Monthly Archives: November 2018

Challenges arising when seeking broad consent for health research data sharing: a qualitative study of perspectives in Thailand

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BMC Medical Ethics
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(Accessed 10 Nov 2018 )

Research article
|   7 November 2018
Challenges arising when seeking broad consent for health research data sharing: a qualitative study of perspectives in Thailand
Authors: Phaik Yeong Cheah, Nattapat Jatupornpimol, Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn, Napat Khirikoekkong, Podjanee Jittamala, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Nicholas P. J. Day, Michael Parker and Susan Bull

Global output of research on the health of international migrant workers from 2000 to 2017

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Globalization and Health
http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/
[Accessed 10 Nov 2018 ]

Research
|   8 November 2018
Global output of research on the health of international migrant workers from 2000 to 2017
Authors: Waleed M. Sweileh
Conclusion
The volume of global research output on the health of migrant workers was low. There was inadequate research on non-communicable diseases and maternal health of migrant workers. International research collaboration and the number of research networks were limited. Role of several world regions, particularly Arab region with 11% of international migrant workforce was also limited. There is an urgent need to prioritize research on migrant workers, especially female migrant workers in regions with low research contribution.

Using equitable impact sensitive tool (EQUIST) to promote implementation of evidence informed policymaking to improve maternal and child health outcomes: a focus on six West African Countries

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Globalization and Health
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[Accessed 10 Nov 2018 ]

Research
|   6 November 2018
Using equitable impact sensitive tool (EQUIST) to promote implementation of evidence informed policymaking to improve maternal and child health outcomes: a focus on six West African Countries
Authors: Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Issiaka Sombie, Henry Chukwuemeka Uro-Chukwu and Ermel Johnson
 

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: the humanitarian response

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Humanitarian Exchange Magazine
Number 73,  October 2018
https://odihpn.org/magazine/mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-in-humanitarian-crises/

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: the humanitarian response

More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since 25 August 2017 fleeing violence and persecution in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Over a million are sheltering in overcrowded camps without adequate assistance or protection. Stateless in Myanmar and denied refugee status in Bangladesh, the Rohingya have few rights or freedoms. Monsoons and cyclones are causing landslides, destroying shelters and infrastructure and disrupting services.

This edition of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis. In the lead article, Mark Bowden outlines the historical, local and national political context in Bangladesh, and its operational implications. Amal de Chickera highlights the links between statelessness and displacement, and the international community’s failure to prioritise human rights in its dealings both with Bangladesh and with Myanmar. Puttanee Kangkun and John Quinley document the persistent persecution and denial of rights the Rohingya have faced for decades. Jeff Crisp reflects on the premature, involuntary and unsafe return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar in the 1970s and 1990s, and asks whether this could happen again.

Sally Shevach and colleagues explore how the ‘localisation’ agenda has influenced the operational response, and Kerrie Holloway draws on research by the Humanitarian Policy Group to test the common assumption that local actors necessarily have a better understanding of people’s needs. Nasif Rashad Khan and colleagues and Ashish Banik reflect on their experiences of engaging with the international humanitarian response system. Margie Buchanan-Smith and Marian Casey-Maslen discuss evaluation findings relating to communication and community engagement, a theme taken up by Nick Van Praag and Kai Hopkins, who report on a Ground Truth survey on refugees’ perceptions of assistance. Julia Brothwell discusses the British Red Cross/Bangladesh Red Crescent involvement in disaster preparedness and risk reduction during the monsoon season, and Gina Bark, Kate White and Amelie Janon outline the consequences of long-term exclusion from basic healthcare services in increasing vulnerability to preventable diseases. Matthew Wencel and colleagues round off the issue with reflections on data collection coordination and other challenges associated with monitoring large concentrations of refugees.

Special focus on challenges and opportunities for the development and use of vaccines in Africa

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 14, Issue 10, 2018
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Editor’s Letter
In this issue of Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics we are delighted to present a Special Focus on Vaccination in Africa, which introduces recent work in vaccinology on the continent. We welcome you to read the Editorial Introduction by Dr. Shabir Madhi of University of the Witwatersrand, which provides an overview of, and the context for, the 15 articles in this section (Madhi, p. 2335)…

Editorial
Special focus on challenges and opportunities for the development and use of vaccines in Africa
Shabir A. Madhi & Helen Rees
Pages: 2335-2339
Published online: 27 Sep 2018
ABSTRACT
Immunization of children against vaccine-preventable diseases is one of the most cost-effective and potentially equitable public health interventions. Nevertheless, approximately 19.9 million of the world’s annual birth cohort are either under-immunized or have not been vaccinated at all. Understanding the factors contributing to under-immunization in settinsg such as sub-Saharan Africa which bears a disproportionate burden of vaccine preventable diseases is key to unlocking the full potential that vaccines offer in reducing under-5 morbidity and mortality. The series or articles in this issue of the Journal, mainly through systematic analysis of District Health Surveillance data bases from 35 countries, highlight the challenges faced in improving vaccination coverage rates in sub-Saharan Africa which has stagnated at approximately 72% for completion of the primary series of infant vaccines over the past decade. The reasons for under-immunization of children is sub-Saharan Africa is identified to be multi-factorial and may differ between and within countries. This highlights the need for country-specific, possibly at a district or sub-regional level, interrogation of factors contributing to under-immunization of children, to work toward providing Universal Health Coverage as envisioned in the Sustainable Development Goals.

