West Germany strides towards CFC elimination by 2000

Towards HOL 2000 ? 1 Towards HOL 2000 ?

Important-if uneven-strides towards respiratory health in the UK.

692 www.thelancet.com/respiratory Vol 4 September 2016 England an estimated 11 000 hospital admissions for paediatric respiratory infections were averted annually since the smoke-free legislation.” Reductions in preterm births also followed the bans. That might help to improve children’s lung health in the near future, Been pointed out. The success of the UK bans “provide strong support for acc...

Progress Toward Measles Elimination — Bangladesh, 2000–2016

In 2013, at the 66th session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEAR), a regional goal was established to eliminate measles and control rubella and congenital rubella syndrome* by 2020 (1). WHO-recommended measles elimination strategies in SEAR countries include 1) achieving and maintaining ≥95% coverage with 2 doses of measles-containing va...

Cohabiting unions in France and West Germany

This paper compares the non-marital birth pattern in France and West Germany. Since the beginning of the eighties, France witnessed a steady increase in non-marital birth rates, while in West Germany non-marital birth rates have remained at a relatively low level. We attribute these differences to the institutional and legal constraints from both sides of the Rhine which hamper or foster childb...

West Nile Virus Meningoencephalitis Imported into Germany

Author affi liations: Centre de Recherche et de Veille sur les Maladies Émergentes dans l’Océan Indien, Ste. Clotilde, La Réunion, France (E. Lagadec, Y. Gomard, V. Guernier, M. Dietrich, H. Pascalis, S. Temmam, P. Tortosa, K. Dellagi); Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France (E. Lagadec, S. Temmam); Université de La Réunion, St. Clotilde (M. Dietrich, P. Tortosa); Université d’Antananarivo, A...