Public Health Action

Development of capacity for research ethics review in low- and middle-income countries: need for a systems approach
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Gopichandran, Vijayaprasad

Finding tuberculosis in prisons in India: who benefits?
pp. 3-3(1)
Author: Wilson, Nevin

Open-access technology: where should it lead us?
pp. 4-4(1)
Author: Todd, Jim

‘Leaving no-one behind’: how community health workers can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
pp. 5-5(1)
Author: Maher, Dermot

Research ethics committees in the Pacific Islands: gaps and opportunities for health sector strengthening
pp. 6-9(4)
Authors: Denholm, J. T.; Bissell, K.; Viney, K.; Durand, A. M.; Cash, H. L.; Roseveare, C.; Merilles, O. E.; Harries, A. D.; Biribo, S.

Ten tips to improve the visibility and dissemination of research for policy makers and practitioners
pp. 10-14(5)
Authors: Tripathy, J. P.; Bhatnagar, A.; Shewade, H. D.; Kumar, A. M. V.; Zachariah, R.; Harries, A. D.

Public-private mix for tuberculosis care and control in Myanmar: a strategy to scale up?
pp. 15-20(6)
Authors: Thet Lwin, Z. M.; Sahu, S. K.; Owiti, P.; Chinnakali, P.; Majumdar, S. S.

Pre-treatment loss to follow-up among smear-positive TB patients in tertiary hospitals, Quetta, Pakistan
pp. 21-25(5)
Authors: Wali, A.; Kumar, A. M. V.; Hinderaker, S. G.; Heldal, E.; Qadeer, E.; Fatima, R.; Ullah, A.; Safdar, N.; Yaqoob, A.; Anwar, K.; Ul Haq, M.

Infection control in hospitals managing drug-resistant tuberculosis in Pakistan: how are we doing?
pp. 26-31(6)
Authors: Waheed, Y.; Khan, M. A.; Fatima, R.; Yaqoob, A.; Mirza, A.; Qadeer, E.; Shakeel, M.; Heldal, E.; Kumar, A. M. V.

Predictors of unfavourable treatment outcome in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in India
pp. 32-38(7)
Authors: Nair, D.; Velayutham, B.; Kannan, T.; Tripathy, J. P.; Harries, A. D.; Natrajan, M.; Swaminathan, S.

Physician's advice on quitting smoking in HIV and TB patients in south India: a randomised clinical trial
pp. 39-45(7)
Authors: Kumar, S. R.; Pooranagangadevi, N.; Rajendran, M.; Mayer, K.; Flanigan, T.; Niaura, R.; Balaguru, S.; Venkatesan, P.; Swaminathan, S.

Are partners of HIV-infected people being tested for HIV? A mixed-methods research from Gujarat, India
pp. 46-54(9)
Authors: Selvaraj, K.; Kumar, A. M. V.; Chawla, S.; Shringarpure, K. S.; Thekkur, P.; Palanivel, C.; Verma, P. B.; Shah, A. N.; Pandya, K. N.; Roy, G.; Singh, Z.; Rewari, B. B.; Dongre, A. R.

Routine implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV-infected patients in seven pilot sites in Zimbabwe
pp. 55-60(6)
Authors: Takarinda, K. C.; Choto, R. C.; Harries, A. D.; Mutasa-Apollo, T.; Chakanyuka-Musanhu, C.

Do incentivised community workers in informal settlements influence maternal and infant health in urban India?
pp. 61-66(6)
Authors: Verma, H.; Sagili, K. D.; Zachariah, R.; Aggarwal, A.; Dongre, A.; Gupte, H.

Enhanced tuberculosis case finding through advocacy and sensitisation meetings in prisons of Central India
pp. 67-70(4)
Authors: Mallick, G.; Shewade, H. D.; Agrawal, T. K.; Kumar, A. M. V.; Chadha, S. S.

Integration and decentralisation of TB-HIV services increases HIV testing of TB cases in Rajasthan, India
pp. 71-73(3)
Authors: Sinha, S. K.; Saxena, A.; Mishra, V.; Volkmann, T.; Kumar, A. M. V.; Nair, S. A.; Moonan, P. K.; Oeltmann, J. E.; Chadha, V. K.

Data collection using open access technology in multicentre operational research involving patient interviews
pp. 74-77(4)
Authors: Axshya SAMVAD Study Group; Shewade, H. D.; Chadha, S. S.; Gupta, V.; Tripathy, J. P.; Satyanarayana, S.; Sagili, K.; Mohanty, S.; Bera, O. P.; Pandey, P.; Rajeswaran, P.; Jayaraman, G.; Santhappan, A.; Bajpai, U. N.; Mamatha, A. M.; Maiser, R.; Naqvi, A. J.; Pandurangan, S.; Nath, S.; Ghule, V. H.; Das, A.; Prasad, B. M.; Biswas, M.; Singh, G.; Mallick, G.; Jeyakumar Jaisingh, A. J.; Rao, R.; Kumar, A. M. V.