practices.
Cyprus
Making medicines affordable
Olivier J Wouters & Panos G Kanavos (606-613) consider potential policy solutions for high costs in the pharmaceutical sector.
Ethiopia, Indonesia and Kenya
Sourcing health care from the community
Barbara McPake et al. (631-639) analyse the cost-effectiveness of community-based practitioner programmes.
Japan
Risk perception and mental health
Yuriko Suzuki et al. (598-605) investigate the perception of radiation risks and psychological distress among evacuees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
Sri Lanka
Lives lost to more roads
Samath D Dharmaratne et al. (640-647) analyse trends over 75 years in road traffic crashes, injuries and deaths.
Global
Collecting data in emergency settings
Thidar Pyone et al. (648-658) review the tools available for rapid assessments of maternal and child health.
Understanding complex problems
David Bishai et al. (661-662) explain why communities affected by a public health problem should describe and address it.
Universal health coverage
Joseph Wong (663-664) discusses strategies for achieving universal health coverage.
Publication Dates
- Publication in this collection
Sept 2015
