The second Bottle Neck Analysis (BNA) workshop for maternal and newborn health interventions was held in Hyderabad on 6 and 7 of August 2013. It was conducted by the National […]
South Asia
Julien Potet: How access to life saving antisera is dwindling fast, and what to do about it
What do snakebites, tetanus, and rabies have in common? Answer: Treating patients with these life threatening conditions relies on antisera, a class of immunoglobulin-rich products derived from the plasma of […]
Anita Jain on the Tokyo declaration on research integrity
“Raise your hand if:” —“You are an editor of a medical journal?” A sea of hands shot up in the air. —“The ‘Instructions to Authors’ of your journal indicates the […]
Shalini on India’s antibiotic policy
Antibiotic resistance has become one of the biggest public health epidemics of our time. While national data on hospital acquired infections is still elusive, the Indian government admits that 80% […]
Tessa Richards: How can we get better at listening?
Reports urging health professionals to listen to patients and use their experience to improve the quality, value, and safety of healthcare have been flowing thick and fast. Last week another […]
Liz Wager: Show us the data (part 2)
My last blog started with the observation that it’s impossible to investigate research fraud unless you have the raw data. While that may seem obvious, it leads logically onto another, […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—12 August 2013
NEJM 8 Aug 2013 Vol 369 507 A phase 1 study of a drug for an arcane cancer gets first place in the NEJM this week, and I think it […]
Liz Wager: Show us the data
It’s almost impossible to investigate suspected fraud unless you have access to the raw data. That may seem pretty obvious, but it raises the more interesting question of who should […]
Veena Rao: Food security by decree
I wrote a BMJ article about the Food Security Bill in India after it was introduced in parliament in December 2011. On 5 July 2013 the National Food Security Act 2013, […]
Regina Keith: How to prevent 804,000 children under 5 dying
As congratulations come in from around the world to the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge on the safe delivery of their son, all parents would share the hope that […]