Health reporter archive

Each of our monthly reporters focuses on a topical theme and provides summaries of several recent papers on that theme, as well as summaries of other recent papers and news items.

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• October 2009: Focus on women and blindness
• September 2009: Focus on women's groups to improve maternal and newborn health
• August 2009: Focus on iron supplements for childhood anaemia in malaria endemic areas
• July 2009: Focus on the tropical diseases that are still out in the cold
• June 2009: Focus on changes to malaria national treatment policy in Africa
• May 2009: Focus on more than maternity: neglected areas in sexual and reproductive health and rights
• April 2009: Focus on consequences of severe obstetric complications
• March 2009: Focus on epidemics, global governance and social justice
• February 2009: Focus on sexuality, health and human rights
• January 2009: Focus on child injuries and violence
  More on injury and violence

• December 2008: Focus on non-state health care providers
• November 2008: Focus on conterfeit medicines
• October 2008: Focus on food prices in developing countries
• September 2008: Focus on disease eradication and elimination
• August 2008: Focus on vaccines and immunisation initiatives
• July 2008: Focus on diabetes
• June 2008: Focus on health promotion
  More on health promotion
• May 2008: Focus on chronic disease
  More on chronic disease
• April 2008: Focus on climate change and infectious diseases
  More on climate change and health
• March 2008: Focus on delays in accessing TB diagnosis and treatment
  More on tuberculosis
• February 2008: Focus on leprosy
• January 2008: Focus on sanitation and health

• December 2007: Focus on road safety
  More on injury and violence
• November 2007: Focus on cancer in Africa
  More on non-communicable diseases
• October 2007: Focus on maternal health and transport
  Eldis health key issues guide on maternal health and transport
• September 2007: Focus on mental health
  More on mental health
• August 2007: Focus on unsafe abortion
  More on unsafe abortion from id21 health
• July 2007: Focus on linking tuberculosis and HIV services
• June 2007: Focus on DFID health strategy: working together for better health
• May 2007: Focus on environmental change, health and development
• March 2007: Focus on universal access to sexual and reproductive health services
• February 2007: Focus on mental health and stigma
• January 2007: Focus on diagnosis of malaria in resource-poor settings

• December 2006: Focus on malnutrition, obesity and health
• November 2006: Focus on health, nutrition, and early childhood care and education
• October 2006: Focus on injury and violence
• September 2006: Focus on information and communication technologies for health promotion
• August 2006: Focus on water, sanitation and health
• July 2006: Focus on social determinants of health
• June 2006: Focus on young people's sexual health
• May 2006: Focus on neglected tropical diseases
• April 2006: Focus on human resources for maternal and newborn health