World Health Organization WHO Press NEW PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY WHO We are pleased to provide you with the list of WHO information products recently released. Please click on Just published You can also consult our new 2007 Spring information products catalogue in pdf format from our e-commerce web site: Catalogue Spring 2007 We also wish to draw your attention to the following important products recently published: Quality Assurance of Pharmaceuticals. Second Updated Edition This is the second updated edition of the compendium and includes texts published in 2005 and 2006 in the WHO Technical Report Series. Elemental Speciation in Human Health Risk Assessment The purpose of this book is to assess, evaluate, and give guidance on the role of elemental speciation and speciation analysis in human health hazard and risk assessment. Principles and Methods for Assessing Autoimmunity Associated with Exposure to Chemicals Provides a framework for the evaluation of the role of chemical risk factors in the development of autoimmune diseases. Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals Provides a systematic analysis of the scientific principles to be considered in assessing health risks in children; taking into account their unique susceptibilities. Tobacco Use in Shisha This publication comprises a series of studies conducted by the Egyptian Smoking Prevention Research Institute (ESPRI)on the use of the waterpipe, or shisha. Guidelines for the Elimination of Residual Foci of Malaria Transmission These guidelines on the elimination of malaria transmission foci provide information on identification of foci of malaria transmission, epidemiological classification, selection and application of appropriate measures and monitoring and evaluation of implemented interventions. Guidelines on Prevention of the Reintroduction of Malaria Provide information on malaria surveillance and vigilance, malaria early warning system, prevention and control of re-introduced malaria, emergency preparedness for malaria outbreaks and monitoring, and evaluation of activities. Training Manual for Community-based Initiatives This training manual will assist in programme implementation and in capacity-building, in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, of community-based initiatives like Basic Development Needs, Healthy Cities, Healthy Villages and Women in Health and Development. Noncommunicable Disease and Poverty Based on a review of available literature, this monograph explores the links between poverty and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) with particular reference to the Western Pacific Region. Bulletin of WHO, Vol. 85, No. 6, 2007 The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. LIVRES EN FRANCAIS Lutte contre le cancer du col de l'utérus Ce guide est destiné à l'usage de tous ceux qui, par les soins qu'ils prodiguent, contribuent à réduire la charge que représente le cancer du col de l'utérus pour les femmes, les communautés et les systèmes de santé. Le VIH et les hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec des hommes dans la Région Asie/Pacifique Le présent rapport fournit des informations au sujet de différentes actions menées à bien par et pour des hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec des hommes dans six différents pays de la Région Asie/pacifique pour la lutte contre le VIH.