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Public Health Action (PHA), The Union's quarterly Open Access journal, welcomes the submission of articles on operational research. It publishes high-quality scientific research on health services, providing new knowledge on how to improve access, equity, quality and efficiency of health systems and services.

The Editors will consider any manuscript reporting original research on quality improvements, cost-benefit analysis, legislation, training and capacity building, with a focus on all relevant areas of public health (e.g. infection control, nutrition, TB, HIV, vaccines, smoking, COVID-19, microbial resistance, outbreaks etc).

Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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Volume 4, Number 4, 21 December 2014

EDITORIAL

Open Access Moving past the ‘pre-treatment’ era of HIV care
pp. 209-209(1)
Author: Siedner, Mark J.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Open Access Retention in pre-antiretroviral treatment care in a district of Karnataka, India: how well are we doing?
pp. 210-215(6)
Authors: Shankar, D.; Kumar, A. M. V.; Rewari, B.; Kumar, S.; Shastri, S.; Satyanarayana, S.; Ananthakrishnan, R.; Nagaraja, S. B.; Devi, M.; Bhargava, N.; Das, M.; Zachariah, R.

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Open Access Rollout of Xpert® MTB/RIF in Northwest Cambodia for the diagnosis of tuberculosis among PLHA
pp. 216-221(6)
Authors: Auld, S. C.; Moore, B. K.; Killam, W. P.; Eng, B.; Nong, K.; Pevzner, E. C.; Eam, K. K.; Eang, M. T.; Warren, D.; Whitehead, S. J.

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Open Access Symptom reporting among prevalent tuberculosis cases who smoke, are HIV-positive or have hyperglycaemia
pp. 222-225(4)
Authors: Sattar, S.; Van Schalkwyk, C.; Claassens, M.; Dunbar, R.; Floyd, S.; Enarson, D. A.; Godfrey-Faussett, P.; Ayles, H.; Beyers, N.

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Open Access Assessment of stigma associated with tuberculosis in Mexico
pp. 226-232(7)
Authors: Moya, E. M.; Biswas, A.; Chávez Baray, S. M.; Martínez, O.; Lomeli, B.

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Open Access Ending neglect: providing effective childhood tuberculosis training for health care workers in Tanzania
pp. 233-237(5)
Authors: Adams, L. V.; Olotu, R.; Talbot, E. A.; Cronin, B. J.; Christopher, R.; Mkomwa, Z.

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Open Access Activism on rifapentine pricing: removing cost barriers to improve the uptake of tuberculosis research innovations
pp. 238-242(5)
Authors: DeLuca, A.; Frick, M.; Lessem, E.; Kanouse, J.; Wegener, D.; Mingote, L. Ruiz

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Open Access High time to use rapid tests to detect multidrug resistance in sputum smear-negative tuberculosis in Belarus
pp. 243-248(6)
Authors: Rusovich, V.; Kumar, A. M. V.; Skrahina, A.; Hurevich, H.; Astrauko, A.; de Colombani, P.; Tayler-Smith, K.; Dara, M.; Zachariah, R.

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Open Access Use of rapid point-of-care tests by primary health care providers in India: findings from a community-based survey
pp. 249-251(3)
Authors: Satyanarayana, S.; Sagili, K.; Chadha, S. S.; Pai, M.

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Open Access Bringing care to the community: expanding access to health care in rural Malawi through mobile health clinics
pp. 252-258(7)
Authors: Geoffroy, E.; Harries, A. D.; Bissell, K.; Schell, E.; Bvumbwe, A.; Tayler-Smith, K.; Kizito, W.

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Open Access Antibiotic use in a district hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan: are we overprescribing?
pp. 259-264(6)
Authors: Bajis, S.; Van den Bergh, R.; De Bruycker, M.; Mahama, G.; Van Overloop, C.; Satyanarayana, S.; Bernardo, R. S.; Esmati, S.; Reid, A. J.

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Open Access Implementation of an in-patient pediatric mortality reduction intervention, Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia
pp. 265-270(6)
Authors: Gordon, D. M.; Shehibo, A.; Tazebew, A.; Huddart, M. R.; Kadir, A.; Allen, N.; Draper, H.; Kokeb, M.

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Open Access Fostering interest in research: evaluation of an introductory research seminar at hospitals in rural Rwanda
pp. 271-275(5)
Authors: Iribagiza, M. K.; Manikuzwe, A.; Aquino, T.; Amoroso, C.; Zachariah, R.; van Griensven, J.; Schneider, S.; Finnegan, K.; Cortas, C.; Kamanzi, E.; Hamon, J. K.; Hedt-Gauthier, B. L.

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Open Access Factors influencing increased expertise for a sustainable workforce at a research centre in South Africa
pp. 276-280(5)
Authors: Brand, S.; Draper, H. R.; Enarson, D. A.; Beyers, N.; Claassens, M.

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CORRESPONDENCE

Open Access Public-private imbroglio: why should TB patients suffer?
pp. 281-281(1)
Authors: Nagaraja, Sharath Burugina; Shewade, Hemant Deepak; Tripathy, Jay Prasad; M V, Ajay Kumar

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OBITUARY

Open Access Amal Bassilli, 1961–2014
pp. 282-282(1)
Authors: El Sony, Asma; Enarson, Donald A.

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