Evidence Building and Synthesis Research Effective Health Care Research Consortium

Annual Report

Implementation Year 1: 15 May 2011 to 14 May 2012

2 Background information

Title of RPC: Effective Health Care Research Consortium

Reference number: PO 5242

Period covered: Implementation Year 1: April 2011 to March 2012

Name of lead institution Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and RPC Director: Paul Garner (Professor)

Report Date 28 June 2012

Achievements across the consortium1

On decision making The Consortium aims to increase the number of evidence-informed decisions by international and national decision makers. Within the context of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre, we have had a number of examples of clear demand from policy makers for our products, which we have generally delivered in a timely manner for particular windows of decision making. In WHO, Guideline development depends on both an up to date systematic review (of which Cochrane is often ideal) combined with Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation GRADE tables – a formal method of assessing the evidence within the guideline. Successes include: Artesunate versus quinine for severe malaria (Cochrane Review): rapid update with new African trial in children; providing WHO Guidelines Panel with the GRADE tables; drafting of wording of guideline update used by the panel to update the Global Malaria Treatment Guidelines to recommend artesunate in children as well as adults [requested by WHO]. Review team: UK. Oral iron supplements for children in malaria-endemic areas (Cochrane Review): Author team presented the review to the NUGAG panel. Recommendations about iron supplementation changed. Review updated and GRADE tables used by WHO [WHO contract]. Review team: The Gambia, Israel. Fluoroquinolones for treating typhoid and paratyphoid fever (Cochrane Review): Essential Drugs Committee used a report of the draft update analysis in decisions about gatifloxacin [update contracted by WHO]. Review team: Nigeria, Pakistan, UK. Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in children living in areas with seasonal transmission (Cochrane review): WHO Malaria Policy Committee used the GRADE analysis in their recommendation of this intervention [update requested by WHO]. Review team: Nigeria, UK. Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhea: doses (commissioned systematic review): WHO/GAVI Panel used this review to decide against a booster dose in their deliberations (recommendations not yet published). Contract to Enhance Reviews Ltd.

1 Report for Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group is April 2010 to May 2012, as the work continued despite the gap in funding; report for partners is December 2010 to May 2012 as no funds and no activity in the gap period.

1 Nutritional supplements for people being treated for active tuberculosis (Cochrane Review): used by WHO Guidelines Panel making recommendations about nutritional supplements in tuberculosis. Author (David Sinclair) is a member of the Guidelines Panel. Review team: India, South Africa, UK.

Other important reviews Worth noting because of the topic, the methods, the results, or the teams preparing them. Exploring the evidence relating Health and Conflict: interventions and outcomes: Cross government report published in 2010, released in 2011: addresses an important policy question. Quality of private and public ambulatory health care in low- and middle-income countries: this analysis compared quality, and was important for highlighting that quality of care, rather than just access, coverage or cost, was important in this debate. Published in PLOS Medicine with about 6000 views and 800 PDF downloads to date. Rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum malaria (Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Review): large analysis of 80 studies, important analysis using novel methods. Artemisinin-based combination (ACT) therapy for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria (Cochrane Review): important review showing ACTS generally work well with Plasmodium vivax.

Developments using multi-media and social networking • In India, the Consortium has engaged in using multi-media and social networking within their communities, including Face book (447 members) and the country-wide Cochrane Students’ Journal Club, a student led, interactive learning initiative with 84 members. • In China, Cochrane Review results are discussed regularly by a well known blogger in Shanghai, Dr Linan Chen (two of the blog posts have attracted over 20,000 hits each). • In countries in Africa, younger staff are gaining experience in blogging, using the medium to promote specific events. • In the UK, we are piloting short videos of interviews with existing authors about evidence-based practice and Cochrane Review results, to engage potential new authors.

Influencing the Cochrane Collaboration • We developed a method of classifying reviews to indicate to the reader when a review was up to date, when it is waiting to be updated, and when the review topic was ’historical‘. This is likely to be adapted across The Cochrane Collaboration. Details available on request. • With the Norwegian Knowledge Centre, we have developed more accurate ways of writing abstracts, using language around uncertainty based on the formal Summary of Findings in each review. This is potentially a very important development to increase clarity and transparency. Details available on request.

Working with DFID A DFID senior health adviser requested a one week coaching course in the principles and practice of research synthesis. Delivered by staff in Liverpool, this drew on the experiences of the entire Consortium. The adviser was able to question the evidence base for an emerging decision to prevent the use of injectable contraceptives in people with HIV and his intervention, demonstrating the recommendation was not well grounded, lead to its withdrawal (Malcolm McNeil, pers. com.). We intend to use this, combined with the one-week course used with the Public Health Foundation of India in Delhi (Garner and Tharyan) as a basis for course we roll out across the Consortium, perhaps to be named the McNeil Course in Evidence Based Decision Making.

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Gender equity impacts We established a framework for gender monitoring (Annex 3). RPC Lead Partner Manager and Deputy Manager in South Africa are female; in China, the two Associate Directors are women; in India, there were more new female authors than male; and three female editors were appointed across the consortium compared to two men. In addition there were two individuals who have worked with us for over 10 years who have received external recognition of their technical and scientific capacity. Qian Xu has been a partner since the late 1990’s, when she carried out some ground breaking work appointed as full member to HRP STAC in WHO (Shanghai partner, and collaborator since 1997). Angela Oto’Ayo made Health Commissioner of Cross River State, Nigeria (Cochrane author, member of the Nigeria branch since 2000). Patricia Graves has been appointed to the Malaria Policy Committee in The World Health Organization, which is the highest technical body advising on malaria. Sarah Donegan, statistician: received Bill Silverman prize which was awarded for a PhD publication.

Selected partner highlights

Africa Lead: South Africa Cochrane Centre/Stellenbosch Centre for Evidence Based Policy • Belgian Red Cross asked Jimmy Volmink to lead the development of evidence-based guidelines (see http://afam.redcross.be). • Won competitive bid from WHO to prepare a review in community based use of ACTs. • Established “Evidence Assessments” in response to requests from stakeholders, with positive feedback: Western Cape Chief Director of Health Strategy and Planning, said they will “play an important role in influencing direction…”. • First GRADE workshop run. • Establishing the Centre for Evidence-Based Policy at the University of Stellenbosch. • Identifying a clear communication strategy, starting projects designed to influence decision making, and experimenting with multimedia and blogs. • Demonstrating evidence of national demand, for example with the Provincial Health TB project, where the centre was requested by the Provincial TB Director to prepare summaries of the effects of GeneXpert and sputum induction. • Established new partnership with the Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health (CDBPH, Cameroon). • Highly effective management of partners in Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon and Ethiopia.

India Lead: South Asian Cochrane Centre • The Centre’s national influence has led the Indian Council of Medical Research to invite systematic review proposals for funding. • Initiated contact with the National Planning Commission of India and provided feedback on the National Five Year Plan.

3 • Formed alliance with the Centre for Innovation in Public Systems in Hyderbad to improve medical education across the country, and to work with States in embedding evidence in decision making. Meeting with State Commissioners held. • High level of training and capacity building – over 15 programmes with nearly 500 people participating over the period. • Formation of the South Asian Toxicology Group to pursue evidence-based policy and research in poisoning. • Appointment of senior administrator had dramatically reduced the burden on the Director.

China Lead: Chongqing Medical University • Established link to an existing blogging project, the Health Information Blog, with one paper attracting over 5000 readers, and many posts. • Feasibility study of translating abstracts from traditional into simplified Chinese – field work completed.

Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group & Liverpool Co-Ordination Team • Appointed four new editors (from India, South Africa, The Gambia and USA). • Several high impact reviews completed (see opening section). • Editors meeting in September 2011. • Strategic plan drafted and priority reviews identified. • Ghana essential medicines project completed.

Effective Health and Organization of Care Group • DECIDE framework for going from evidence to policy. • Oslo “developing country satellite” established. • SURE guidelines for policy briefs: Oslo provided support to seven African teams preparing policy briefs on priority topics. New initiative developed with Chile: PDQ reviews (“pretty darn quick”): www.PDQ- Evidence.org • Established priority list of EPOC topics. • Organizing a conference in ‘Evidence-Informed Policy making in LMICs’ in Addis Ababa 27-30 August 2012.

4 Lessons learnt

The partner contracting system is pragmatic and useful In the inception phase, partners developed work plans with milestones and budgets for years 1-2. They report against indicators they specify in the contract every six months. This has allowed the Director to step in six months into the contract with one partner missing their targets, indicating they were likely to miss the agreed outputs at the end of Year 1 and the consequences of this (20% of budget withheld for Year 1, and Year 2 to be renegotiated). This has allowed remedial action to be instituted. We considered outputs based financing and this is just not feasible.

The rate-limiting factor on most of the work is reduced technical support capacity Cochrane Review methods are advancing all the time, and expectations are high. The rate-limiting factor on most of the review work currently is higher level advice, support and mentorship. The Director is already busy, and the loss of lecturer staff with the new programme has increased his work load. The advanced fellowship scheme (Annex 4) to increase Lead Partner and Partner support capacity, and one new lecturer post may provide longer term solutions; we are also using contractors to carry out some of the review work, but that too needs supervision.

Substantive strategy and management posts need underpinning scientific knowledge and skills With our small team, the post of Chief Operating Officer had no understanding of the science, which meant there was very little this post could add to an already well-organised programme. The lesson learnt is that the assumption this post would help us achieve our outcomes was wrong, and in fact it has delayed Year 1 planning and progress, with concomitant increase in the Director’s workload. We need now to recruit technical staff in to help advance the science with partners, and play catch-up with our plans and commitments. We anticipate it will be well into year 3 before this happens.

Obtain stakeholder views before you push! We developed a DFID Research Newsfeed – a quarterly HTML email summarizing recently published systematic reviews and trials relevant to DFID’s work with hypertext links through to the reviews (a “push” product). Feedback from advisers was lukewarm – they were already overburdened with email.

Logic models are useful in Cochrane Reviews In three reviews in the editorial process, we have constructed logic models to help understand the intervention’s mechanism, and relate this to the outcomes measured in the review. It is proving extremely helpful. Two of these reviews will be published later this year: • Deworming drugs for soil-transmitted intestinal worms in children: effects on nutritional indicators, haemoglobin and school performance. • Primaquine for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission.

Advocacy combined with training worked in increasing number of developing country editors In 2008 we recognised our contribution to increasing the number of Cochrane authors from low- and middle-income countries, but that few were editors. This represents a more senior role, with engagement in review group editorial strategy, yet there was only one woman editor from the whole of Africa, for example, across all 52 review groups. The Consortium ran a multipronged approach, advocating co- ordinating editors consider this, and asking them to nominate people in Africa for editor training. The Lead Partner in Cape Town hosted a three day Editor’s Training Workshop - the first ever in the Cochrane Collaboration. In the period reported, a total of five new editors from low- and middle-income countries have been appointed across review groups (two women, three men).

5 Outputs against log frame

IMPACT: Indicator Indicator Target Comment Quantity More effective health care based on application of reliable research summaries

OUTCOME: Increased 1 New or amended policies 1 global Oral iron supplements for children in malaria 1 number of evidence- or guidelines influenced by areas (WHO guideline formed but not informed decisions by Consortium products published yet) intermediary organisations and 1 national Better Medicines for Children – training and 1 networks and national products commissioned by WHO for Ghana decision makers, that (UK) benefit the poor, 2 Major funding decisions by 1 Rotavirus (Rotarix) vaccine-booster 2 including women bilateral or multilateral abandoned (through a commissioned review) agencies influenced by WHO optimise guidelines for MCH task Consortium output shifting influenced by our reviews Indirect: injectable contraceptives and risk taking in HIV questioned (through training Malcolm McNeil)

OUTPUT 1: High 12 Number of systematic 10 15 15 quality, up to date reviews relevant to the See Productions section: 1.1a New Cochrane Cochrane or related content and delivery of reviews systematic reviews poverty-related health relevant to improving programmes: new health outcomes in Cochrane Reviews the poor 2 Number of systematic 5 9 9 reviews relevant to the See Productions section: 1.1b Updated content and delivery of Cochrane reviews poverty-related health programmes: updated Cochrane Reviews

3 Number of systematic 2 Quality of the private sector: PLOS Medicine 2 reviews relevant to the Conflict and health scoping review: content and delivery of Government report poverty-related health programmes: qualitative reviews, scoping reviews, overviews

OUTPUT 2: Accessible 1 Number of “push” Maintained Evidence Update for Africa Health 4 products for products (summary series) (4) Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Medicine knowledge uptake SUPPORT summaries International Journal of Epidemiology

New (1) Evidence Assessment series (South Africa) 2 Health prescriptions in MCH (China)

2 Number of reviews, New (2) Better Medicines for Children – training and 2 training or synthetic products commissioned by WHO for Ghana technical products (UK) commissioned by national TB Province Project on new diagnostic decision makers or technologies (South Africa) intermediary organizations or networks (“pull” products)

3 Stakeholder satisfaction - To be measured in a survey in Year 2 or 3 -

2 We outperformed because we report on six months before the RPC started, and because production was running during the inception period with reviews that were already in progress.

6 OUTPUT 3: RPC 1 Number of institutions None Programme still under development - partner institutions with a developed strategy expected and researchers in the and code of conduct to for Year 1 South have increased promote research integrity competence for research 2 Number of new Cochrane New F M editors appointed or new editors Total is 54 2 3 authors completing (1) reviews from Southern Institutions 3

New first F M authors Total is 14 India 3 3 (8)5 Africa 0 1

China 0 0 CIDG 4 3

Number of Partners with None - - multiplier funding at least expected matching DFID investment in year 1

3 EPOC excluded as separate fellowship programme. 4 We outperformed probably as a result of the RPC Editor Training and Advocacy Initiative in 2010. 5 The log frame states authors, but we have reported only on first authors, publishing their first Cochrane review.

7 Products

Section 1: Publications

6 1.1a New Cochrane reviews

Month Title Full citation7 Total Women 8 & Year authors authors

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network partner)

Feb Advance misoprostol Oladapo OT, Fawole B, Blum J, Abalos E. Advance misoprostol 3 1 2012 distribution for preventing and distribution for preventing and treating postpartum treating postpartum haemorrhage. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, haemorrhage* Issue 2. Art.No.:CD009336.DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009336.pub2

Feb Intramuscular versus Oladapo OT, Okusanya BO, Abalos E. Intramuscular versus 3 0 2012 intravenous prophylactic intravenous prophylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour. oxytocin for the third stage of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. labour* No.: CD009332. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009332.pub2.

Jul Interventions for improving Oyo-Ita A, Nwachukwu CE, Oringanje C, Meremikwu MM. 4 2 2011 coverage of child immunization Interventions for improving coverage of child immunization in in low- and middle-income low- and middle-income countries. Cochrane Database of countries* Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD008145. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD008145.pub2.