Vaccine hesitancy – a potential threat to the achievements of vaccination programmes in Africa

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 14, Issue 10, 2018
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article commentary
Vaccine hesitancy – a potential threat to the achievements of vaccination programmes in Africa
Sara Cooper, Cornelia Betsch, Evanson Z. Sambala, Nosicelo Mchiza & Charles S. Wiysonge
Pages: 2355-2357
Published online: 22 May 2018

 

Decomposing the gap in missed opportunities for vaccination between poor and non-poor in sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Analyses

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 14, Issue 10, 2018
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Decomposing the gap in missed opportunities for vaccination between poor and non-poor in sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Analyses
Duduzile Ndwandwe, Olalekan A. Uthman, Abdu A. Adamu, Evanson Z. Sambala, Alison B. Wiyeh, Tawa Olukade, Ghose Bishwajit, Sanni Yaya, Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele & Charles S. Wiysonge
Pages: 2358-2364
Published online: 01 Jun 2018

Mind the Gap: What explains the education-related inequality in missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa? Compositional and structural characteristics

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 14, Issue 10, 2018
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Mind the Gap: What explains the education-related inequality in missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa? Compositional and structural characteristics
Evanson Z. Sambala, Olalekan A. Uthman, Abdu A. Adamu, Duduzile Ndwandwe, Alison B. Wiyeh, Tawa Olukade, Ghose Bishwajit, Sanni Yaya, Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele & Charles S. Wiysonge
Pages: 2365-2372
Published online: 11 May 2018

Effect of maternal HIV status on vaccination coverage among sub-Saharan African children: A socio-ecological analysis

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 14, Issue 10, 2018
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Effect of maternal HIV status on vaccination coverage among sub-Saharan African children: A socio-ecological analysis
Olatunji O. Adetokunboh, Olalekan A. Uthman & Charles S. Wiysonge
Pages: 2373-2381
Published online: 22 May 2018

Does it really matter where you live? A multilevel analysis of factors associated with missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 14, Issue 10, 2018
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Does it really matter where you live? A multilevel analysis of factors associated with missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa
Olalekan A. Uthman, Evanson Z. Sambala, Abdu A. Adamu, Duduzile Ndwandwe, Alison B. Wiyeh, Tawa Olukade, Ghose Bishwajit, Sanni Yaya, Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele & Charles S. Wiysonge
Pages: 2397-2404
Published online: 29 Aug 2018

Existence and functionality of national immunisation technical advisory groups in Africa from 2010 to 2016

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 14, Issue 10, 2018
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Review
Existence and functionality of national immunisation technical advisory groups in Africa from 2010 to 2016
Alison B. Wiyeh, Evanson Z. Sambala, Ntombenhle Ngcobo & Charles S. Wiysonge
Pages: 2447-2451

Knowledge and vaccination status on hepatitis B among the students of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Vol 5, No 11 (2018)  November 2018
http://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/issue/view/44

Original Research Articles
Knowledge and vaccination status on hepatitis B among the students of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh
Sabbir Ahmed, M. Wahidur Rahman, Fahmida Fayeza, Tarana Sharmin
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184561

Outbreak investigation of viral exanthem in Jharkhand, India: an eye opener for surveillance managers and vaccine policy makers

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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Vol 5, No 11 (2018)  November 2018
http://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/issue/view/44

Outbreak investigation of viral exanthem in Jharkhand, India: an eye opener for surveillance managers and vaccine policy makers
Sahir Pall, Dewesh Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184564

Vaccines for adults: a review of recent literature

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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Vol 5, No 11 (2018)  November 2018
http://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/issue/view/44

Review Articles
Vaccines for adults: a review of recent literature
Mahir Ahmed, Bayan Alorinan, Abdullah AlYemni, Mohammed Albakri, Mohamme Alahmari, Ayan Hassan, Abdulaziz Alrahili, Abdullah Alfawzan, Abdulrahman Alazzouni, Abdulaziz Alansari
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184601

Rubella virus infections and immune status among pregnant women before the introduction of rubella vaccine in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
November 2018 Volume 76, p1-136
https://www.ijidonline.com/issue/S1201-9712(18)X0011-3

