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Letter: Funding international family planning
Published in British Medical Journal, 2 26 1994, 308(6928):599
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RISBibTexAPAThe population policy pendulum. Needs to settle near the middle–and acknowledge the importance of numbers
Whether loved or unwanted, the birth of the six billionth child will be of great importance to his or her family. In a world that adds one million more births than deaths every 110 hours, however, the aggregate of human numbers is also important. Unfortunately, in such an emotional area, interest groups have often promoted their own priorities at the expense of the bigger picture.
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RISBibTexAPATackling India’s HIV epidemic: lessons from Africa
India stands on the brink of a major HIV epidemic. However, by examining where public health initiatives went wrong in Africa, the international community may be able to help India avoid the devastating effects seen in Africa
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RISBibTexAPAPartner reduction is crucial for balanced “ABC” approach to HIV prevention
Potts M, Shelton J, Halperin D, Nantulya V, Gayle H, Holmes K
Behaviour change programmes to prevent HIV have mainly promoted condom use or abstinence, while partner reduction remains the neglected component of ABC
The key to preventing the spread of HIV, especially in epidemics driven mainly by heterosexual transmission, is through changing sexual behaviour. Interest has been growing in an “ABC” approach in which A [...]
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RISBibTexAPAChina’s one child policy
This article discussed China's one child policy.
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Commentary
Parachute approach to evidence based medicine
Potts M, Prata N, Walsh J, Grossman A
British Medical Journal, 2006
Waiting for the results of randomised trials of public health interventions can cost hundreds of lives, especially in poor countries with great need and potential to benefit. If the science is good, we should act before the trials are done. Good science, we suggest, is taking the research to the problem rather than conducting the research in the tallest ivory tower the investigator can find.
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