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Feb Pycnogenol® (extract of French Schoonees A, Visser J, Musekiwa A, Volmink J. Pycnogenol® 4 2 2012 maritime pine bark) for the (extract of French maritime pine bark) for the treatment of treatment of chronic disorders® chronic disorders® for the treatment of chronic disorders. for the treatment of chronic Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 4. Art. disorders No.: CD008294. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008294.pub4

Jan Material incentives and Lutge EE, Wiysonge CS, Knight SE, Volmink J. Material 4 1 2012 enablers in the management of incentives and enablers in the management of tuberculosis. tuberculosis* Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012 Issue 1; Art. No.: CD007952. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007952.pub2

Jan Prophylactic phototherapy for Okwundu CI, Okoromah CA, Shah PS. Prophylactic 3 1 2012 preventing jaundice in preterm phototherapy for preventing jaundice in preterm or low birth or low birth weight infants* weight infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012 Issue 1. Art. No.: CD007966.. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007966.pub2

Jan Topical treatments for HIV- Kuteyi T, Okwundu CI. Topical treatments for HIV-related oral 2 0 2012 related oral ulcers* ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012 Issue 1. Art. No.: CD007975. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007975.pub2

Nov Methods for obtaining Young T, Hopewell S. Methods for obtaining unpublished data. 2 2 2011 unpublished data Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11. Art. No.: MR000027. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.MR000027.pub2

Oct Intermittent preventive Mathanga DP, Uthman OA, Chinkhumba J. Intermittent 3 0 treatment regimens for malaria preventive treatment regimens for malaria in HIV-positive

6 * = New Cochrane reviews “counted” in the log frame. 7 Shaded Cochrane Reviews are the particularly important reviews. 8 SC = Seeking clarification of gender.

8 2011 in HIV-positive pregnant pregnant women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews women* 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD006689. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006689.pub2.

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

Nov The effects of anaesthetic Adhikary SD, Thiruvenkatarajan V, Babu KS, Tharyan P. The 3 0 2011 agents on cortical mapping effects of anaesthetic agents on cortical mapping during during neurosurgical neurosurgical procedures involving eloquent areas of the procedures involving eloquent brain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue areas of the brain 11. Art. No.:CD006679. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006679.pub2.

UK: CIDG (Consortium lead office, Liverpool)

Apr Indoor residual spraying for Pluess B, Tanser FC, Lengeler C, Sharp BL. Indoor residual 4 1 2010 preventing malaria* spraying for preventing malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006657. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006657.pub2.

May Vaccines for preventing Soares-Weiser K, Goldberg E, Tamimi G, Leibovici L, Pitan F. 5 2 2010 rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in Rotavirus vaccine for preventing diarrhoea. Cochrane use Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD002848. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002848.pub2.

June Interventions to improve Clasen TF, Bostoen K, Schmidt WP, Boisson S, Fung ICH, 9 3 2010 disposal of human excreta for Jenkins MW, Scott B, Sugden S, Cairncross S. Interventions to preventing diarrhoea* improve disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD007180. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007180.pub2.

Aug Chemotherapy for second- Lutje V, Seixas J, Kennedy A. Chemotherapy for second-stage 3 1 2010 stage Human African Human African trypanosomiasis. Cochrane Database of trypanosomiasis* Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD006201. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006201.pub2

Aug Outreach strategies for Meng Q, Yuan B, Jia L, Wang J, Garner P. Outreach strategies 5 2 2010 expanding health insurance for expanding health insurance coverage in children. Cochrane coverage in children Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD008194. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008194.pub2.

Nov Probiotics for treating Bernaola Aponte G, Bada Mancilla CA, Carreazo Pariasca NY, 4 SC 2010 persistent diarrhoea in children Rojas Galarza RA. Probiotics for treating persistent diarrhoea in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD007401. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007401.pub2.

Feb Azithromycin for treating van Eijk AM, Terlouw DJ. Azithromycin for treating 2 2 2011 uncomplicated malaria* uncomplicated malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD006688. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006688.pub2

Mar Oral vaccines for preventing Sinclair D, Abba K, Zaman K, Qadri F, Graves PM. Oral vaccines 5 3 2011 cholera* for preventing cholera. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD008603. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008603.pub2.

Jul 2011 Artemisinin-based combination Sinclair D, Gogtay N, Brand F, Olliaro PL. Artemisinin-based 4 2 therapy for treating combination therapy for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, vivax malaria* Issue 7. Art. No.: CD008492. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008492.pub2.

9 Jul 2011 Rapid diagnostic tests for Abba K, Deeks JJ, Olliaro PL, Naing CM, Jackson SM, Takwoingi 8 5 diagnosing uncomplicated P. Y, Donegan S, Garner P. Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing falciparum malaria in endemic uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in endemic countries. countries* Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD008122. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008122.pub2.

Jul 2011 Early versus delayed refeeding Gregorio GV, Dans LF, Silvestre MA. Early versus Delayed 3 3 for children with acute Refeeding for Children with Acute Diarrhoea. Cochrane diarrhoea Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD007296. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007296.pub2.

Sep Active case finding in contacts Fox GJ, Dobler CC, Marks GB. Active case finding in contacts of 3 1 2011 of people with tuberculosis people with tuberculosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD008477. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008477.pub2.

UK: Effective Professional Practice and Organization of Care Group

Jul 2011 Managerial supervision to Bosch-Capblanch X, Liaqat S, Garner P. Managerial supervision 2 2 improve primary health care in to improve primary health care in low- and middle-income low- and middle-income countries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, countries* Issue 9. Art. No.: CD006413. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006413.pub2.

1.1b Updated Cochrane reviews9

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network partner)

Jan Fluoroquinolones for treating Effa EE, Lassi ZS, Critchley JA, Garner P, Sinclair D, Olliaro PL, 7 2 2012 typhoid and paratyphoid fever Bhutta ZA. Fluoroquinolones for treating typhoid and (enteric fever)** paratyphoid fever (enteric fever). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD004530. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD004530.pub4.

Mar Honey for acute cough in children Oduwole O, Meremikwu MM, Oyo-Ita A, Udoh EE. Honey for 4 2 2012 acute cough in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD007094. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007094.pub3.

Apr Mannitol and other osmotic Okoromah CAN, Afolabi BB, Wall ECB. Mannitol and other 3 3 2011 diuretics as adjuncts for treating osmotic diuretics as adjuncts for treating cerebral malaria. cerebral malaria** Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD004615. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004615.pub3.

Feb Intermittent preventive Meremikwu MM, Donegan S, Sinclair D, Esu E, Oringanje C. 5 1 2012 treatment for malaria in children Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in children living in areas with seasonal living in areas with seasonal transmission. Cochrane transmission** Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD003756. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003756.pub4.

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Jul 2011 Strategies for integrating primary Dudley L, Garner P. Strategies for integrating primary health 2 1 health services in low- and services in low- and middle-income countries at the point of middle-income countries at the delivery. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, point of delivery** Issue 7. Art. No.: CD003318. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003318.pub3

9 ** = Updated Cochrane reviews “counted” in the log frame

10 Dec Oral rehydration salt solution for Musekiwa A, Volmink J. Oral rehydration salt solution for 2 0 2011 treating cholera: ≤ 270 mOsm/L treating cholera: ≤ 270 mOsm/L solutions vs ≥ 310 mOsm/L solutions vs ≥ 310 mOsm/L solutions. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, solutions** Issue 12. Art. No.: CD003754. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003754.pub3

Oct Oral iron supplements for Okebe JU, Yahav D, Shbita R, Paul M. Oral iron supplements 4 3 2011 children in malaria-endemic for children in malaria-endemic areas. Cochrane Database of areas** Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD006589. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006589.pub3.

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

Nov Probiotics for treating acute Allen SJ, Martinez EG, Gregorio GV, Dans LF. Probiotics for 4 1 2010 infectious diarrhoea** treating acute infectious diarrhoea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD003048. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003048.pub3.

Mar Artesunate versus quinine for Sinclair D, Donegan S, Lalloo DG. Artesunate versus quinine 3 1 2011 treating severe malaria** for treating severe malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD005967. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005967.pub3.

May Oral zinc for treating diarrhoea in Lazzerini M, Ronfani L. Oral zinc for treating diarrhoea in 2 1 2011 children children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD005436. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005436.pub2.

Aug Drugs for treating da Mota Menezes V, Soares BGO, Fontes CJF. Drugs for 3 0 2011 paracoccidioidomycosis treating paracoccidioidomycosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD004967. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004967.pub2.

Nov Nutritional supplements for Sinclair D, Abba K, Grobler L, Sudarsanam TD. Nutritional 4 2 2011 people being treated for active supplements for people being treated for active tuberculosis tuberculosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD006086. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006086.pub3.

Feb Vaccines for preventing rotavirus Soares-Weiser K, MacLehose H, Bergman H, Ben-Aharon I, 8 SC 2012 diarrhoea: vaccines in use** Nagpal S, Goldberg E, et al. Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD008521. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008521.pub2.

Feb Vaccines for preventing plague Jefferson T, Demicheli V, Pratt M. Vaccines for preventing 3 1 2012 plague. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 1998, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD000976. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000976.

1.2 Other systematic reviews

Month Title Full citation Total Women & Year authors authors

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Aug Left-behind children’s Mental Health Zhang F, Liu Q, Zhao Y, Sun MH, Wang H. Left-behind 5 3 2011 Problems: A Systematic Review children’s Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-based Medicine 2011;11(8):849-57

11 Dec Factors Related to Left-behind Children’s Liu Q, Sun MH, Zhao Y, Zhang F,Wang H. Factors 5 3 2011 Mental Health: A Systematic Review Related to Left-behind Children’s Mental Health: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence- based Medicine 2011;11(12):1355-61

Mar Expanding health insurance coverage in Meng Q, Yuan B, Jia L, Wang J, Yu B, Gao J, et al. 7 3 2011 vulnerable groups: a systematic review of Expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable options groups: a systematic review of options. Health Policy and Planning 2011; 26(2): 93-104.

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

July Ribavirin for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic Karla Soares-Weiser, Sherine Thomas, Gail T G, Paul 4 3 2010 fever: systematic review and meta- Garner. Ribavirin for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic analysis fever: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010; 10:207. doi:10.1186/1471- 2334-10-207

Sep Expanding health insurance coverage in Meng Q, Yuan B, Jia L, Wang J, Yu B, Gao J, 7 2 2010 vulnerable groups: a systematic Garner P. Expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable groups: a systematic. Health Policy and Planning 2011; 26:93–104

Oct Early-life determinants of overweight Monasta L, Batty GD, Cattaneo A, Lutje V, Ronfani L, 7 SC 2010 and obesity: a review of systematic Van Lenthe FJ, Brug J. Early-life determinants of reviews overweight and obesity: a review of systematic reviews. Obesity Reviews 2010; 11:695-708. doi:

10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00735.x

Dec Priorities for tuberculosis research: a Rylance J, Pai M, Lienhardt C, Garner P. Priorities for 4 0 2010 systematic review tuberculosis research: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2010; 10(12): 886-92.

2010 Study exploring the evidence relating Gordon S, Baker A, Duten A,Garner P. Study 4 2 Health and Conflict: interventions and exploring the evidence relating Health and Conflict: outcomes interventions and outcomes. Commissioned by the UK Cross Government Group on Health and Conflict. London: 2010

http://www.stabilisationunit.gov.uk/attachments/article/523/ExploringtheevidencerelatingHealthandConflictinterventionsandoutcome .pdf

Apr Quality of Private and Public Ambulatory Berendes S, Heywood P, Oliver S, Garner P. Quality 4 2 Health Care in Low and Middle Income of Private and Public Ambulatory Health Care in Low 2011 Countries: Systematic Review of and Middle Income Countries: Systematic Review of Comparative Studies Comparative Studies. PLoS Med 2011; 8(4): e1000433.

1.3 Other peer reviewed publications

Month Title Full citation Total Women & Year authors authors

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

Mar Congenital Malaria in Calabar, Nigeria: Oduwole OA, Ejezie GC, Odey FA, Oringanje CM, 12 3 2011 The Molecular Perspective Nwakanma D, Bello S, et al. Congenital Malaria in

Calabar, Nigeria: The Molecular Perspective. Aerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine 2011; 84(3):386–89 ndoi:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0253

12 Sep Vector abundance and species Oringanje C, Alaribe AAA, Oduola AO, Oduwole OA, 7 2 2011 composition of Anopheles mosquito in Adeogun AO, Meremikwu MM, et al. Vector

Calabar, Nigeria abundance and species composition of Anopheles mosquito in Calabar, Nigeria. Short Research Communications. Vector Borne Diseases 2011;48:171–3

Oct Haemodialysis in an emerging centre in a Ekrikpo UE, Udo AI, Ikpeme EE, Effa EE. 4 2 2011 developing country: a two year review Haemodialysis in an emerging centre in a developing and predictors of mortality country: a two year review and predictors of mortality. BMC Nephrology 2011;12:50

Mar Social determinants of alcohol use Bello S, Fatiregun A, Ndifon WO, Oyo-Ita A, Ikpeme 5 1 2012 among drivers in Calabar B. Social determinants of alcohol use among drivers

in Calabar. Nigerian Medical Journal 2011; 52:244-9

Feb Determinants of insecticide-treated net Ankomah A, Adebayo SB, Arogundade ED, Anyanti J, 7 2 2012 ownership and utilization among Nwokolo E, Ladipo Oet al. Determinants of pregnant women in Nigeria insecticide-treated net ownership and utilization among pregnant women in Nigeria. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:105 DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-12-105

2012 Factors Affecting the Uptake of Anti- Ezedinachi E, Odey F, Ameh S, Oduwole O, Esu E, 16 3 Malarial Drugs by Children in Public Ejemot-Nwadiaro R, et al. Factors Affecting the Primary Health Facilities in Cross River Uptake of Anti-Malarial Drugs by Children in Public State, Nigeria Primary Health Facilities in Cross River State, Nigeria. The Open Epidemiology Journal 2012;5:14-9

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Mar Cohort studies around the world: Nair H, Shu XO, Volmink J, Romieu I, Spiegelman D. 5 SC 2012 Methodologies, research questions and Cohort studies around the world: Methodologies, integration to address the emerging research questions and integration to address the global epidemic of chronic diseases emerging global epidemic of chronic diseases. Public Health 2012 Mar; 126(3):202-5

Mar Validation study of cause of death Burger EH, Groenewald P, Bradshaw D, Ward AM, 6 4 2012 statistics in Cape Town, South Africa, Yudkin PL, Volmink J. Validation study of cause of found poor agreement death statistics in Cape Town, South Africa, found poor agreement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2012; 65(3):309-16.

Jan Clinical practice guidelines within the Kredo T, Gerritsen A, van Heerden J, Conway S, 5 3 2012 Southern African Development Siegfried N. Clinical practice guidelines within the Community: a descriptive study of the Southern African Development Community: a quality of guideline development and descriptive study of the quality of guideline concordance with best evidence for five development and concordance with best evidence priority diseases. for five priority diseases. Health Research Policy and Systems 2012; 10:1.

