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Global need: including rehabilitation in health system strengthening

CORRESPONDENCE Apropos «Global estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019» We read with great enthusiasm Alarcos Cieza and colleagues’1 analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 to […]
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Re-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment: A longitudinal study

Background: Yaws is a substantial cause of chronic disfiguring ulcers in children in at least 14 countries in the tropics. WHO’s newly adopted strategy for yaws eradication uses a single round of mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment programmes, and data from pilot studies have shown a short-term significant reduction of yaws. We assessed […]
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Mosquito control might not bolster imperfect dengue vaccines

The most recent dengue vaccine trial data from Asia claims 40–70% efficacy in children aged 2–14 years. This is a substantial advance in dengue prevention but clearly falls short of the levels of protection required for a standalone intervention. The dengue vaccine initiative and other consortia have emphasised the benefits of integrating vaccines with mosquito control measures, which infers that vector control can bolster the effect of imperfect vaccines.
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