Recommended Readings - July 2, 2009

by Alanna Shaikh · 2009-07-02 11:14:00 UTC
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The Growth Commission Blog has a great post on how to use economic methods to prioritize global health interventions. It walks us through the tricky topics of Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS), decentralization, and the difference between efficiency and equity. I always find DALYS hard to explain; I'm grateful that someone else has broken it down for me so I don't have to.

Science Speaks is talking about a new female condom effort in Uganda. It is intended to be both cheaper and easier to use.

Effect Measure as consistently featured some of the best thinking about swine flu that I've seen. This post, on accurately measuring and talking about the pandemic, is an excellent example of that thinking. It points out that calling this flu "mild" is a risky misnomer. The blog also takes on the worrisome recent discovery of resistance to Tamiflu among swine flu patients.

The Sociological images blog offers a vivid reminder of the women as breasts and babies problem.

RH Reality Check looks at a study done on the transmission of HIV among women in Colombia. The study discovered that transmission of HIV was linked to womens' empowerment and their living conditions. It points to the need to look at HIV transmission beyond just promoting condom use.

Global Voices reports on a labor dispute between doctors, unions, and the government in South Africa. Public sector doctors feel they are unpaid compared to other public sector employees, and that they are not being sufficiently represented by their unions.

Alanna Shaikh
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