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: Promoting Safety of Medicines for Children These guidelines are intended to improve awareness of medicine safety issues among everyone who has an interest in the safety of medicines in children. Midwifery Education Modules, second edition A set of training manuals developed to equip midwives with essential life-saving skills. Health in Prisons This guide outlines some of the steps prison systems should take to reduce the public health risks from compulsory detention in often unhealthy situations, to care for prisoners in need and to promote the health of prisoners and prison staff. Tobacco control: Reversal of Risk after Quitting Smoking Presents a comprehensive review of the scientific literature and a thorough evaluation of the evidence for changes in the risk of cancer, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease observed following smoking cessation. Regional Guidelines for the Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria in Large Hospitals These two parallel guidelines, one for small hospitals and another one for large hospitals, were developed for use by medical personnel who treat severe malaria patients, referred from lower-level health facilities. Regional Guidelines for the Management of Severe Falciparum Malaria in Small Hospitals These two parallel guidelines, one for small hospitals and another one for large hospitals, were developed for use by medical personnel who treat severe malaria patients, referred from lower-level health facilities. Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programmes. Module on Noncommunicable Diseases This module on noncommunicable diseases is designed to improve awareness, knowledge and skills of health providers regarding poverty and gender concern in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. Investing in our Future The framework presented in this document provides a set of concrete interventions or actions for policy-makers, programme managers and their partners to undertake in scaling up their responses to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people. Bulletin of WHO, Vol. 85, No. 8, 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. WHO Drug Information, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2007 WHO Drug Information communicates pharmaceutical information that is either developed and issued by WHO or transmitted to WHO by research and regulatory agencies throughout the world. LIVRES EN FRANCAIS Soins hospitaliers pédiatriques Ce mémento est destiné aux médecins, aux infirmiers en chef et autres professionnels de santé responsables des soins administrés aux jeunes enfants au premier niveau de recours dans les pays en développement. Comité OMS d'experts de la pharmacodépendance Le présent rapport contient les recommandations d'un comité OMS d'experts chargé d'étudier les données relatives aux substances engendrant la dépendance afin de déterminer dans quelle mesure il pourrait être nécessaire de les placer sous contrôle international. BOOKS IN SPANISH Comité de expertos de la OMS en farmacodependencia En el presente informe se exponen las recomendaciones de un Comité de Expertos de la OMS responsable de examinar la información sobre fármacos que generan dependencia para estimar la necesidad de su fiscalización internacional.