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NEW PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY WHO



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We also wish to draw your attention to the following important products:

The International Pharmacopoeia, Fourth edition
This new edition consolidates the texts of the five separate volumes of the third edition.

The International Pharmacopoeia, Fourth edition, CD-ROM version
The electronic version of the new edition for those who wish to have easy access on screen.

Guidelines on food fortification with micronutrients
The main purpose of these guidelines is to assist countries in the design and implementation of appropriate food fortification programmes.

WHO medical eligibility criteria wheel for contraceptive use
A useful tool for family planning programmes. The wheel includes recommendations on initiating use of six common types of contraceptives.

Road traffic injury prevention manual
This manual provides guidance to professionals working on road traffic injury prevention.

Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food
This new report evaluates the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and recommends maximum levels for such residues in food.

Promoting physical activity and active living in urban environments
This publication presents the best available evidence on physical activity in the urban environment and makes suggestions for policy and practice based on that evidence.

Formaldehyde, 2-Butoxyethanol and 1-tert-Butoxy-2-propanol
This eighty-eighth volume of IARC Monographs evaluates the available evidence on the carcinogenic potential in humans of formaldehyde, 2-butoxyethanol and 1-tert-butoxypropan-2-ol.

Exposure to artificial UV radiation and skin cancer
This new IARC Working Group report assesses the available evidence relating to possible detrimental health effects of exposure to artificial ultraviolet radiation through use of indoor tanning facilities, in particular whether their use increases the risk for skin cancer.

Enforcement of Public Health Legislation
This guide aims to give more visibility to the issue of enforcement of public health legislation.

Gender-based Violence in the Western Pacific Region: A Hidden Epidemic?
This publication was put together to showcase some of the important epidemiological and evaluation research on gender-based violence that is being conducted in other parts of the Western Pacific Region, as part of a multi-country study.

Recent Advances in Immunization, 2nd edition
This book attempts to address some of the enormous technical and programmatic challenges some countries must overcome to complete the unfinished agenda of immunization coverage.

Safety evaluation of certain food additives, 65th meeting
The toxicological monograph's in this volume summarise the safety data on a number of food additives

Helping Ourselves: Community Responses to AIDS in Swaziland
The Kingdom of Swaziland now has the highest recorded HIV prevalence in the world, and this southern African country faces enormous challenges, particularly when it comes to looking after the thousands of children orphaned by the epidemic. This report tells what is being done at the community level to stem the flow of infections and mitigate the impact.

Bulletin of WHO Vol.85, No. 1, 2007
The WHO Bulletin aims to give public health policy and practice guidance based on the best evidence available, while also encouraging closer links between scientific investigation and the art of helping populations to lead healthier lives.