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Injuries to children
December 2008

Adolescent health
September 2008

Ageing and the life course
September 2007

Asthma
May 2007

Blindness and visual impairment
October 2006

Blood transfusion
June 2008

Breastfeeding
August 2008

Cancer
April 2006

Child health
October 2007

Chronic diseases
October 2005

Climate change
April 2008

Deafness
March 2006

Diabetes
October 2006

Environmental health
June 2008

Essential medicines
October 2007

Food safety
August 2008

Global burden of disease
October 2008

Guinea-worm disease
April 2008

Health workforce
March 2008

Immunization
April 2008

Injuries and violence
March 2008

Injuries to children
December 2008

Malaria
April 2007

Maternal health
August 2008

Mental health
September 2007

Neglected tropical diseases
April 2007

Nutrition
June 2008

Patient safety
May 2007

Safe surgery
June 2008

Sanitation
March 2008

Sexually transmitted infections
October 2008

Social determinants of health
May 2006

Statistics
December 2007

Tobacco and second-hand smoke
29 May 2007

Tobacco epidemic and its control
February 2008

Tuberculosis
March 2007

Violence prevention
July 2007

Water scarcity
March 2007

Women's health
March 2008

Youth and road safety
April 2007