Aug Growing Everyday: The Pan African Abrams A, Siegfried N. Growing everyday: The Pan 2 2 2011 Clinical Trials Registry. African Clinical Trials Registry. Journal of Evidence- Based Medicine 2011 Aug 2(4):172-0. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2011.01139.x

Aug The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry, a Abrams A. The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry, a 1 1 2011 regional registry for Africa regional registry for Africa. Pan African Medical Journal 2011,9:42

July Evidence-Based African first aid Van de Velde S, De Buck E, Vandekerckhove P, 4 0 2011 guidelines and training materials Volmink J. Evidence-Based African first aid guidelines and training materials. PLoS Med 2011 8(7): (http://afam.redcross.be/) e1001059. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001059

13 CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

May Patient medical costs for tuberculosis Long Q, Smith H, Zhang T, Tang S, Garner P. Patient 5 3 2011 treatment and impact on adherence in medical costs for tuberculosis treatment and impact China: a systematic review on adherence in China: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2011(11):393

Apr CASP8 -652 6N del polymorphism and Zhang F, Yang Y, Guo C, Wang Y.CASP8 -652 6N del 4 2 2012 cancer risk: A meta-analysis of 30 case- polymorphism and cancer risk: A meta-analysis of 30 control studies in 50 112 subjects case-control studies in 50 112 subjects. Mutagenesis 2012 [epub ahead of print] doi:10.1093/mutage/ges019

Apr Option for diabetic patients with multi- Zhang F, Yang Y, Hu D, Lei H, Wang Y. Option for 5 1 2012 vessel coronary disease: Percutaneous diabetic patients with multi-vessel coronary disease: Coronary Intervention (PCI) or Coronary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) or Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) A meta- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) A meta- analysis analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2012 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2012.03.020

Mar Association of ADIPOQ gene Yang Y, Zhang F, Ding R, Wang Y, Lei H, Hu D. 6 1 2012 polymorphisms and coronary artery Association of ADIPOQ gene polymorphisms and disease risk: A m eta-analysis based on coronary artery disease risk: A meta-analysis based 12 465 subjects on 12 465 subjects. Thrombosis Research 2012; 130(1):58-64

Dec Awareness and knowledge of Zeng H, Yang X, Meng S, Wang H, Tang X, Tang W, et 9 5 2011 schistosomiasis infection and prevention al. Awareness and knowledge of schistosomiasis in the "Three Gorges Dam" reservior infection and prevention in the "Three Gorges Dam" area: A cross-sectional study on local reservior area: A cross-sectional study on local residents and health personnel residents and health personnel. Acta Tropica 2011;120(3):238-44

Dec Maternal socio-economic indices for Nwaru BI, Klemetti R, Kun H, Hong W, Yuan S, Wu 7 4 2011 prenatal care research in rural China Z, et al. Maternal socio-economic indices for prenatal care research in rural China. The European Journal of Public Health 2011. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr182

Dec A survey of current status of knowledge, Zhang Y, Guan YL, Zhao Y, Liu DM, Li TY. A survey of 5 3 2011 attitude and practice of 228 puerperae current status of knowledge, attitude and practice of concerning infant and young children 228 puerperae concerning infant and young children feeding in Chongqing feeding in Chongqing. Chongqing Medicine 2011;40(36):100-2

Jan Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Shao Ji-xiao, Wang Hong, Gao Qi-feng. Prevalence of 3 1 2012 among Adolescent Students with metabolic syndrome among adolescent students Different Nutritional Status in Chongqing with different nutritional status in Chongqing and and Analysis of Related Symptoms analysis of related symptoms. Chinese General Practice 2012;15(1C):252-5

Feb Relationship between Undergraduate ZOU Yu-feng, ZHANG Liang, WANG Cheng-jin, WANG 4 1 2012 Students’ Sub-health and Social Supports Hong. Relationship between undergraduate students’ sub-health and social supports. Chinese General Practice 2012;15(2A):430-3

Feb Studying on the symptoms and risk ZHANG Liang, SHAO Ji-xiao, WANG Cheng-jin, WANG 4 2 2012 behaviors of sub-health among college Hong. Studying on the symptoms and risk behaviors students in Chongqing of sub-health among college students in Chongqing. Chinese Health Service Management 2012;29(2):145-8

14 May Study on Sub-Health of Adolescents in Shao J, Wang H, Li L, Xu H. Study on Sub-Health of 4 2 2011 Chongqing Adolescents in Chongqing. Modern Preventive Medicine 2011; 38(9):1667-9

June Study of Mental Health in Medical Li J, Li J, Wang H, Shao J, Yang J. Study of Mental 5 4 2011 Graduate Students Health in Medical Graduate Students. Modern Preventive Medicine 2011;38(11):2082-84

Sep Evaluation of the Multidimensional Sub- Wang H, Li L, Xu H, Fang Q, Liu Q. Evaluation of the 5 2 2011 health Questionnaire of Adolescents Multidimensional Sub-health Questionnaire of Adolescents. Chinese General Practice 2011;14(9A):2933-6

Sep Analysis on the quality of life of people Yang J, Wang H, Zhao Y. Analysis on the quality of life 3 1 2011 born in famine years(1959-1961) in of people born in famine years (1959-1961) in Chongqing city and its influencing factors Chongqing city and its influencing factors. Journal of Hygiene Research 2011;40(5):611-4

Oct Analysis Of The Current Situation Of AIDS Wang L, Mu L, Liang H, et al. Analysis Of The Current 5 3 2011 Prevention Knowledge And The Situation Of AIDS Prevention Knowledge And The Reproductive Health Status Of The Reproductive Health Status Of The Medical Students. Medical Students Chinese General Practice 2011;14(4A):1126-9

May Survey on 309 homosexual men’s Mu L, Huang A, Peng H et al. Survey on 309 7 3 2011 knowledge, attitude and practice of AIDS homosexual men’s knowledge, attitude and practice in one city proper in 2009 of AIDS in one city proper in 2009. National Journal of Andrology 2011;17(5):401-5

Jun The change of urinary iodine of different Song Yin yin, MU Li-hong, LI Ge, et al. The change of 9 5 2011 salt concentration among the target urinary iodine of different salt concentration among population in the intervention trial the target population in the intervention trial. Chinese J of Epidemiology 2011;32(6):576-8

May Analysis on urinary iodine frequency in SongYin-yin, MU Li-hong, LI Ge et al. Analysis on 6 3 2012 the population-based intervention study urinary iodine frequency in the population-based intervention study. Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2012; 33(5):492-5

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

June Pilot randomized trial of nutritional Sudarsanam TD, John J, Kang G, Mahendri V, Gerrior 9 3 2011 supplementation in patients with J, Franciosa M, Gopal S, John KR, Wanke CA, Muliyil J. tuberculosis and HIV-tuberculosis Pilot randomized trial of nutritional supplementation coinfection receiving directly observed in patients with tuberculosis and HIV-tuberculosis short-course chemotherapy for coinfection receiving directly observed short-course tuberculosis chemotherapy for tuberculosis. Tropical Medicine and International Health 2011; 16(6):699-706

Aug Grade the evidence before using Tharyan P. Grade the evidence before using research 1 0 2011 research results in clinical practice results in clinical practice. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2011;8(1); 44-6

Aug Evidence Based Medicine: Can the Tharyan P. Evidence Based Medicine: Can the 1 0 2012 evidence be trusted? evidence be trusted? Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2011;8(4):201-7

Oct Lessons from the 2004 Asian tsunami: Rajkumar AP, Mohan TSP, Tharyan P. Lessons from 3 0 2011 Epidemiological and nosological debates the 2004 Asian tsunami: Epidemiological and in the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress nosological debates in the diagnosis of post- disorder in non-Western post-disaster traumatic stress disorder in non-Western post- communities disaster communities. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 2011. Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] DOI:

15 10.1177/0020764011423468

Oct One health national programme across Asokan GV, Vanitha A, Tharyan P. One health 3 1 2011 species on zoonoses: a call to the national programme across species on zoonoses: a developing world call to the developing world. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, North America 2011; 1: 8293 Available at: http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/i ndex.php/iee/article/view/8293

Nov Editorial policies aimed at improving the Sathyanarayana Rao, TS, Tharyan P. Editorial policies 2 0 2011 validity and transparency of published aimed at improving the validity and transparency of research published research. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2011;53(3):183-6

Adams JSK, Raju R, Solomon V, Samuel P, Datta AK, Oct Increasing compliance with protective 6 1 2011 eyewear to reduce ocular injuries in Rose JS, Tharyan P. Increasing compliance with protective eyewear to reduce ocular injuries in stone-quarry workers in Tamil Nadu, India: A pragmatic, cluster randomised stone-quarry workers in Tamil Nadu, India: A pragmatic, cluster randomised trial of a single trial of a single education session versus education session versus an enhanced education an enhanced education package package delivered over six months. Injury 2011 delivered over six months [epub ahead of print]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2011.10.001

Jan Finding and using evidence that you can Tharyan P. Finding and using evidence that you can 1 0 2012 trust trust. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2012;9(1):27- 32

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

Nov Indirect Comparisons: A Review of Donegan S, Williamson P, Gamble C, Tudor-Smith C. 4 4 2010 Reporting and Methodological Quality Indirect Comparisons: A Review of Reporting and Methodological Quality. PLoS ONE 2010, 5(11): e11054. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011054

Dec Priorities for tuberculosis research: a Rylance J, Pai M, Lienhardt C, Garner P. Priorities for 4 4 2010 systematic review tuberculosis research: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2010;10(12):886-92 DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70201-2

2011 Do existing research summaries on Bosch-Capblanch X, Kelly M, Garner P. Do existing 3 1 health systems match immunisation research summaries on health systems match managers' needs in middle- and low- immunisation managers' needs in middle- and low- income countries? Analysis of GAVI income countries? Analysis of GAVI health systems health systems strengthening support strengthening support. BMC Public Health 2011;11(1):449

2011 A Head-to-Head Comparison of Four The Four Artemisinin-Based Combinations Study N/A N/A Artemisinin-Based Combinations for Group. A Head-to-Head Comparison of Four Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in Artemisinin-Based Combinations for Treating African Children: A Randomized Trial Uncomplicated Malaria in African Children: A Randomized Trial. PLoS Med 2011; 8(11): e1001119

Mar Randomized controlled trials of malaria Lutje V, Gerritsen A Siegfried N. Randomized 3 3 2011 intervention trials in Africa, 1948 to controlled trials of malaria intervention trials in 2007: a descriptive analysis Africa, 1948 to 2007: a descriptive analysis. Malaria Journal 2011;10:61 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-61

Mar Support for children identified with acute Yotsu RR, Abba K, Smith H, Das A. Support for 4 3 2012 flaccid paralysis under the Global Polio children identified with acute flaccid paralysis under Eradication Programme in Uttar Pradesh, the Global Polio Eradication Programme in Uttar

16 India: a qualitative study Pradesh, India: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:229 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-229

Apr Including mixed method research in Atkins S, Launiala A, Kagaha A, Smith H. Including 4 3 2012 systematic reviews: examples from mixed method research in systematic reviews: qualitative syntheses in TB and malaria examples from qualitative syntheses in TB and control malaria control. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:62

1.4 Publications in press or submitted including Cochrane protocols

Month & Title Full citation Total Women Year authors authors

AFRICA: Cameroon (Network Partner)

Mar Motivational interviewing for Mbuagbaw LCE, Ye C, Thabane L. Motivational interviewing for 3 0 2012 improving outcomes in youth improving outcomes in youth living with HIV. Cochrane Database living with HIV of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009748. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD009748

May Hepatitis B Vaccination for Okwen MP, Mbuagbaw LCE, Reid S, Njei B. Hepatitis B vaccination 4 1 2012 reducing Morbidity and for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection Mortality in PLWHA (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD009886. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009886

AFRICA: Kenya (Network Partner)

Nov 2011 Supporting Dr Nyachieo to Nyachieo A, Clarke J, Moridi I, Mahdian M. Nonsteroidal anti- 4 3 to date complete review titled “Non- inflammatory drugs for assisted reproductive technology steroidal anti-inflammatory (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue drugs for assisted 1. Art. No.: CD007618. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007618 reproductive technology”

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

2012 Diagnostic accuracy of Ezedinachi ENU, Odey FA, Oduwole OA, Esu EB, Oyo-ita AA, 11 4 Histidine-Rich Protein 2 based Ejemot-Nwadiaro R, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of Histidine-Rich rapid diagnostic test and Protein 2 based rapid diagnostic test and microscopy in the microscopy in the diagnosis of diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Akpabuyo, South- Plasmodium falciparum Eastern Nigeria. Mary Slessor Journal of Medicine malaria in Akpabuyo, South- Eastern Nigeria

2012 Interventions to improve Akudo Nwagbara B, Effa EE, Abubakar D, Osagie OE. Interventions 3 1 vaginal health for reducing the to improve vaginal health for reducing the risk of HIV acquisition risk of HIV acquisition (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD009869. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009869.

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Oct 2011 Weight loss interventions for Adeniyi FB, Young T. Weight loss interventions for chronic asthma 2 2 chronic asthma (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD009339. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009339

July 2011 Antispasmodics for labour Rohwer AC, Young T. Antispasmodics for labour (Protocol). 2 2 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 7. Art.No:CD009243. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009243

17 Mar Ready-to-use therapeutic food Schoonees A, Lombard M, Nel E, Volmink J. Ready-to-use 4 2 2011 for treating undernutrition in therapeutic food for treating undernutrition in children from 6 children from 6 months to 5 months to 5 years of age (Protocol). Cochrane Database of years of age Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD009000. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009000

Dec 2011 Home or community Okwundu CI, Nagpal S, Musekiwa A. Home or community 3 1 programmes for treating programmes for treating malaria (Protocol). Cochrane Database of malaria Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD009527. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009527

Apr 2012 Interleukin-2 as an adjunct to Onwumeh J, Okwundu CI. Interleukin-2 as an adjunct to 2 1 antiretroviral therapy for antiretroviral therapy for reducing morbidity and mortality in reducing morbidity and patients with HIV infection (Protocol). Cochrane Database of mortality in patients with HIV Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD009818. DOI: infection 10.1002/14651858.CD009818

Mar Intramuscular versus Okwundu CI, Afolabi BB. Intramuscular versus intravenous anti-D 2 1 2009 intravenous anti-D for for preventing Rhesus alloimmunization during pregnancy preventing Rhesus (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue alloimmunization during 3. Art. No.: CD007885. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007885 pregnancy

Jan 2012 Optimal timing for Mbabazi E, Uthman OA, Young T. Optimal timing for 3 2 discontinuation of discontinuation of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis in Pneumocystis jiroveci adult patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for pneumonia prophylaxis in HIV infection (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews adult patients on highly active 2012, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD009556. DOI: antiretroviral therapy (HAART) 10.1002/14651858.CD009556 for HIV infection

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

2012 Growth Monitoring plus Liu Q, Long Q, Garner P. Growth Monitoring plus health and 3 2 health and nutrition nutrition promotion for children in low and middle income promotion for children in low countries (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and middle income countries (submitted May 2012)

2012 Intensive versus conventional Zhou S, Lou S, Deng J, Liu Q. Intensive versus conventional dose 4 2 dose remission-induction remission-induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia chemotherapy for acute (AML) (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews myeloid leukaemia (AML) (submitted May 2012)

2012 Association between type 2 Li H, Tang X, Liu Q, Wang Y. Association between type 2 diabetes 4 3 diabetes and rs10811661 and rs10811661 polymorphism upstream of CDKN2A/B: a meta- polymorphism upstream of analysis. Acta Diabetol 2012. DOI 10.1007/s00592-012-0400-7 CDKN2A/B: a meta analysis (accepted)

2012 Association between TGF-β1- Zhang F, Yang Y, Wang Y. Association between TGF-β1-509C/T 3 1 509C/T polymorphism and polymorphism and endometriosis: A systematic review and meta- endometriosis: A systematic analysis. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology review and meta-analysis (accepted)

2012 Lack of an association Zhang F, Yang Y, Hu D, Lei H, Wang Y. Lack of an association 5 1 between TSC gene Arg904Gln between TSC gene Arg904Gln polymorphisms and essential polymorphisms and essential hypertension risk based on a meta-analysis. Genetics and hypertension risk based on a Molecular Research (accepted) meta-analysis

18 SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

May Non-specialist health worker Van Ginneken N, Tharyan P, Lewin S, Rao GN, Romeo R, Patel V. 6 1 2011 interventions for mental Non-specialist health worker interventions for mental health care health care in low- and in low- and middle- income countries. (Protocol). Cochrane middle- income countries Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD009149. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009149

May Interventions for treating Madhuri V, Gahukamble AD, Dutt V, Tharyan P. Interventions for 4 1 2011 femoral shaft fractures in treating femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents children and adolescents (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD009076. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009076.

