In the editorial section, Katherine Littler et al. (2) call for papers for a special theme issue on the ethics of research into health and climate change.
Gary Humphreys (5–6) reports on initiatives to mitigate unintended consequences of health policies. Glenda Gray talks to Humphreys (7–8) about her career working on HIV prevention and treatment.
China
Paediatric cancers
Lin Bai et al. (19–31) track affordability of treatment.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Older antibiotics and paediatric formulations
Christine Årdal et al. (51–56) note the implications of fragmented markets.
South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions
Price controls on food
Bella Sträuli et al. (43–50) look for policy coherence in noncommunicable diseases prevention.
Ukraine
Functional health-care facilities
Maggie Montgomery et al. (66–71) report on fieldwork to improve water and sanitation.
Global
International Nonproprietary Names
Sarel F Malan et al. (9–18) trace five decades of new pharmaceutical products by disease category.
Health financing decisions
Matthew S McCoy et al. (32–36) analyse the basis for public engagement.
Contents of the pharmacy
Petra Brhlikova et al. (37–42) examine links between drug registers and essential medicines lists.
Identifying factors that influence obesity prevalence
Tim Lobstein & Mojca Gabrijelčič (57–65) propose a method of policy assessment.
Air quality standards
Yevgen Nazarenko et al. (72–73) argue for measurement of ultrafine particles.
Predatory journals
Christina Wee at al. (74–75) list measures to prevent fraud in scientific publishing.