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In this issue
- Hygiene in Refugee & Displacement Settings
Scabies in Displacement Camps: Why Mass Drug Administration Outperforms Case-by-Case Treatment
Clinic-by-clinic scabies treatment fails in crowded camps. Here is why mass drug administration, paired with hygiene supply, actually breaks transmission.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Diagnostic Sourcing & Procurement
WHO Prequalification of In Vitro Diagnostics: The Procurement Gate Behind Field Test Kits
Why WHO Prequalification of In Vitro Diagnostics decides which test kits reach field programs, and what buyers still have to check themselves.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Blood Pressure Monitoring
Blood Pressure Cuff Size: The Overlooked Error Behind Inaccurate Readings
A mismatched blood pressure cuff can shift a reading by 5-20 mmHg. Here’s how to check the fit before you trust the number.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Mobile Isolation & Field Cots
Sizing a Cholera Treatment Center: The Bed-Capacity Math Behind Field Deployment
How field planners translate caseload projections into cot counts, zone allocations, and spacing rules for a cholera treatment center.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Field Sanitation Supplies
Container-Based Sanitation: A Field Option Where Latrines Can’t Be Dug
Container-based toilets offer a sealed, portable alternative to pit latrines on rocky ground, high water tables, and dense sites.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Solar & Off-Grid Refrigeration
Solar Vaccine Refrigerator Maintenance: Budgeting for Repairs Before They Happen
Solar direct-drive vaccine refrigerators cut battery risk, but maintenance and spare-parts planning still decide whether a unit survives its service life.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Disease Modelling & Data
Case Fatality Rate vs. Infection Fatality Rate: Reading the Same Outbreak Two Ways
CFR and IFR both measure a disease’s deadliness, but answer different questions, which is why outbreak death-rate headlines swing so wildly.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Hygiene in Refugee & Displacement Settings
Menstrual Hygiene Management in Displacement Camps: What the Sphere Standards Actually Require
Menstrual hygiene management is a distinct Sphere-standard WASH line item in camps, not an afterthought bundled into water and sanitation kits.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - HIV, TB & Co-Infection
TB Preventive Therapy for People Living with HIV: Closing the 3HP Coverage Gap
Shorter TB preventive regimens like 3HP cut treatment from nine months to three, but coverage among people with HIV still lags the global target.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Global Health Policy
What Is Universal Health Coverage? The Financing Strategies Behind SDG 3.8
UHC means care without financial hardship. Here is how low- and middle-income countries are actually financing it, and where the approach breaks down.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Neglected Tropical Diseases
Schistosomiasis and the WHO’s Neglected Tropical Diseases Roadmap to 2030
How the WHO’s NTD roadmap frames schistosomiasis burden, snail-borne transmission, and 2030 elimination targets.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read - Editorial Standards & Methods
Levels of Evidence: How This Desk Applies the GRADE Framework
How this desk applies the GRADE framework’s four levels of evidence, and why a well-run trial can still be downgraded to low certainty.
IHJ Editorial Board16 August 20265 min read