Other Titles

Highlights • Cognitive impairment in a north Indian population • Package of essential noncommunicable disease intervention in Bhutan • IMCI implementation in Indonesia

Contents

ContentsEditorialMeasles elimination by 2020: a feasible goal for the South-East Asia Region?...........................123ReviewOvercoming access barriers to health services through membership-based microfinanceorganizations: a review of evidence from South AsiaSomen Saha, Peter Leslie Annear............................................................................................................................125Original researchPrevalence and correlates of cognitive impairment in a north Indianelderly populationParamita Sengupta, Anoop I Benjamin, Yashpal Singh, Ashoo Grover ...................................................................135Prevalence and risk factors for psychological distress and functional disabilityin urban PakistanNusrat Husain, Nasim Chaudhry, Farhat Jafri, Barbara Tomenson, Ishaq Surhand,Ilyas Mirza, Imran B Chaudhry...............................................................................................................................144Package of essential noncommunicable disease (‎PEN)‎ interventions inprimary health-care settings of Bhutan: a performance assessment studyDukpa Wangchuk, Navkiran Kaur Virdi, Renu Garg, Shanthi Mendis, Nani Nair,Dorji Wangchuk, Rajesh Kumar..............................................................................................................................154Challenges to the implementation of the integrated management of childhoodillness (‎IMCI)‎ at community health centres in West Java province, IndonesiaCR Titaley, H Jusril, I Ariawan, N Soeharno, T Setiawan, MW Weber.....................................................................161Benefits and costs of alternative health-care waste management: an exampleof the largest hospital of NepalShiva R Adhikari, Siripen Supakankunit..................................................................................................................171Clustered tuberculosis incidence in Bandar Lampung, IndonesiaDyah WSR Wardani, Lutfan Lazuardi, Yodi Mahendradhata, Hari Kusnanto...........................................................179Psychoactive substance use by psychiatric patients in the National ReferralHospital, Bhutan: a retrospective analysisSonam Choki, Tashi Dorji, Thinley Choden............................................................................................................186Research briefAssessment of cold-chain maintenance in vaccine carriers during PulsePolio National Immunization Day in a rural block of IndiaAbhijit P Pakhare, Surya Bali, Radhakishan B Pawar, Ganesh S Lokhande..............................................................190LetterHelpline facility to assist reporting of adverse drug reactions in IndiaVivekanandan Kalaiselvan, Prabhakar Mishra, Gyanendra N Singh........................................................................194Recent WHO Publications ........................................................................................................................195

ISSN

2224-3151

Language

English