June Minimally invasive versus George K, Kamath MS, Tharyan P. Minimally invasive versus open 3 0 2011 open surgery for reversal of surgery for reversal of tubal sterilization (Protocol). Cochrane tubal sterilization Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD009174. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009174.

Oct 2011 Lumbar sympathectomy Sen I, Agarwal S, Tharyan P. Lumbar sympathectomy versus 3 1 versus prostanoids for critical prostanoids for critical limb ischaemia due to non-reconstructable limb ischaemia due to non- peripheral arterial disease (Protocol). Cochrane Database of reconstructable peripheral Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD009366. DOI: arterial disease 10.1002/14651858.CD009366.

Apr 2012 Atomoxetine for Attention Kallapiran GK, Mammen P, Tharyan P, Russell P. Atomoxetine for 4 1 Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 4. adolescents Art. No.: CD009804. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009804.

Oct 2011 Non-myeloablative allogeneic Sharma A, Chandra S, Fedorowicz Z, Aravindakshan R. Non- 4 1 stem cell transplantation myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation versus standard versus standardstem cell stem cell transplantation for haematological malignancies transplantation for (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue haematological malignancies 10. Art. No.: CD009342. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009342. [Protocol] (Cochrane Haematological Malignancies Group)

Nov 2011 Laser therapy for dentinal Deng Y, Mahdian M, George AT, Blake B, Huang D, Shi Z. Laser 6 1 hypersensitivity therapy for dentinal hypersensitivity (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD009434. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009434.

2012 in Good Psychiatric Practice: A Tharyan P. Good Psychiatric Practice: A primer for psychiatric 1 1 press primer for psychiatric trainees trainees and professionals. Psychiatry in India: Training and and professionals. Psychiatry Training Centers. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2012 (supplement: in in India: Training and Training press) Centers

2012 Reporting of methods was Tharyan P, George A, Kirubakaran R, Barnabas JP. Reporting of 3 0 epub better in the Clinical Trials methods was better in the Clinical Trials Registry- India than in ahead of Registry- India than in Indian Indian Journal publications. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2012 print Journal publications (in press [Epub ahead of print])

2012 Criminals in the citadel and Tharyan P. Criminals in the citadel and deceit all along the 1 0 epub deceit all along the watchtower: irresponsibility, fraud, and complicity in international ahead of watchtower: irresponsibility, health research. Mens Sana Monographs 2012 print fraud, and complicity in (http://www.msmonographs.org/aheadofprint.asp) international health research

19 UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

June Artemisinin-based Humphreys EH, Nageswaran A, Rutherford GW. Artemisinin-based 3 2 2010 combination therapy for combination therapy for uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in uncomplicated P. falciparum children with HIV (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic malaria in children with HIV Reviews 2010, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD008556. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008556.

June Interventions for visceral Alvar J, González U, Pinart M, Kalita S, Herrero M, Vélez ID, Sundar 7 SC 2010 leishmaniasis S. Interventions for visceral leishmaniasis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD008561. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008561.

Aug 2010 Antimicrobial drugs for Leibovici-Kalter Y, Paul M, Salam MA. Antimicrobial drugs for 3 1 treating cholera treating cholera (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD008625. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008625.

Oct 2010 Preventive measures for González U, Pinart M, Firooz A, Enk C, Mendoza N, Vélez ID, Alvar 7 SC leishmaniasis J. Preventive measures for leishmaniasis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD008736. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008736.

Nov 2010 Mass drug administration for Poirot E, Hwang J, Kachur SP, Slutsker L, Skarbinski J. Mass drug 5 SC malaria administration for malaria (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD008846. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008846.

Nov 2010 Vitamin D supplementation Yakoob MY, Bhutta ZA. Vitamin D supplementation for preventing 2 0 for preventing infections in infections in children less than five years of age (Protocol). children less than five years of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 11. Art. No.: age CD008824. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008824.

Dec 2010 Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Wijedoru L, Donegan S, Parry C. Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Typhoid 3 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid and Paratyphoid (Enteric) Fever (Protocol). Cochrane Database of (Enteric) Fever Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD008892. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008892.

Jan 2011 Mosquito larval source Thwing J, Fillinger U, Gimnig J, Newman R, Lindsay S. Mosquito 5 2 management for controlling larval source management for controlling malaria (Protocol). malaria Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD008923. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008923.

Feb 2011 Rapid Diagnostic Tests versus Odaga J, Lokong JA. Rapid Diagnostic Tests versus clinical diagnosis 2 0 clinical diagnosis for treating for treating malaria (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic malaria Reviews 2011, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD008998. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008998.

Feb 2011 Surgical interventions for Marrone M, Venkataramanan V, Goodman M, Mase S. Surgical 4 0 treating multidrug and interventions for treating multidrug and extensively-drug resistant extensively-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of pulmonary tuberculosis Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD009010. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009010.

Mar Vaccines for preventing Ahmed T, Bhuiyan TR, Zaman K, Qadri F. Vaccines for preventing 4 0 2011 enterotoxigenic Escherichia enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) diarrhoea (Protocol). coli (ETEC) diarrhoea Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009029. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009029.

June Rapid diagnostic tests for Boelaert M, Chappuis F, Menten J, van Griensven J, Sunyoto T, 6 SC

20 2011 visceral leishmaniasis Rijal S. Rapid diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD009135. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009135.

Oct 2011 Interventions for treating van der Wouden JC, Klootwijk T, Le Cleach L, Do G, Vander Stichele 7 SC head lice R, Knuistingh Neven A, Eekhof JAH. Interventions for treating head lice (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD009321. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009321

Oct 2011 Racecadotril for acute Liang Y, Zhang L, Zeng L, Wen J. Racecadotril for acute diarrhoea in 3 SC diarrhoea in children children (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD009359. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009359.

Dec 2011 Home or community Okwundu CI, Nagpal S, Musekiwa A. Home or community 3 1 programmes for treating programmes for treating malaria (Protocol). Cochrane Database of malaria Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD009527. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009527.

Jan 2012 Combined and alternating Wong T, Johnson DW, Ganshorn H, Maconochie IK, Hartling L, 6 4 paracetamol and ibuprofen Stang AS. Combined and alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen therapy for fever in children therapy for fever in children (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD009572. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009572.

Jan 2012 Paediatric formulations of Bélard S, Kurth F, Ramharter M. Paediatric Formulations of 3 SC Artemisinin-Combination Artemisinin-Combination Therapies for Treating Uncomplicated Therapies for treating Malaria in Children (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic uncomplicated malaria in Reviews 2012, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD009568. DOI: children 10.1002/14651858.CD009568.

Jan 2012 Xpert MTB/RIF test for Sohn H, Pai M, Dendukuri N, Kloda LA, Boehme CC, Steingart KR. 6 SC detection of pulmonary Xpert MTB/RIF test for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculosis and rifampicin rifampicin resistance (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic resistance Reviews 2012, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD009593. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009593.

Feb 2012 Fluid resuscitation for children von Saint André A, Pavlinac PB, Jacob ST, Zimmerman J, Walson JL. 5 SC with severe febrile illness and Fluid resuscitation for children with severe febrile illness and septic shock in resource- septic shock in resource-limited settings (Protocol). Cochrane limited settings Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD009655. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009655.

Feb 2012 Rapid screening and Ochodo EA, Spek B, Reitsma JB, Van Lieshout L, Polman K, 8 SC diagnostic tests for human Lamberton P, Bossuyt PMM, Leeflang MM. Rapid screening and schistosomiasis in endemic diagnostic tests for human schistosomiasis in endemic areas areas (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD009579. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009579.

June A Household recognition and Colvin C, Smith H, Swartz A, Ahs J, de Heer J, Opiyo N, Kim J, 9 6 2012 response to child diarrhoea, Marraccini T, George. A Household recognition and response to pneumonia and malaria in child diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of qualitative research (submitted PLoS Med) systematic review of qualitative research

UK: Other publications

May Demand-side financing for Jehan K, Sidney K, Smith H, de Costa A. Demand-side financing for 4 4 2012 maternal health care in South maternal health care in South Asia: an overview. Reproductive Asia: an overview Health Matters (accepted, will be published in May 2012 issue)

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1.5 Books

Month Title Full citation Total Women & Year authors authors

CHINA: Chongqing (Network lead)

Aug Children's environmental Li TY, Dai YH. Children's environmental health. Chongqing 23 17 2011 health University Press; 2011, August: Page 166. ISBN: 9787562457060

1.6 Book chapters

Month Title of chapter Full citation Total Women & Year authors authors (chapter) (chapter)

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

2012 in Ethical Issues in Psychiatry. Tharyan P. Ethical Issues in Psychiatry. Chapter 1 0 press 36. In: Bhugra D, & Chaturvedi S.(eds). Handbook of Psychiatry: A South Asian Perspective. Byword Viva Publications (in press)

Section 2: Editorial Data

2.1 New authors publishing a Cochrane review within reporting period10

Name of new author Gender Institution

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Anel Schoonees*** Female Stellenbosch University

SOUTH ASIA: India (Network Lead)

Dr Kalpana Sridharan*** Female Child and Adolescent Care Centre, Chennai

Dr Anupam Mishra*** Female King George Medical University, Lucknow

Dr K Srinivasa Babu Male Christian Medical College, Vellore Tamil Nadu

Dr Praveen Kumar*** Male Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 16012 Chandigarh

Mr Narasimman Swaminathan Male Father Muller Medical College, 575002 Mangalore, Karnataka

Amita Ray*** Female Father Muller Medical College,575002 Mangalore, India

Mr Sujoy Ray Male Kasturba Medical College, 576104 Manipal, Karnataka

Dr Aneesh Thomas George Male Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

10 *** = First authors, publishing their first Cochrane review (referred to in log frame).

22 Nitya Gogtay Female KEM Hospital, Mumbai

Siddartha Gogia*** Male Max Hospital, Gurgaon

Adhikary Sanjib D*** Male Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Thiruvenkatarajan V Male Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Roshni Mohan Female Madras Medical College, Chennai

Paneerselvan D Male Madras Medical College, Chennai

Kiran Ejaz Male Manipal University

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

Bianca Pluess*** Female Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland

Vittoria Lutje*** Female Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

Bernaola Aponte*** Male Suárez Angamos Hospital, Peru van Eijk*** Female Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

Gregory Fox*** Male Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia

Don Mathanga*** Male Malaria Alert Center, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Malawi

Elizabeth Lutge*** Female Health Systems Trust, South Africa

2.2 New Cochrane Editors appointed this year

Date Name of new Editor Gender Institution appointed

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Sep 2012 Olalekan Uthman Male Stellenbosch University (Infectious Diseases Group)

Sep 2012 Taryn Young Female Stellenbosch University and SA Cochrane Centre (Sexually Transmitted Infections Review Group)

Apr 2010 Joseph Okebe Male Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, (Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group) Banjul, Gambia

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

Sep 2011 Thambu David Sudarsanam Male CMC, Vellore (Infectious Diseases Group)

Jan 2012 Suneeta Mittal Female All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (Pregnancy and Childbirth Group)

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

Apr 2011 Karen Steingart Female Dept. of Health Services, University of

23 (Infectious Diseases Group) Washington, USA

Section 3: Other Products

3.1 Summary product from/of review (push)

Month & Title of product Who is the product aimed at? Where is the product published? Year

AFRICA: Cameroon (Network Partner)

Evidence Assessments of SR series Decision makers, Researchers, On going Providers Individual titles below:

Aug 2011 Interventions to improve control of blood pressure in people with hypertension

Nov 2011 Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases

Feb 2012 Tailored interventions to overcome identified barriers to change: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes

May 2012 Continuing education meeting and workshops: effects on professional and health care outcomes

French Translations of abstracts Decision makers, Researchers, CDBPH Website Providers, Public Individual titles below:

June 2011 Increased police patrols for preventing alcohol-impaired driving Augmentation des patrouilles de police pour diminuer la conduite en état d’ivresse - Revue systématique

July 2011 Oral vaccines for preventing cholera Vaccins oraux pour la prévention du Choléra - Revue systématique

Aug 2011 Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practicing in rural and other underserved areas Interventions visant à accroître la proportion de professionnels de santé exerçant dans les zones rurales et les zones défavorisées - Revue systématique

Sep 2011 Loperamide therapy for acute diarrhea in children: Systematic review and meta-analysis Traitement de la diarrhée aiguë par le lopéramide chez les enfants : Revue systématique et méta-analyse

Oct 2011 Managerial supervision to improve primary health care in low- and middle-income countries La supervision managériale pour l’amélioration des soins de santé primaires dans les pays à revenus faibles et intermédiaires

Nov 2011 Strategies for integrating primary health services in low- and middle-income countries at the point of delivery Stratégies pour l’intégration des services des soins de santé primaires dans les pays à revenus faibles et intermédiaires au point de délivrance des soins

Dec 2011 Interventions to reduce emigration of health care professionals from low- and middle-income countries Interventions pour réduire l’émigration du personnel de santé des pays à revenus faibles et intermédiaires

Jan 2012 Community-based health insurance in low-income countries: a systematic review of the evidence Les mutuelles de santé dans les pays à faible revenu : une revue systématique des preuves

Feb 2012 Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes with other health services for preventing HIV infection and improving HIV outcomes in developing countries

24 L’intégration des programmes de prévention de la transmission du VIH de la mère à l’enfant (PTME) aux autres services pour l’amélioration des résultats dans les pays en développement

Mar 2012 Alternative versus standard packages of antenatal care for low-risk pregnancy Programme standard de visites prénatales comparé aux programmes alternatifs pour les grossesses à faible risque

2011-12 27 French Translations of abstracts Decision makers, Researchers, Translated and to be published by Providers, Public the French Cochrane Centre

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

May 2012 Efficacy of antibiotics for the common General Public and healthcare Nigerian chronicle article – see cold providers Annex 2 – Africa: Nigeria (1)

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Mar 2012 Technical summary: Zani B, Kredo T. SACEMA Quarterly is an online South African Centre for Antiretroviral therapy for prevention of magazine produced by SACEMA. Epidemiological Modelling and HIV transmission in HIV discordant The aim is to provide articles Analysis couples – a Cochrane Systematic Review. reviewing developments in http://sacemaquarterly.com/ SACEMA. March 2012 quantitative epidemiology. The intention of the magazine is to present this work in a way that it is accessible to the interested health professional and policy-maker.

