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This research paper aims to assess whether the training and support of traditional birth attendants improve maternal mortality in developing countries. This review shows that resourced and trained birth attendants save lives.
Reviews like this has also lead to Brazil incorporating traditional birth attendants in legislation. Should this be a Global Health Policy issue amongst developing countries? Read more here.
The Lancet Infectious Disease journal August 2010 reviews 13 different peer-reviewed publications to identify common patterns in malaria prevalence and whether the various interventions introduced in this region was associated with reduction in malaria incidence and hospitalization rates. It also looks at other contributing factors to these changes in burden of malaria in Sub-Sahara Africa.
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The HIV epidemic continues to grow at an exponential rate in the Central Asia region mainly Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. This review discusses the trend in relation to increasing risk and factors associated with this increase.
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Written by Vikram Patel et al
CHGN Commentary: This study, completed in Goa, India, assessed the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of antidepressant and psychological treatment for common mental disorders in a developing country health care setting. Their findings revealed that antidepressants should become the treatment of choice for common mental disorders in general health-care settings in India, since they are associated with improved clinical and economic outcomes, especially in the short term.
Read more: Management of mental disorders: lessons from India
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