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Chemotherapy for second‐stage human African trypanosomiasis: drugs in use

Medicines for second‐stage human African trypanosomiasis

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Active case finding for tuberculosis in India: a syntheses of activities and outcomes reported by the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme

This review evaluated the outcomes for the components of the ACF campaign against the NTEP’s minimum indicators and elicited the challenges faced in implementation.

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Diagnosing tuberculosis,Cochrane Special Collections

Tuberculosis causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide.

Peer-reviewed article

Improving vaccination uptake among adolescents

Evaluating the effects of interventions to improve vaccine uptake among adolescents.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

The TRANSFER Approach for assessing the transferability of systematic review findings

This paper describes the TRANSFER Approach, a novel approach for supporting collaboration between review authors and stakeholders from the beginning of the review process to systematically and transparently consider factors that may influence the transferability of systematic review findings.

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Topical and device‐based treatments for fungal infections of the toenails

Assess the clinical and mycological effects of topical drugs and device‐based therapies for onychomycosis.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Caregiver involvement in interventions for improving children's dietary intake and physical activity behaviors

To assess effects of caregiver involvement in interventions for improving children's dietary intake and physical activity behaviors, including those intended to prevent overweight and obesity

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Development of mass media resources to improve the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to assess the trustworthiness of claims about the effects of treatments: a human-centred design approach

Our objective was to design mass media resources to enable the public to critically appraise the trustworthiness of claims about the benefits and harms of treatments and make informed health choices.

Peer-reviewed article

Racecadotril for acute diarrhoea in children

Assessing the efficacy and safety of racecadotril for treating acute diarrhoea in children under five years of age

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Shortened treatment regimens versus the standard regimen for drug‐sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis

Evaluating the efficacy and safety of shortened treatment regimens versus the standard six‐month treatment regimen for individuals with drug‐sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Moving towards universal health coverage: Strengthening the evidence ecosystem for the South African health system

Health policy and systems research (HPSR) guides health system reforms and is essential for South Africa (SA)’s progress towards universal coverage of high-quality healthcare.

Peer-reviewed article

Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants

Intermittent preventive treatment could help prevent malaria in infants (IPTi) living in areas of moderate to high malaria transmission in sub‐Saharan Africa.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Comparison of different human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine types and dose schedules for prevention of HPV‐related disease in females and males

Evaluating the efficacy, immunogenicity, and harms of different dose schedules and different types of HPV vaccines in females and males.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW

Variation in the observed effect of Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis on mortality: A systematic review and analysis of trial design considerations

Most studies evaluating the effect of Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis (TB) concluded that it did not reduce overall mortality compared to usual care.

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