Mar 2012 Summary article of the Probiotics for Decision makers, Researchers, International Journal of treating acute infectious diarrhoea Providers Epidemiology http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/conte nt/41/2/390.full?sid=63aaacc6- ad09-4600-ada7-9c6573f95f81

Ongoing SUPPORT summaries Decision makers on health systems Being peer reviewed – lead by Andy arrangements Oxman. Final summaries will be See individual completed SUPPORT available on the SUPPORT summary titles below: Collaboration website www.support- collaboration.org/summaries.htm

Okwundu CI. Can clinical governance deliver quality improvement in general practice and primary care? A SUPPORT Summary of a systematic review. April 2011. Okwundu CI. Which interventions increase the recruitment and retention of health workers practicing in underserved areas? A SUPPORT summary of systematic reviews. April 2011. Okwundu CI. Which interventions improve the management of dual practice in health care settings? A SUPPORT Summary of a systematic review. April 2011. Okwundu CI, Young T. Impact of home-based management of malaria on health outcomes in Africa. A SUPPORT Summary of a systematic review. April 2011. Young T. Problem based learning in continuing medical education. A SUPPORT Summary of a systematic review. May 2011

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Evidence-Based Health Policy-Making Column, Chinese Journal of Evidence-based Medicine Individual titles below:

May 2011 The Essentials and Categories of Healthcare Risk Research in China

June 2011 Is Systematic Review an Effective Tool for Evidence-Based Health System Research in Developing Countries

25 July 2011 An Investigation on the Rural Residents’ Occupational Satisfaction, Health Policy Order and Target Population of Henan Province

Aug 2011 Left-behind children’s Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review

Sep 2011 Analysis on Status of Clinical Guidelines and Evaluation on Evidence-Based Guidelines of Children in China

Oct 2011 Analysis on Needs, Demands and Utilization of Health Services of Urban and Rural Residents in Chongqing

Nov 2011 Promoting Construction and Development of Three-Tier Guidance System of Balanced Essential Public Health Service in Sichuan Province

Dec 2011 Factors Related to Left-behind Children’s Mental Health: A Systematic Review

Jan 2012 Investigation on the Rural Residents’ Payment Will for Disease Control and Its Influencing Factors in Henan Province

Feb 2012 Effects of Introduction of Cost Sharing in Health Insurance Schemes: A Systematic Review

Mar 2012 Research on Development and Application of Health Decision Support System in the US; Developing Overall Design, Multi-Sectoral Joint Medical Safety and Quality Management Systems: The Experience and Enlightenment from the Medical Risk Management System of New South Wales of Australia; International Experiences of Health Decision Support System Development

Apr 2012 Development of UK Health Decision Support System and Its Enlightenments to China; Development of Australian Health Decision Support System and Its Enlightenments to China; Evidence-Based Research on US Healthcare Service Performance Evaluation and Its Enlightenments to China

May 2012 Chinese Version of Evidence Update http://www.chinaehcn.org/view.asp?lm=86&cid=145&id=751, May 2012 (including 10 articles)

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

Material: Details of meeting Plain Language summaries of Cochrane Systematic Reviews on below topics:

Sep 2011 Plain Language summaries of Cochrane National Conference on Health Professions Education (NCHPE 2011), CMC, Systematic Reviews on Public Health Vellore

Oct 2011 Plain Language Summaries of Cochrane XI Symposium on Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases, Systematic Reviews on Vector borne Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals, Jablapur, Madhya Pradesh, diseases India

Dec 2011 Plain Language summaries of Cochrane 27th Annual Conference of the INDIAN RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION Systematic Reviews on Rheumatology (IRACON 2011), CMC, Vellore

Jan 2012 Plain Language summaries of Cochrane International Science Symposium on HIV and Infectious Diseases, Chennai Systematic Reviews on HIV/AIDS

Feb 2012 Plain Language summaries of Cochrane 56th Annual National Conference of the Indian Public Health Association, Systematic Reviews on Public Health (IPHACON 2012), Kochi

Feb 2012 Plain Language summaries of Cochrane 1st International Conference on Research and Education in Health Systematic Reviews on Public Health Professions Education, (ICON-RIPE 2012), Belgaum

Mar 2012 Plain Language summaries of Cochrane 26th ICON meet, Bangalore Systematic Reviews on Oncology

26 Apr 2012 Plain Language summaries of Cochrane Workshop on “Role of medical colleges in strengthening primary, Systematic Reviews on Public Health secondary and tertiary care: Experience of CMC Vellore” CMC, Vellore

All of the above given as printed material, which was a compilation of the SASIANCC.

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

June 2010 17 Evidence Updates published http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/evidence.htm – May

2012

3.2 Summary product from/of review commissioned (pull)

Month & Title of product Who has commissioned the Where is the product published? Year product?

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Nov 2011 Evidence summaries on injuries Provincial Department of Health, Presented at meetings by Dr T Injuries task team, Western Cape Young, disseminated via Centre for Individual completed evidence summary and Stellenbosch University Injuries Evidence based Health care titles below: initiative website www.sun.ac.za/cebhc

Pienaar E. Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Uthman O. Area-wide traffic calming for preventing traffic related injuries. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Uthman O. Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Nicol L. Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Nicol L. Interventions for promoting booster seat use in four to eight year olds travelling in motor vehicles. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Zani B. Speed cameras for the prevention of road traffic injuries and deaths. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Rohwer A. Street lighting for preventing road traffic injuries. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Schoonees A. Vision screening of older drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Okebe J. Motorcycle rider training for the prevention of road traffic crashes. Mbuagbaw L. Non-legislative interventions for the promotion of cycle helmet wearing by children. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Abrams A. Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Rohwer A. Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review Okwundu C. Oral vaccines for preventing cholera. Evidence Assessment - Summary of a systematic review

May 2012 Summary of the evidence: Adeniyi FB, Western Cape Provincial Technical The product has been presented to Garner P, Young TN GeneXpert MTB/RIF task team which is part of the the group who commissioned it. for TB diagnosis in children Paediatric Policy advisory group in Not available on website currently. the Western Cape. This group’s May 2012 Rapid response review: Adeniyi FB, purpose is to “support the HIV and Garner P, Young TN Induced sputum for AIDS / STI / TB (HAST) directorate in increasing the yield in microbiological making informed decisions, based

27 diagnosis of Tuberculosis in children on available evidence and within the public health sector, with respect to clinical guidelines emanating from the HAST directorate”

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Apr 2012 100 Cochrane abstracts and Plain Cochrane Collaboration They are to be published in Language Summaries have been Cochrane Library translated into Simplified Chinese

CHINA: Fudan (Network Partner)

Feb 2012 Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young In writing process People in China- Literature and project review 2007-2012

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

Apr 2012 Interventions for acute organophosphate Toxicology Special Interest Group http://www.cochrane- poisoning (TOXSIG), CMC, Vellore sacn.org/toxicology/files/Evidence %20regarding%20OP%20poisoning %20treatments.pdf

Apr 2012 Primary prevention of Pesticide related TOXSIG, CMC, Vellore http://www.cochrane- poisonings sacn.org/toxicology/files/Summary %20of%20evidence%20-

%20Prevention%20of%20pesticide %20poisoning.pdf

Apr 2012 Interventions for snake bites: An TOXSIG, CMC, Vellore http://www.cochrane- overview of current research evidence sacn.org/toxicology/files/Summary from South Asia %20of%20evidence- %20Snake%20envenomation.pdf

Apr 2012 Evidence for treatment of Plant TOXSIG, CMC, Vellore http://www.cochrane- Poisoning sacn.org/toxicology/files/Summary %20of%20evidence%20- %20Plant%20poisoning.pdf

3.3 Reports and working papers

Month & Title Who is the report/paper for? Year

AFRICA: Cameroon (Network Partner)

25 Nov Capacity building for members of civil society and journalists in Yaoundé Internal use 2011 Partners and funders

2 Dec Capacity building for members of civil society and journalists in Douala Internal use 2011 Partners and funders

13 Apr Meeting with EBM stakeholders Internal use 2012 Partners and funders

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Ongoing Social Media/Multi-Media working group: Concept Document This is a document for use within

28 the Consortium on how social and multi-media can be used to promote dissemination of Consortium products

May 2012 Rohwer A, Young T, Dudley L, Mukinda F, Cameron N, Willems B, Mehtar S, This report is one component in Marais F, van Heerden B. Document review of undergraduate MBChB the curriculum assessment of the curriculum to inform enhancement of public health (PH) evidence based undergraduate medical curriculum health care (EBHC), health systems and services research (HSSR) and infection at Stellenbosch University Faculty prevention and control (IPC) training at undergraduate level of Health Sciences to inform curriculum enhancement

May 2012 Rohwer A, Young T, van Schalkwyk S. Evaluation of a web-based module on This report will be informing evidence-based medicine (EBM) in the postgraduate Family Medicine (MMed) curriculum enhancement of programme at Stellenbosch University specialist in training at Stellenbosch University Faculty of Health Sciences.

Ongoing Rohwer A, Young T. E-learning versus face-to-face learning of evidence-based Title registered with The Campbell health care (EBHC) in postgraduate health care professionals: A systematic Collaboration and protocol in review. development

Ongoing Young T, Rohwer A. Overview of the effects teaching EBHC in undergraduate Overview of systematic reviews. and postgraduate healthcare programmes Ongoing

CHINA: Chongqing (Network lead)

Oct 2011 Report on the Baseline of Chongqing of Western Area Health Initiative (WAHI) WHO, China Ministry of Health to May 2012

Nov 2011 Report on Index System and Assessment Method of Appropriate Health Ministry of Health Technology Assessment

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

May 2012 Report of the workshop on role of medical colleges in strengthening primary, Health Policy makers and senior secondary and tertiary care: Experience of CMC Vellore Health Administrators of India http://www.cochrane-sacn.org/presentation/

May 2012 Report of the workshop on Formulating a research agenda for treatment - Researchers, policy makers, Pesticide, plant poisonings and snake envenomation consumers and Industry Representatives http://www.cochrane-sacn.org/toxicology

June 2011 Nucleic Acid Amplification screening of blood donors in CMC Vellore: Report of Health administrators, clinicians, the Health Technology Assessment Group for NAT screening of blood donors policy makers

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead Office, Liverpool)

May 2012 Final Report: Systematic review of qualitative evidence from sub-Saharan Africa Health Policy makers on household recognition and response to child malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea. Colvin C, Smith H, Swartz A, de Heer J, Marraccini T, Opiyo N, Ahs J, Kim J, George A. Nov 2011. Contract no. 43113551. Funded by Knowledge Management Unit, Health Section, UNICEF

29 3.4 In-house publications – to include newsletters

Month & Title Who is the publication Where is the product published? Year aimed at?

AFRICA: Cameroon(Network Partner)

2011-12 Lightings-Eclairage Decision makers, CDBPH Website Researchers, Providers, Posters in Yaounde Central Hospital Public Printed hard copies (to be distributed and posted)

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

July 2011, Cochrane Nigeria Info Sheet Health Professionals and Nigeria Oct 2011, Policy Makers Jan 2012, Apr 2012

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

July 2011, SACC newsletter Cochrane contributors, MRC web site and printed hard copies (1122 copies Dec 2011 the public, policy makers, distributed via email and post to contacts in 37 all Cochrane entities different countries, mainly Africa)

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Oct 2011 CEHCN news(including 8 articles) Researchers, medical http://www.chinaehcn.org/news.asp?cid=149 to May students, clinicians 2012

CHINA: Fudan (Network Partner)

Sep 2011 Health prescription: Optimal General, primary health 50 disseminated in Caohejing Community Health duration of exclusive breastfeeding care providers center, Xuhui District, Shanghai,; 50 disseminated in Xinzhuang Community Health center, Minhang

District, Shanghai; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau

Oct 2011 Health prescription: Interventions Women in reproductive 50 disseminated in Caohejing Community Health for emergency contraception ages, clinicians center, Xuhui District, Shanghai,; 50 disseminated in Xinzhuang Community Health center, Minhang District, Shanghai; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau

Jan 2012 Health prescription: Immersion in General, clinicians 50 disseminated in Shanghai Changning Maternity water in labour and birth and Child Health Care Hospital; 50 in Shanghai Red House Hospital- affiliated hospital of Fudan University; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Jan 2012 Health prescription: Skin patch and Women in reproductive 50 disseminated in Caohejing Community Health vaginal ring versus combined oral ages, clinicians center, Xuhui District, Shanghai,; 50 disseminated contraceptives for contraception in Xinzhuang Community Health center, Minhang District, Shanghai; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau

Jan 2012 Health prescription: Midwife-led Clinicians, health 50 disseminated in Shanghai Changning Maternity versus other models of care for and Child Health Care Hospital; 50 in Shanghai Red

30 childbearing women management, general House Hospital- affiliated hospital of Fudan University; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Jan2012 Health prescription: Uterine Clinicians 50 disseminated in Shanghai Changning Maternity massage for preventing and Child Health Care Hospital; 50 in Shanghai Red postpartum haemorrhage House Hospital- affiliated hospital of Fudan University; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Feb 2012 Health prescription: Continuous Clinicians 50 disseminated in Shanghai Changning Maternity support for women during and Child Health Care Hospital; 50 in Shanghai Red childbirth House Hospital- affiliated hospital of Fudan University; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Feb 2012 Health prescription: Treatments for General, primary health 50 disseminated in Caohejing Community Health suppression of lactation care providers center, Xuhui District, Shanghai,; 50 disseminated in Xinzhuang Community Health center, Minhang District, Shanghai; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Mar 2012 Health prescription: Episiotomy for Clinicians 50 disseminated in Shanghai Changning Maternity vaginal birth and Child Health Care Hospital; 50 in Shanghai Red House Hospital- affiliated hospital of Fudan University; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Mar 2012 Health prescription: Calcium Women in reproductive 50 disseminated in Caohejing Community Health supplementation during pregnancy ages, clinicians center, Xuhui District, Shanghai,; 50 disseminated for preventing hypertensive in Xinzhuang Community Health center, Minhang disorders and related problems District, Shanghai; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Apr 2012 Health prescription: Progestogen Clinicians 50 disseminated in Shanghai Changning Maternity for preventing miscarriage and Child Health Care Hospital; 50 in Shanghai Red House Hospital- affiliated hospital of Fudan University; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

Apr 2012 Health prescription: Amniocentesis Clinicians 50 disseminated in Shanghai Changning Maternity and chorionic villus sampling for and Child Health Care Hospital; 50 in Shanghai Red prenatal diagnosis House Hospital- affiliated hospital of Fudan University; 200 sent to Pinghu Maternal and Child Health Institute, Zhejiang Province; and 200 sent to Nanhai Health of Bureau, Guangdong Province

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

May 2012 SASIANCC Newsletter Stakeholders of the https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_EvyNm- SASIANCC CjHCOFZCOU1ZNU9yMDA/edit?pli=1

Mar 2012 SASIANCC Newsletter Stakeholders of the https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_SWg9z1l0V4M SASIANCC 25kNl9zMmFUZy1hRlB1MWp3Z1ZTdw/edit?pli=1

31 Oct 2011 SASIANCC Newsletter Stakeholders of the http://www.cochrane- SASIANCC sacn.org/News/oct27/Index.html

Sep 2011 SASIANCC Newsletter (29th Sept.) Stakeholders of the http://www.cochrane- SASIANCC sacn.org/News/sep/sep29/Index.htm

Sep 2011 SASIANCC Newsletter (22nd Sept) Stakeholders of the http://www.cochrane- SASIANCC sacn.org/News/sep/sep22/Index.html

Sep 2011 SASIANCC Newsletter (10th Sept) Stakeholders of the http://www.cochrane- SASIANCC sacn.org/News/sep/sep10/index.html

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

May 2010 EHCRC Newsletters (8 in total) CIDG authors and editors, http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/newsletters/index. to Feb EHCRC partners, DFID, htm 2011 other RPCs

3.5 In-house published PRODUCTS – toolkits, CD-ROM’s, videos, podcasts and other multi-media outputs

Month & Title of product Who is the product aimed Where is the product published? Year at?