Original Reports
Rubella virus infections and immune status among pregnant women before the introduction of rubella vaccine in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Yitayih Wondimeneh, Moges Tiruneh, Getachew Ferede, Birhanu Abera, Meseret Workineh, Meseret Birhanie, Belay Tessema
p14–22
Published online: August 27, 2018

Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in the Russian Federation in 1998–2014

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
November 2018 Volume 76, p1-136
https://www.ijidonline.com/issue/S1201-9712(18)X0011-3

Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in the Russian Federation in 1998–2014
Olga E. Ivanova, Tatyana P. Eremeeva, Nadezhda S. Morozova, Armen K. Shakaryan, Ekaterina A. Korotkova, Liubov I. Kozlovskaya, Olga Y. Baykova, Alexandr Y. Krasota, Anatoly P. Gmyl
p64–69
Published online: September 7, 2018
 

Immunogenicity and Safety of Monovalent Acellular Pertussis Vaccine at Birth – A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Pediatrics
November 2018, Vol 172, No. 11, Pages 997-1108
http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/issue.aspx

Original Investigation
Immunogenicity and Safety of Monovalent Acellular Pertussis Vaccine at Birth – A Randomized Clinical Trial
Nicholas Wood, MB, BS, PhD; Terry Nolan, MB, BS, PhD; Helen Marshall, MB, BS, MD; et al.
JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(11):1045-1052. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2349
This randomized clinical trial compares IgG antibody responses to vaccine antigens at age 6, 10, 24, and 32 weeks between newborn infants receiving the monovalent acellular pertussis vaccine and the hepatitis B vaccine and those receiving the hepatitis B vaccine alone.

Public Health Resilience Checklist for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases—Informed by the Domestic Ebola Response in the United States

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Journal of Public Health Management & Practice
November/December 2018 – Volume 24 – Issue 6
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/currenttoc.aspx

Research Full Report
Public Health Resilience Checklist for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases—Informed by the Domestic Ebola Response in the United States
Sell, Tara Kirk; Shearer, Matthew P.; Meyer, Diane; More
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 24(6):510-518, November/December 2018.

Billing and Volunteers Substantially Reduced School-Located Influenza Vaccination Costs, 2 Oregon Counties, 2010-2011

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Journal of Public Health Management & Practice
November/December 2018 – Volume 24 – Issue 6
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/currenttoc.aspx

Billing and Volunteers Substantially Reduced School-Located Influenza Vaccination Costs, 2 Oregon Counties, 2010-2011
Patel, Suchita A.; Groom, Holly C.; Cho, Bo-Hyun; More
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 24(6):558-566, November/December 2018.

Public Health Opportunities to Improve Late-Adolescent Immunization

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Journal of Public Health Management & Practice
November/December 2018 – Volume 24 – Issue 6
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/currenttoc.aspx

Practice Brief Report
Public Health Opportunities to Improve Late-Adolescent Immunization
Clark, Sarah J.; Cowan, Anne E.; Wells, Katelyn B.
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 24(6):554-557, November/December 2018.

GBD 2017: a fragile world

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Editorial
GBD 2017: a fragile world
The Lancet
Since The Lancet published the first Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) over 10 years ago, every new iteration has brought improvements in data quality and quantity. With the sharpening of these estimates came a reassuring message: year on year, they portrayed an ever-healthier world. Careful reading of the results of GBD 2017 shatter this comforting trend of gradual improvement and instead show plateauing mortality rates on a background of faltering and uneven progress, era-defining epidemics, and dramatic health worker shortages. Instead of the progress updates we have become accustomed to, GBD 2017 comes as an urgent warning signal from a fragile and fragmented world…

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Global Health Metrics
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators

Forecasting life expectancy, years of life lost, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 250 causes of death: reference and alternative scenarios for 2016–40 for 195 countries and territories

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Forecasting life expectancy, years of life lost, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 250 causes of death: reference and alternative scenarios for 2016–40 for 195 countries and territories
Kyle J Foreman, Neal Marquez, Andrew Dolgert, Kai Fukutaki, Nancy Fullman, Madeline McGaughey, Martin A Pletcher, Amanda E Smith, Kendrick Tang, Chun-Wei Yuan, Jonathan C Brown, Joseph Friedman, Jiawei He, Kyle R Heuton, Mollie Holmberg, Disha J Patel, Patrick Reidy, Austin Carter, Kelly Cercy, Abigail Chapin, Dirk Douwes-Schultz, Tahvi Frank, Falko Goettsch, Patrick Y Liu, Vishnu Nandakumar, Marissa B Reitsma, Vince Reuter, Nafis Sadat, Reed J D Sorensen, Vinay Srinivasan, Rachel L Updike, Hunter York, Alan D Lopez, Rafael Lozano, Stephen S Lim, Ali H Mokdad, Stein Emil Vollset, Christopher J L Murray

