In Ukraine the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is the highest in Europe, and injecting drug use is the primary driver. A new law passed in January 2011 reaffirmed state guarantees for […]
Month: February 2011
Vasiliy Vlassov: Obstetrics and child care in Central Asia
Before Christmas I participated in an educational event for obstetricians and perinatologists from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. It was arranged by GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) as part of their project […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: Providing healthcare for the homeless in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Street dwellers, as homeless people are called locally, are ubiquitous in Dhaka. As a health systems researcher, much of my work is far removed from the people around me. Things […]
Snow Talk: Elizabeth Loder explores the bright side of all the snow in Massachusetts
Here in Massachusetts we’ve had snowstorm after snowstorm, and the winter of 2010-2011 is on track to be among the three snowiest on record. This record-setting possibility gives perverse satisfaction: […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 7 February 2011
JAMA 2 Feb 2011 Vol 305 487 Most of us have never come near a vial of bevacizumab, though we’ve read plenty about it, especially over recent years in the […]
Martin McShane: The dog that hasn’t barked
As we wrestle with uncertain futures, financial stringencies, and retaining a focus on ensuring services continue to get delivered, there is a creeping realisation that something is missing. There is […]
Research highlights – 4 February 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Mervyn Dean on adjusting to work in Tanzania
It used to be, and may still be, that in the tourist shops here one could buy a T-shirt bearing the words, “No hurry in Africa.” I now understand what […]
Richard Smith: Can the NHS become environmentally sustainable?
“We live in a world of competing sorrows,” said Daniel Moynihan, the US senator. We also live in a world of competing agendas, and the NHS has to think about […]
Martin Dawes: Health research: what’s in a name?
Every year my family tease me about going to NAPCRG, the North American Primary Care Research Group. This is pronounced “nap crag” and it does not take a huge leap […]