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Feb 2012 Podcast - Pycnogenol® for the Clinicians, policy makers, The Cochrane Library website treatment of chronic disorders researchers and consumers

Nov 2011 Podcast - Methods for obtaining Clinicians, policy makers, The Cochrane Library website unpublished data researchers and consumers

2011 African First AID Materials – Clinician practicing first aid http://afam.redcross.be/ podcast on their site and youtube in Africa, policy makers http://www.youtube.com/embed/fgN2s34e844?hi devising policy in Africa on d=img first aid

CHINA: Fudan (Network Partner)

Apr 2011 Health information blog: Optimal General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/171474802.html duration of exclusive clinicians breastfeeding

May 2011 Health information blog: General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/173474353.html Interventions for emergency clinicians contraception

June 2011 Health information blog: General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/177252013.html Immersion in water in labour and clinicians birth

Sep 2011 Health information blog: Skin General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/183919666.html patch and vaginal ring versus clinicians combined oral contraceptives for contraception

Oct 2011 Health information blog: Researchers, clinicians, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/186657511.html Midwife-led versus other models health management, health of care for childbearing women policy maker

Nov 2011 Health information blog: Uterine Clinicians, researchers http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/191451758.html

32 massage for preventing postpartum haemorrhage

Dec 2011 Health information blog: General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/198983214.html Continuous support for women clinicians during childbirth

Jan 2012 Health information blog: General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/201292213.html Treatments for suppression of clinicians lactation

Jan 2012 Health information blog: General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/202125487.html Episiotomy for vaginal birth clinicians

Feb 2012 Health information blog: Calcium General, researchers, http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/204106185.html supplementation during clinicians pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems

Mar 2012 Health information blog: Clinicians, researchers http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/206964870.html Progestogen for preventing miscarriage

Apr 2012 Health information blog: Clinicians, researchers http://chenglinan.blog.sohu.com/212055381.html Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

Mar 2012 Special Interview: Prof. Santosh Clinicians specifically http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0-gAPV56ho Rath: (Dr. Santosh is a prominent Orthopeadicians and those hand surgeon and orthopeadician who work with leprosy from Bhubaneshwar, Odisha) patients

May 2012 Vox Pop: Ms. Risahmawati, Clinicians and health http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYnQtpwfQkU Jakarta on SASIANCC workshop systems researchers (Language: Indonesian. Ms. Risahmawati is from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Syarif Hidayatullah, State Islamic University, Jakarta)

May 2012 Vox Pop: Ms. Farhana Sharmin Clinicians and researchers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvMI_KsQqCY from Bangladesh on Protocol Development Workshop of Feb, 2012 (Language: Bangla. FARHANA SHARMIN is a Junior Scientist, Centre for Woman and Child Health, Bangladesh)

May 2012 How relevant are SASIANCC Public Health professionals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA0vH4pz0Cc training workshops to public and Health Administrators health officials? (Dr. M V Kapadia, Medical Officer, National Vector Borne Disease Control Program, Gujarat)

May 2012 AIIMS clinician stresses the need Clinicians http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbXo4CyCDPE for EBM (Dr. Rajeshwari Subramaniam, Professor, Dept. of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of

33 Medical Sciences, New Delhi)

Apr 2012 Aneesh George in conversation Public Health professionals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=041w39cJ2RQ with Samson Oli and Semunegus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gvCh6MDOk Mehrete (Public Health Officials U&feature=relmfu from Ethiopia) - Part I of II

May 2012 Listeners' guide to conference Healthcare Professionals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ27mXuJue8 presentations by Prof. Jonathan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCegFpuoITk Craig

May 2012 Feedback by the workshop Policy makers, clinicians http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewgZSAXhg0U participant – I and other healthcare &feature=g-upl professionals, researchers and consumers.

May 2012 Feedback by the workshop Policy makers, clinicians http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMkGzrf4NyI& participant – II and other healthcare feature=relmfu professionals, researchers and consumers.

May 2012 Feedback by the workshop Policy makers, clinicians http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41fMmriTQ_A participant – III and other healthcare &feature=relmfu professionals, researchers and consumers.

May 2012 Videos of 15 presentations of 27th Policy makers, researchers http://www.cochrane- April 2012 and public health sacn.org/toxicology/video/Index.html professionals “Formulating a research agenda for treatment: A workshop on pesticide and plant poisonings and snake envenomations”

May 2012 Videos of 13 presentations of 28th Policy makers, researchers http://www.cochrane- April 2012 and public health sacn.org/toxicology/video/Index1.html professionals “Formulating a research agenda for treatment: A workshop on pesticide and plant poisonings and snake envenomations”

May 2012 PPT presentations of 27th and Policy makers, researchers http://www.cochrane-sacn.org/toxicology/ 28th April 2012 and public health

professionals “Formulating a research agenda for treatment: A workshop on pesticide and plant poisonings and snake envenomations”

May 2012 Presentations and videos of the Policy makers, researchers http://www.cochrane-sacn.org/presentation/ 9th and 10th April 2012 workshop. and public health professionals “Role of medical colleges in strengthening primary, secondary and tertiary care: Experience of CMC Vellore”

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

July to Video interview series of key Researchers, clinicians, http://www.youtube.com/user/EHCRC?feature=m Nov 2011 people involved in the general hsn Consortium about evidence- Cochrane Summaries website (various pages) based health, Cochrane reviews etc. 4 videos in series EHCRC website

34 3.6 In-house published WEB 2.0 initiatives – social networking forums, discussions forums

Month & Title Who is the initiative aimed URL Year at?

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

Apr 2012 Nigerian branch facebook Researchers, medical http://www.facebook.com/ @CochraneNigeria Branch Sacc professionals, media practitioners, medical and nursing students

Apr 2012 Twitter: @cochranenigeria Researchers, medical http://twitter.com/ professionals, media practitioners, medical and nursing students

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Started Ethics in African paediatric trials Researchers, ethicists, To be determined – negotiations ongoing between Jan 2011, discussion forum… regulators WHO-PMRN and the globalhealthreviewers.org as ongoing to most appropriate place to host the discussion forum

Oct 2011 EDCPT Forum 2012 – numerous EDCTP stakeholders, Forum http://www.edctpforum.org/sixthforumblog/ blogs attendees, EU funding partners

May 2012 Blog on Evidence into Health Researchers, academics www.sun.ac.za/cebhc Policy and policymakers

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Started CEHCN Weibo page Researchers, medical http://weibo.com/u/2687445363 Mar students, clinicians, general

2012, ongoing

Started QQ Chatting Group Team members http://qun.qq.com/air/#212337816/share Feb 2012, ongoing

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

2010 SASIANCC’s Facebook group The SASIANCC has a http://www.facebook.com/groups/86626263457/ Facebook site that is used to provide information about activities and important summaries to all stakeholders. It has 447 members to-date

Jan 2012 SASIANCC’s Facebook page The SASIANCC Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Asian- page advertises our events, Cochrane-Network-Centre/173985539350509 showcases our achievements and so on. It is aimed at all Facebook users and is more easily searched than a Facebook group. The Facebook page has received 50 likes so far

35 Oct 2011 SASIANCC Director’s Blog It’s for all those are http://evidence-informed- interested in evidence- musings.blogspot.com/?spref=fb informed healthcare. The blog site Evidence-Informed Musings has received 2268 page views to-date

Mar 2012 SASIANCC Communications The blog functions as a http://evidenceexpress.blogspot.in/ Officer’s Blog voice of the South Asian

Cochrane Network and Centre to promote Evidence-based Medicine among consumers. The blog site has received more than 750 page views to- date

Sep 2011 SASIANCC’s Twitter page It aims to put out short https://twitter.com/#!/Cochrane_India messages about our day-to- day activities to all Twitter users. The Twitter account has 57 followers

2011 SASIANCC’s LinkedIn page It aims to connect with http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2810246&a professionals in the field of bout= EBM. It has 66 members

2010 The Cochrane Student Journal The SASIANCC supports the http://csjconline.informer.org.in/ Club Cochrane Students Journal Club has 84 members and has had 25,214 page views since it was started

3.7 Policy briefs

Month & Title Who is the brief for? Year

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Being Dudley L, Young T, Okwundu C, Wiysonge C. Policymakers working in the field of chronic diseases finalised Continuity of Care for chronic diseases: Evidence- informed Policy brief

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

Apr 2012 Interventions for acute organophosphate poisoning These were primarily prepared for the participants of the workshop that was organised by us on April 27 and 28, 2012. Apr 2012 Primary prevention of Pesticide related poisonings However, these summaries have very wide reach to all the scientific communities, policy makers, consumers, media and Apr 2012 Interventions for snake bites: An overview of current other stakeholders working in the field of clinical toxicology. research evidence from South Asia We have already uploaded these in our website so it can reach to maximum in free of cost Apr2012 Evidence for treatment of Plant Poisoning

36 3.8 Targeted product for DFID use

Month & Type of product Who is the product aimed at? Year

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

Feb 2012 Research Newsfeed DFID in-country offices/advisers http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/newsletters/dfid1.htm

Section 4: Other Outputs

4.1 New policy or guideline influenced by Consortium products

Month & Title Who is it for? What product influenced policy or guideline? Year

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Dec 2011 The tenth five-year plan of Beibei District Participated in the policy planning “Constructing life-long health system, health Chongqing demonstration”

4.2 Amended policy or guideline influenced by Consortium products

Month & Title Who is it for? What product influenced policy or guideline? Year

- No details for current year - -

4.3 Major funding decisions by bi-lateral or multi-lateral agencies influenced by Consortium products

Month & Title Which bi-lateral or multi-lateral agency What product influenced the major Year was influenced? funding decision?

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

May 2012 Grant application for snakebite Bangore University, UK is offering it Our evidence summaries and management, UK-India through TOXSIG, however, the main workshop recommendations funding agency would be the Medical primarily attracted many Research Council of UK

Mar 2012 Call for project proposals for Indian Council for Medical Research: Dr Our systematic reviews and our conducting systematic reviews in Tharyan was invited to chair the influence on evidence informed maternal and child health selection committee and frame health care procedures and guidelines

37 Section 5: Grants

5.1 Multiplier funding

Start/end Title Name of funding body Total of grant How will the funding be used? date of awarded (please grant state currency)

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

2011–2012 - Federal Ministry of £22,130 Emolument to Branch Research and Education Technical staff who give of their time to author support, training, preparation of reviews and editorial support to Review Groups within the Cochrane Collaboration

2011–2012 - Federal Ministry of Health £7,068 Emolument to Branch Research and Technical staff who give of their time to author support, training, preparation of reviews and editorial support to Review Groups within the Cochrane Collaboration

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Apr 2011– Home- or community Grants programme on US$ 35,228 The CEBHC was successful in Mar 2012 based treatment of Evidence Synthesis on (£22,676) obtaining a grant from WHO for the malaria with Strategies for Implementing conduct of a systematic review on artemisinin-based Interventions for Achieving home management of Malaria combination MDGs 4, 5, or 6, World

therapies in malaria Health Organization endemic areas (WHO)

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Mar–May Investigation and China CDC, Chongqing ￥40,000 Investigation, data analysis, report 2012 Impact Evaluation of Health Education Institute (£4,066) writing Project Promoting non-smoking Environment (Zhao Y)

June–Dec Impact Evaluation on Pulmonary Health Union ￥30,000 Investigation, data analysis, report 2011 Smoking Control Program (£3,050) writing Advertising (Zhao Y)

May–Nov Pilot Study of China Science Association ￥20,000 Investigation, data analysis, report 2011 Implementing “Day of Program of Enhancing (£2,033) writing Experiencing Capabilities on Science Popularization of Pauperization in Science on Health” in Postgraduates Medical Colleges (Zhao Y)

May 2011– Study of Investigation Chongqing Educational ￥10,000 Investigation, data analysis, report Dec 2012 on Sub-health Risk Commission Program on (£1,016) writing Behaviours and Science Technology in 2011 Intervention of Peer Education in Rural Left-behind Middle School Students

Jan 2012– Exploration and Sub-project of Scientific ￥960,000 Systematic review, Investigation, Application of

38 Dec 2014 Technology on Research on Health (£97, 592) data analysis, report writing Prevention and Control of Major Diseases in Students and Its Standards --- Application of Proper Technology in Model Demonstration Region (Base in Chongqing)

Sep 2011– Study on Index Ministry of Health ￥100,000 Systematic Review, data analysis, Nov 2011 System and (£10,165) report writing Assessment Method of Appropriate Health Technology Assessment(Wang RH)

July 2011– Study on Training Chongqing Educational ￥80,000 Investigation, data analysis, report July 2012 Model of Commission (£8,132) writing Administrative Staff of Health Education on HIV Prevention in Schools in Chongqing (He JL)

July 2011– Exploration of Chongqing Educational ￥80,000 Investigation, report writing July 2012 Propaganda Materials Commission (£8,132) on Health Education of HIV Prevention in Adolescent in Chongqing and Its Application Assessment (Zhong ZH)

SOUTH India (Network lead) ASIA:

1 Aug Centre for Evidence Indian Council of Medical INR 1,67,40,000/- This project is operational since last 2007–31 Based Medicine Research, Government of (£193,407) four years. The funds received during July 2012 India, New Delhi this year would be used for further

strengthening evidence-based medicine through SASIANCC

Section 6: Publicity

6.1 Press Releases

Day, month Title Distribution Attachment, URL and year

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

19 Apr World kidney day 2012: kidneys for Electronic and print media Newspaper article – see Annex 2 – Africa: 2012 life Nigeria (2) http://businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php /component/content/article/126- health/36637-75-kidney-transplant- recipients-suffer-high-blood-pressure- research

39 1 May 2012 Caffeine as an analgesic adjuvant for Electronic and print media Yes acute pain in adults

1 May 2012 Centralisation of services for Electronic and print media No gynaecological cancer

1 May 2012 Mobile phone text messaging for Electronic and print media No promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection

1 May 2012 Pain management for women in Electronic and print media No labour: an overview of systematic reviews

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Aug 2011 New Centre for Evidence-Based Media in South Africa Release included see Annex 2 – Africa: South Health Care launched at Africa (1) Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

21 Jan Press Release from SAsianCC, CMC, Fifteen selected national, 2012 Vellore on 21st January 2012 international and regional press.