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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The Lancet
Nov 10, 2018 Volume 392 Number 10159  p1683-2138  e14-e18
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators

 

Life on Earth to have its DNA analysed in the name of conservation

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Nature 
Volume 563 Issue 7730, 8 November 2018
http://www.nature.com/nature/current_issue.html

Editorial | 06 November 2018
Life on Earth to have its DNA analysed in the name of conservation
The Earth BioGenome Project is a welcome effort to sequence the genomes of some 1.35 million species.
An ambitious project launched last week aims to slow the decline in biodiversity by sampling and decoding the DNA of every species of plant and animal on Earth. Called the Earth BioGenome Project, the effort is seeking funding to help it get off the ground. It is asking for US$4.7 billion to sequence all 1.35 million known eukaryotic species — those with a cell nucleus enclosed by a membrane — over the next 10 years….

Confronting conflict of interest

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Nature Medicine
Volume 24 Issue 11, November 2018
https://www.nature.com/nm/volumes/24/issues/11

Editorial | 06 November 2018
Confronting conflict of interest
Recent news stories about conflict of interest in biomedical research have shaken up public and private institutions alike, but their focus was on clinical research. Amidst the renewed focus on conflicts of interest in clinical work, let’s not disregard the fact that financial conflicts also pose a concern to basic and preclinical research.

Machine learning in medicine: Addressing ethical challenges

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PLoS Medicine
http://www.plosmedicine.org/
(Accessed 10 Nov 2018 )

Perspective
Machine learning in medicine: Addressing ethical challenges
Effy Vayena, Alessandro Blasimme, I. Glenn Cohen
| published 06 Nov 2018 PLOS Medicine
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002689
[Exceprt]
…Conclusions
The clinical use of MLm may transform existing modes of healthcare delivery. MLm will be used in the clinical setting by healthcare professionals, be embedded in smart devices through the internet of things, and be used by patients themselves beyond the clinical setting for disease self-management of chronic conditions. The exponential growth of investment in MLm signals that research is accelerating, and more products may soon be targeting market entry. To merit the trust of patients and adoption by providers, MLm must fully align with data protection requirements, minimize the effects of bias, be effectively regulated, and achieve transparency. Addressing such ethical and regulatory issues as soon as possible is essential for avoiding unnecessary risks and pitfalls that will hinder further progress of MLm.

Urban–rural differences in immunisation status and associated demographic factors among children 12-59 months in a southwestern state, Nigeria

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PLoS One
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[Accessed 10 Nov 2018 ]

Research Article
Urban–rural differences in immunisation status and associated demographic factors among children 12-59 months in a southwestern state, Nigeria
Ibidolapo T. Ijarotimi, Akinola A. Fatiregun, Oluwapelumi A. Adebiyi, Olayinka S. Ilesanmi, Olufemi Ajumobi
Research Article | published 05 Nov 2018 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206086

Clarifying the Right to Health through Supranational Monitoring: The Highest Standard of Health Attainable

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Public Health Ethics
Volume 11, Issue 3, November 2018
http://phe.oxfordjournals.org/content/current

Clarifying the Right to Health through Supranational Monitoring: The Highest Standard of Health Attainable
Claire Lougarre
Public Health Ethics, Volume 11, Issue 3, 1 November 2018, Pages 251–264, https://doi.org/10.1093/phe/phv037

Understanding Compound, Interconnected, Interacting, and Cascading Risks: A Holistic Framework

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Risk Analysis          
Volume 38, Issue 11  Pages: 2243-2501  November 2018
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15396924/current

Perspective
Understanding Compound, Interconnected, Interacting, and Cascading Risks: A Holistic Framework
Gianluca Pescaroli, David Alexander
Pages: 2245-2257
First Published: 15 June 2018
Abstract
In recent years, there has been a gradual increase in research literature on the challenges of interconnected, compound, interacting, and cascading risks. These concepts are becoming ever more central to the resilience debate. They aggregate elements of climate change adaptation, critical infrastructure protection, and societal resilience in the face of complex, high‐impact events. However, despite the potential of these concepts to link together diverse disciplines, scholars and practitioners need to avoid treating them in a superficial or ambiguous manner. Overlapping uses and definitions could generate confusion and lead to the duplication of research effort. This article gives an overview of the state of the art regarding compound, interconnected, interacting, and cascading risks. It is intended to help build a coherent basis for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR). The main objective is to propose a holistic framework that highlights the complementarities of the four kinds of complex risk in a manner that is designed to support the work of researchers and policymakers. This article suggests how compound, interconnected, interacting, and cascading risks could be used, with little or no redundancy, as inputs to new analyses and decisional tools designed to support the implementation of the SFDRR. The findings can be used to improve policy recommendations and support tools for emergency and crisis management, such as scenario building and impact trees, thus contributing to the achievement of a system‐wide approach to resilience.