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

14 Apr Malaria: Poor Data on Key Mosquito Wiley media list http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/media/press_ 2010 Control Tool a Threat to Effective (worldwide) releases.htm Malaria Prevention

12 May Vaccination Reduces Burden of Wiley media list http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/media/press_ 2010 Childhood Rotavirus Disease (worldwide) releases.htm

10 June LSTM named WHO Collaborating LSTM Media list http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/media/press_ 2010 Centre (worldwide) releases.htm

10 Nov Probiotics Shorten Diarrhoea Wiley media list http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/media/press_ 2010 Episodes (worldwide) releases.htm

15 Mar Oral Vaccine Could Prevent Half of HBNS media list http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/media/press_ 2011 Cholera Cases, But Less Effective in (worldwide) releases.htm Kids

16 Mar Newer Antimalarials More Effective Wiley media list http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/media/press_ 2011 Than Quinine Against Severe Malaria (worldwide) releases.htm

6 July 2011 Simple Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Wiley media list http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/media/press_ Malaria Work Well (worldwide) releases.htm

40 6.2 Publicity coverage in local, regional, national and international media

Day, month Title What media? (print, TV, Attachment, URL and year radio, mobile phones, websites and magazines)

AFRICA: Cameroon (Network Partner)

6 Dec 2011 OSC impressions: Health Evidence Cameroon Link website http://cameroonlink.blogspot.ca/2011/12/heal Collection & Usage th-evidence-collection-usage.html

8-9 Dec OSC impressions: The Cameroon Link of http://www.spreaker.com/page#!/show/the_c 2011 Spreaker Website amlink_douala_show 1. Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw on web sourcing A community radio to 1. http://www.spreaker.com/user/camlin educate local populations k99/development_of_best_health_prac 2. Development of health decision on health issues tices process 2. http://www.spreaker.com/user/camlin (sharing the ongoing 3. Dr. Robert Marie Mba on health k99/development_of_health_decision_ Commonwealth of Learning data usag 4- Development of Best process initiative through Health Practices 3. http://www.spreaker.com/user/camlin Community Radios in k99/dr_robert_marie_mba_on_health_ Cameroon) data_usag 4. http://www.spreaker.com/user/camlin k99/development_of_best_health_prac tices

5 Jan 2012 OSC impressions: A newspaper website http://www.lanouvelleexpression.info/special/ 6386.html « Le journaliste doit avoir un sens “La nouvelle expression” critique vis-à-vis des jugements d’experts avec lesquels il est souvent emmené à travailler»

2011 The Policy dialogue process in WHO Website http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/en/ Cameroon

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

2 Apr 2012 Media chat Cross river State radio & No T.V. news bulletin at 7pm

4 Apr 2012 Media Chat NTA Calabar News @7pm No (Television)

5 Apr 2012 Media Chat Galaxy TV (private T.V. No station based in Ibadan, western Nigeria) Prime time news @ 10pm TV OR RADIO

9 May 2012 Cochrane Collaboration: Expanding Nigerian Chronicle Newspaper article – see Annex 2 – Africa: the Frontiers of Best Evidence for Newspaper Nigeria (3) Health Care

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

16 Feb Zinc reduces the burden of the Print and website http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Conten 2011 common cold t.aspx?id=134546 Business Day

17 Feb Zinc reduces the burden of the Website http://www.newstime.co.za/Health/Zinc_Supp 2011 common cold lements_Could_Help_With_Cold_Symptoms/2 News Time

41 0963/

17 Feb Zinc reduces the burden of Website http://sadailynews24.com/zinc-cold-remedy- 2011 common cold is-not-to-be-sneezed-at-878293.htm SA Daily News 24

17 Feb Zinc reduces the burden of Website http://newsupdates.co.za/zinc-cold-remedy-is- 2011 common cold not-to-be-sneezed-at-247895.htm News Updates South Africa

18 Feb Zinc reduces the burden of Website http://health.iafrica.com/illness_condition/707 2011 common cold 188.html Iafrica.com

21 Feb Zinc reduces the burden of Website http://business.iafrica.com/businessday/70718 2011 common cold 8.html Business in Africa

22 Feb Zinc reduces the burden of Website http://www.health24.com/news/Flu_Influenza 2011 common cold /1-912,61114.asp Health24

19 Jan 2011 Drug used to treat heavy periods Blog http://silversurferswebsite.com/2011/01/drug will stop trauma patients bleeding -used-to-treat-heavy-periods-will-stop-trauma- Silver Surfers Website to death patients-bleeding-to-death/

20 Jan 2011 Statins: Benefits Questionable in Blog http://silversurferswebsite.com/2011/01/stati Low-Risk Patients ns-benefits-questionable-in-low-risk-patients/ Silver Surfers Website

20 Jan 2011 Statins: Benefits Questionable in Blog http://health.zaplurk.com/2011/01/statin- Low-Risk Patients benefits-questioned-in-low-risk.html ZAPlurk

1 Feb 2011 Statins: Benefits Questionable in Website http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/are-statins-a- Low-Risk Patients waste-of-time-1.1019966 IOL

6 July 2011 Cutting Down on Salt Doesn’t Website http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2011/07/ Reduce Your Chance of Dying 06/review-raises-questions-over-benefits-of- Times Live cutting-salt

7 July 2011 Cutting Down on Salt Doesn’t Newspaper/Website http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Conten Reduce Your Chance of Dying t.aspx?id=147751 Business Day

8 July 2011 Cutting Down on Salt Doesn’t Newspaper/Website http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Conten Reduce Your Chance of Dying t.aspx?id=147929 Business Day

8 July 2011 Cutting Down on Salt Doesn’t Howzit Msn http://news.za.msn.com/health-department- Reduce Your Chance of Dying says-review-of-salt-in-food-is-a- %e2%80%98red-herring%e2%80%99

13 July Cutting Down on Salt Doesn’t Website http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/cutting-salt- 2011 Reduce Your Chance of Dying does-not-make-you-healthier-1.1098300 IOL – Independent Online

6 July 2011 Botulinum Toxin Does Not Cure Newsnook http://www.newsnook.co.za/ArticleComment. Common Forms of Neck Pain aspx?id=246179

10 Aug No Strong Evidence to Support Newsnook http://www.newsnook.co.za/ArticleComment. 2011 Aspirin Use for IVF aspx?id=343658

12 Aug No Strong Evidence to Support Website http://www.calorababy.co.za/news/no-proof- 2011 Aspirin Use for IVF that-aspirin-aids-conception-review- Calora Baby shows.html

42 17 Aug No Strong Evidence to Support Website http://www.health24.com/news/Fertility_prob 2011 Aspirin Use for IVF lems/1-910,64777.asp Health 24

16 Aug Music Reduces Anxiety in Cancer Website http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/family/20 2011 Patients 11/08/16/music-may-help-cancer-patients Times Live

17 Aug Music Reduces Anxiety in Cancer Website http://www.iol.co.za/thestar/music-therapy- 2011 Patients able-to-help-cancer-patients-1.1119150 IOL – Independent Online

9 Sep 2011 Virtual Reality May Help Adults Website http://www.health24.com/news/Stroke/1- Recover from Stroke 947,66216.asp Health24

9 Sep 2011 Virtual Reality May Help Adults News Point South Africa http://newspoint.co.za/story/411/1207- Recover from Stroke virtual-reality-therapy-treatment-stroke- patients

8 Dec 2011 Evidence Shows How Childhood Website http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/two-step- Obesity Can be Prevented therapy-for-overweight-children-1.1194905 IOL – Independent Online

Aug 2011 CEBHC establishment - See Annex 2 – Africa: South Africa (2)

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

1 Mar 2012 Bread tastes light, is it no harm to Chongqing Evening News http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/2012- eat more? Salt intake would exceed 03/01/c_111588141.htm standard when you eat five breads everyday

21 Feb Children grow fast in Spring. The Chongqing Morning News http://www.cqcb.com/cbnews/gngjnews/2012 2012 Education Commission promotes -02-21/613214.html nutritious diet

22 Feb Suggestions on diet recipes for CCTV 2012 middle and primary schools

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

15 May Cochrane for Dummies: by Anna Internet http://www.cochrane.org/news/blog/cochran 2012 Joseph, a laywoman-turned- e-dummies-anna-joseph-laywoman-turned- Cochrane enthusiast cochrane-enthusiast

25 Apr Workshop to throw light on Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp- 2012 pesticide and plant poisonings national/tp-tamilnadu/article3351619.ece

24 Jan 2012 Craig’s visit a morale booster for Newspaper http://www.arunachaltimes.in/jan12%2024.ht CMC ml#Craig

4 Dec 2011 Drug firms have hijacked medical Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp- research national/tp-karnataka/article2686276.ece

3 Dec 2011 Workshop on evidence-based Internet media http://mangaloretoday.com/mt/index.php?act medicine held at FMMC ion=mn&type=4534

20 Dec Dr Prathap Tharyan - a Lateral View Internet media http://mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?a 2011 at Health, Healthcare and Related rttype=Opinion&articleid=1884 Matters

3 Dec 2011 Drug Companies Hijacking Research Internet media http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.a

43 - Prof Tharyan sp?n_id=123683

May 2011 Cochrane colleague Prathap Website http://www.cochrane.org/in-the- Tharyan writes about India's news/cochrane-colleague-prathap-tharyan- purchase of a national provision for writes-about-indias-purchase-national- The Cochrane Library in The Hindu provision-cochr

Apr 2011 Important, trustworthy public Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/sci- health research evidence tech/article1773437.ece

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

14 Apr Malaria: Poor Data on Key Print and online 2010 Mosquito Control Tool a Threat to 37 media hits Effective Malaria Prevention Podcast

12 May Vaccination Reduces Burden of Print and online 2010 Childhood Rotavirus Disease 43 Media Hits Podcast

10 June LSTM named WHO Collaborating Print and online 2010 Centre 8 Media Hits + Tweeting

10 Nov Probiotics Shorten Diarrhoea Print and online 2010 Episodes 108 Media Hits

15 Mar Oral Vaccine Could Prevent Half of Print and online 2011 Cholera Cases, But Less Effective in Number of hits not Kids available

16 Mar Newer Antimalarials More Effective Print and online 2011 Than Quinine Against Severe 48 Media Hits Malaria

6 July 2011 Simple Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Print and online Malaria Work Well 37 Media Hits Podcast

6.3 Website links

Month & What websites carry a link to your website? URL Year

AFRICA: Cameroon (Network Partner)

2011 Effective Health Care Research Consortium http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/partners_cameroon.htm (under construction)

2011 World Health Organization http://www.who.int/rpc/evipnet/policybrief/en/index3.html “Recent publications from Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health”

2011 Evidence Informed Policy Network http://www.who.int/rpc/evipnet/africa/en/index.html

44 2011 Médecins du Cameroun (NGO) http://www.medcamer.org/liens-utiles/

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

Current Effective Health Care Research Consortium http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/partners_nigeria.htm

Current Cochrane Collaboration http://www.cochrane.org/contact/centres

Current Site Stats http://www.site-stats.info/Search/cochrane%20centret/

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Apr 2012 WHO Better Medicines for Children and The http://www.who.int/childmedicines/paediatric_regulators/en/ Pediatric Regulatory Network for continued promotion of the Child Strategy

SOUTH India (Network lead) ASIA:

Cochrane Students’ Journal Club http://csjconline.informer.org.in/

Effective Healthcare Research Consortium http://www.liv.ac.uk/evidence/

The Cochrane Collaboration http://www.cochrane.org/contact/country

ebookbrowse http://goo.gl/3BDyM

Communityhealth.in http://goo.gl/5DkJU

Section 7: Events, Training, Meetings

7.1 International conference papers/posters

Month & Title of paper/poster Name and location of conference Year

AFRICA South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

31 August Kredo T. Alignment and Agreement: current status of G.I.N. conference, Seoul, Korea 2011 clinical practice guidelines in SADC

20-22 Kredo T. Accessing evidence-based resources: introduction 2011 HIV/AIDS Twinning Centres Partners Meeting - June 2011 to The Cochrane Collaboration Health and Social Services Professions Education, Johannesburg

9-12 Oct Abrams A. The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry: Growth European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial 2011 and capacity building Partnership 6th Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

26-30 Sep Abrams A. The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry: Year African Vaccines and Regulatory Forum Meeting, 2011 two, an update for AVAREF Maputo, Mozambique

30 Aug Abrams A. The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry Global Presentation to the European and Developing Countries 2011 Information Systems Mapping Component: a first Clinical Trials Partnership Hague Office, Cape Town

24-26 Oct Abrams A. The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry – an BMJ Open Access Africa Conference. Kumasi, Ghana 2011 open access resource

19-22 Oct Rohwer A, Young T. Building capacity in EBHC. What is 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 happening in the African region

19-22 Oct Abrams A, Pienaar E. Threading the needle we found in 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain

45 2011 the haystack – identifying ongoing trials with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry

19-22 Oct Schoonees A, Young T, Volmink J. Are claims made in 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 advertisements of nutritional supplements in South African women’s magazines supported by research evidence

19-22 Oct Abrams A. Filled gaps? Data after a year of the Pan African 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 Clinical Trials Registry efforts to increase understanding and awareness of the child-focused clinical trial landscape

19-22 Oct Kredo T, Gerristen A, van Heerden J, Conway S, Siegfried 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 N. Alignment and Agreement: current status of clinical practice guidelines in SADC

9-12 Oct Nwachukwu C, Mbuagbaw L, Meremikwu M, Young T. European and developing Countries Clinical Trial 2011 Capacity building for research synthesis and conduct of Partnership 6th Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Cochrane systematic reviews in Africa

7-10 June Svensson E, van der Walt J-S, Barnes K, Cohen K, Kredo T, Population Approach Group in Europe (PAGE) 2011 Sinxadi P, Karlsson M, Denti P. Mega-model of nevirapine Conference, Athens, Greece population pharmacokinetics

7-10 June van der Walt J-S , Kredo T, Wiesner L, Maartens G, Cohen Population Approach Group in Europe (PAGE) 2011 K, Smith P, Karlsson MO, Barnes KI. The effect of Conference, Athens, Greece nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy on the population pharmacokinetics of artemether and dihydroartemisinin in HIV-infected adults

24 Nov Rohwer A, Young T. EBHC curriculum development: CEBHA: 1st annual EBHC Symposium, Kampala, Uganda 2011 Where are we?

24 Nov Okwundu C. GRADE: What is the hype about? CEBHA: 1st annual EBHC Symposium, Kampala, Uganda 2011

24 June Young T. What is Evidence-based Health Care and why do Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2011 we need it?

28 Nov Young T. Evidence-based Research Practice AfriNEAD 3rd Symposium, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 2011

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Apr 2012 Census of centenarians’ lifestyle in Chongqing, China Dubai, World Congress of Cardiology 2012 Poster Presentations e159,P717

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

19-22 Oct Igniting minds: Use of Cochrane resources as educational 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 tools for training medical students in developing countries http://2011.colloquium.cochrane.org/abstracts/igniting- minds-use-cochrane-resources-educational-tools- training-medical-students-developi

19-22 Oct Credence: creation of reliable evidence in developing 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 countries by continuous enabling http://2011.colloquium.cochrane.org/abstracts/a4o2- credence-creation-reliable-evidence-developing- countries-continuous-enabling

19-22 Oct From novice to expert to mentor: Increasing participation 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 in the Cochrane Collaboration in low and middle income http://2011.colloquium.cochrane.org/scientific-

46 countries programme/pre-and-post-colloquium-events

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

19-22 Oct Sarah Donegan, Paula Williamson, Umberto D’Alessandro, 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 Catrin Tudur-Smith. Exploring treatment by covariate

interactions in mixed treatment comparison meta- analysis: individual patient-level covariates versus aggregate trial-level covariates

19-22 Oct Anne-Marie Stephani, David Sinclair, Paul Garner. Helping 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 readers understand review update status: pilot of a simple

system

19-22 Oct Vittoria Lutje, Annette Gerritsen, Nandi Siegfried. 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain 2011 Methodological quality of malaria RCTs conducted in

Africa

7.2 Other conference papers/posters including proceedings

Month and Title of paper/poster Name and location of conference year

AFRICA: Kenya (Network Partner)

Nov 2011 Systematic reviews: an evidence resource for the family Kenya Association of Family Physicians Annual scientific physician conference, Nairobi

Feb 2012 Evidence-based practice: where is the evidence Kenya Obstetrical and Gynecological Society’s annual scientific conference, Nairobi

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

11-15 Mar Priority Setting for Systematic Reviews in Nigeria Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria Annual 2012 Conference, Calabar, Cross River State

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

26 Oct Abrams A. Navigating ethics issues at the intersection Panel on methodologies in child-related qualitative 2011 between bio-medical and qualitative research research. University of Cape Town, Postgraduate Research Day

19-20 Oct Abrams A. The Pan African Clinical Trials Registry MRC Research Day, Cape Town 2011 (www.pactr.org) – monitoring child-health related trial activity

19-20 Oct Abrams A. Adolescent trial experiences – A pilot study MRC Research Day, Cape Town 2011

7-10 June de Waal R, Workman L, Norman J, Kredo T, Smith P, SA AIDS Conference, Durban 2011 Blockman M, Cohen K. Therapeutic drug monitoring of antiretrovirals – initial experience in South Africa

2-4 Mar Kredo T. Artemether-lumefantrine and antiretroviral Annual ACT Consortium Meeting, Peninsula Hotel, Cape 2011 therapy in HIV-infected patients: pharmacokinetic and Town safety study

5 Sep 2011 Abrams A. Something is not happening here: Cross- Anthropology, Southern Africa Conference, Stellenbosch disciplinary issues in qualitative research at a biomedical setting

47 17 Aug Rohwer A, Young T. Situational analysis of EBHC activities Stellenbosch University Academic Year Day, Cape Town 2011 in Africa

17 Aug Ferreira A, Young T, Mathews C, Zunza M. Partner Stellenbosch University Academic Year Day, Cape Town 2011 notification for STDs

20 May Rohwer A, Young T. Antispasmodics for labour Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Colloquium for Master’s 2011 (systematic review) Graduates

20 May Schoonees A, Visser J, Musekiwa A, Volmink J. Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Colloquium for Master’s 2011 Pycnogenol for the treatment of chronic disorders Graduates (systematic review)

17 Aug Schoonees A, Visser J, Musekiwa A, Volmink J. Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Health Sciences 2011 Pycnogenol for the treatment of chronic disorders Academic year day (systematic review)

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

Apr 2012 Recommended diet for boarding school of rural students Beijing, China CDC in Southwest area

Dec 2011 Study on relationship between puberty development time Beijing, The 9th Chinese Preventive Medicine Association phase and obesity of children in Chongqing city child and adolescent health branch conference

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

July 2011 Tharyan P. Finding research that you can trust Regional symposium on Evidence in health care: from research to policy: University of Malaya. Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sep 2011 Tharyan P. Evaluating Therapy- The role of Systematic Regional Symposium on Rational Antibiotic Use. CMC Reviews and Meta-analyses Vellore

Oct 2011 Tharyan P. Controversies in research- the use of placebos. Symposium on ethics in research and Good Clinical practice. CMC Vellore

Oct 2011 Tharyan P. Research misconduct and misrepresentation: Fifth Annual Conference of the Association of Physiologists Two reasons why evidence cannot often be trusted to of Tamil Nadu (APTCON 2011). CMC Vellore reliably inform health decisions

Oct 2011 Tharyan P. Evidence-Based Ethics Symposium on ethics in research and Good Clinical practice. CMC Vellore

Oct 2011 Tharyan P. Scientific Integrity and Research Misconduct Symposium on ethics in research and Good Clinical practice. CMC Vellore

Oct 2011 Tharyan P. Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis Clinical Trials symposium, Community Health Training Centre, CMC Vellore

Oct 2011 Tharyan P. Cochrane Systematic Reviews and the The Second Advanced Vaccinology Course In India (Ind-Vac evaluation of the efficacy and safety of vaccines 2011). CMC Vellore

Nov 2011 Tharyan P. Why most research cannot be trusted and Plenary presentation at the WHO-AFMC symposium on what we can do about it Epidemiology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra

Dec 2011 Tharyan P. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis in 27th Annual Conference of the Indian Rheumatology Rheumatology Association (IRACON 2011). CMC, Vellore

Dec 2011 Tharyan P. Moving from Evidence to Practice. An XXIII National Conference & Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology. NIMHANS

48 evidence-informed approach Convention Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Dec 2011 Tharyan P. Evidence Based Medicine One World Health

Jan 2012 Tharyan P. Finding and using evidence that you can trust Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society: International Convention Centre, Kochi, Kerala

Feb 2012 Tharyan P. The evidence footprint revisited- Symposium on Secondary Research. National University of Singapore

Feb 2012 Tharyan P. Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Medicine Update 2012; Delhi Chapter of the Association of Physicians of India. India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Feb 2012 “ Evidence Based Medicine and The Cochrane 56th Annual National Conference of the Indian Public Health Collaboration” by Dr. Aneesh Thomas George and Dr. Association (IPHACON 2012), Kochi, India Manu E Mathew

Mar 2012 Tharyan P. The Cochrane Collaboration, Systematic Annual National Conference of the Indian Association of Reviews, and Meta-analysis Assisted Reproduction (ISAR 2012). Convention Centre, WW Canyon Resort, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Mar 2012 Tharyan P. Finding and Using Evidence you can trust Presented at the TN Orthopaedic Association Sponsored Symposium on Research Methodology, Madras Medical College, Chennai

6 Apr 2012 Tharyan P. Evidence Based Trauma care: Can we trust the Plenary presentation at the 2nd National Conference of evidence? AOTrauma India. Radisson Blu Resort Mammalapuram, Chennai

7.3 Training and capacity building events run by Consortium partners

Day, month Name and type of event Location of Key people Number of Women Was this event and year (workshop, meeting) event attending participants participants commissioned? If so, by whom?

AFRICA: Cameroon (Network Partner)

24-25 Nov Capacity building Yaounde Media, Dialogue 20 6 No 2011 workshop on the structures, research and use of Community evidence in decision /patients making in public health association, Civil society members

2-3 Dec Capacity building Douala Media, Dialogue 22 7 No 2011 workshop on the structures, research and use of Community/ evidence in decision patients making in public health association, Civil society members

AFRICA: Kenya (Network Partner)

26-27 Apr Question Formulation Nairobi Potential 10 5 Research 2012 Workshop systematic review Director, Aga authors Khan University East African

49 AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

18 Mar Cochrane Title Calabar, Health 3 1 No 2011 Registration Workshop Nigeria Professionals

5-6 Dec Introduction to Calabar Medical Doctors 12 5 No 2011 Cochrane Systematic Reviews Workshop

20 Jan 2012 Meeting with Network Calabar Consumers 14 7 No of Consumers

23 Mar EBM Awareness Abuja Health Care 44 18111 No 2012 Workshop Practitioners

30-31 Mar Research Abuja Health Care 18 9 No 2012 Synthesis/Cochrane Practitioners Systematic Review Workshop

3 Apr 2012 Media Chat (Meeting) Calabar Media 18 2 No Practitioners

10-11 Apr EBM and Systematic Port Harcourt Medical doctors 32 13 No 2012 Review Workshop. (Continuing Professional Development)

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Sep 2011 GRADE workshop Cape Town, Cochrane authors 17 11 n/a South Africa

May 2011 Cochrane Protocol Cape Town, Cochrane authors 7 5 n/a Development Workshop South Afrca

Jan 2011 Two-day systematic Yaounde, Researchers 17 6 n/a reviews and meta- Cameroon analysis follow-up workshop in Cameroon – developing questions for a systematic review

Jan 2011 Two-day introduction to Yaounde, Researchers 15 Not n/a systematic reviews and Cameroon confirmed meta-analysis workshop in Cameroon

Mar & June Rapid evidence Pretoria, Policymakers and 40 Not Workshop 2011 assessment training South Africa researchers confirmed arranged by workshop for the PSPPD Unit and Programme to Support Dr T Young invited Pro-Poor Policy to co-facilitate Development (PSPPD) in the Presidency, South Africa.

22 Aug EBHC Symposium Cape Town, Researchers, 70 40 No 2011 South Africa policymakers,

lecturers, NGOs

3-4 & 15-16 Supported and 2 in Durban, 1 Researchers 26 Not Workshop in Aug 2011 facilitated two 2-day in Cape Town, confirmed Durban was on

50 systematic review South Africa request from workshops to enhance HEARD, Durban capacity to use (Alan Whiteside) systematic reviews

23 Jan 2012 Literature and Cape Town, Researchers, 14 7 On request from Systematic reviews. 1 South Africa mental health Crick Lund, day workshop to Mphil practitioners coordinator Mphil Mental Health students. Mental Health

Ongoing Evidence based Health Cape Town, Undergraduate See details See details The CEBHC is care (EBHC) teaching South Africa health science below below promoting the sessions students and integration of postgraduate EBHC teaching in students undergraduate medical curricula and to postgraduate students. Related to this – staff of the CEBHC teach various sessions on EBHC

Undergraduate • Evidence-based medicine. Lectures to MB,ChB 5th year students of Stellenbosch University. 1-2 February 2012 – 177 students, 50% female • Overview of EBHC and phrasing questions. Teaching session to final year medical students at Rural Clinical School, Stellenbosch University. Worcester, 15 February 2012 – 21 students, 13 female • Evidence-based nutrition. Lecture to 3rd year Dietetic students of Stellenbosch University. 28 February 2012 – 27 students, all female

Postgraduate • Grading quality of evidence. Lecture to MSc Clinical Epidemiology programme. Cape Town. 26th May 2011 • What are systematic reviews and where can we find them? Lecture to MSc Clinical Epidemiology programme. Cape Town. 28th July 2011 • Selecting studies. Lecture to MSc Clinical Epidemiology programme. Cape Town. 28th July 2011 • Collecting and managing data. Lecture to MSc Clinical Epidemiology programme. Cape Town. 29th July 2011 • Interpreting results and drawing conclusions. Lecture to MSc Clinical Epidemiology programme. Cape Town. 26th August 2011 • Systematic reviews. MSc in Rehabilitation, Stellenbosch University, 15 February 2012 • Research Methodology, MSc in Rehabilitation, Stellenbosch University, 20-21 February 2012 • Systematic reviews. Pre-doctoral short course. Department Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. 21 February 2012 • Quantitative Research Methodology. Pre-doctoral short course. Department Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. 23 February 2012

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

8 June 2011 EBM in Public Health Weifang Young teachers 80 56 Weifang Medical (Wang Y) Medical and postgraduates College College in Shandong Province

8 July 2011 New Progress in EBM Chongqing Postgraduates 60 38 International (Wang Y) Medical Summer School

51 University for Medical Postgraduates by HUST-CQMU- Charité

5 Nov 2011 EBM and Public Health Chongqing Young teachers 210 73 School of Public Research (Wang Y) Medical and postgraduates Health and University Management of Chongqing Medical University

2 Jan 2012 EBM and Clinical Chongqing Clinical doctors 42 30 Affiliated Medical Research Medical and postgraduates Hospitals of (Wang Y) University Chongqing Medical University

1 Aug 2011 EBM and Systematic Chongqing Clinical doctors 22 10 First Affiliated Review (Liu Q) Medical and postgraduates Hospitals of University Chongqing Medical University

11 Nov EBM and Systematic Chongqing Clinical doctors 40 22 Second Affiliated 2011 Review (Liu Q) Medical and postgraduates Hospitals of University Chongqing Medical University

18 Nov EBM and Systematic Chongqing Medical 40 20 School of Public 2011 Review (Liu Q) Medical postgraduates Health and University Management of Chongqing Medical University

10 Nov How to choose a Chongqing Young teachers 105 65 School of Public 2011 research topic and to Medical and postgraduates Health and write a paper(Liu Q) University Management of

Chongqing Medical University

15 Mar How to conduct a Chongqing Young teachers 35 20 School of Public 2012 Systematic Review(Liu Medical and postgraduates Health and Q) University Management of Chongqing Medical University

13 Apr Key Knowledge on Yuzhong Canteen staff 100 15 Yuzhong District 2012 Proper Nutrition for District Food Food and Drug Model Canteens (Zhao and Drug Administration in

Y) Administration Chongqing in Chongqing

10 Apr Intervention Model of Children’s General medical 45 45 Children’s 2012 Family Health Education Hospital of practitioners in Hospital of (Zhao Y) Chongqing Community Chongqing Medical Department of Medical University Common University Paediatric Diseases Prevention and

52 Treatment

1 Mar 2012 How to choose a topic in Maternal and Medical staff 25 20 Maternal and scientific Child Health Child Health research?(Zhao Y) Centre in Centre in Shapingba Shapingba District District in in Chongqing Chongqing

30 Mar Implementation and Lan Jian Community Health 400 324 Chongqing Health 2012 Evaluation of Health Restaurant education staff Bureau, Institute Education in Community from Chongqing of Health (Zhao Y) Health Bureau and Education Health Education

Institute

14 Jan 2012 Proper Nutrition and Yu Cai Middle Seven and Eight 60 45 Yu Cai Middle Healthy Growth (Zhao Y) School Grade students School

13 Jan 2012 Common First Staff from 80 60 Chongqing Misunderstanding in Elementary educational Educational Nutrition (Zhao Y) School in departments Commission Campus City

29 Oct 2011 Life Skill Training and Academic Secretaries of the 60 35 First Affiliated Peer Education (Zhao Y) Centre of the Youth League Hospital of First Affiliated Committee in Chognqing Hospital of colleges and Medical Chongqing universities University Medical University

Nov 2011 Training on Capacity Chronic Member of the 25 20 Chronic Institute Building (Zhao Y) Institute of Chronic Institute of Chongqing CDC Chongqing CDC

3 Dec 2011 Chongqing “City Training Chongqing Health Education 110 60 Chongqing Plan” in 2011 – Training Normal Teachers in Educational for Health Education University Elementary and Commission Teachers in Elementary Middle Schools and Middle Schools – Prevention and Control of Common Infectious Diseases in Schools (Wang H)

9 Mar 2012 Training of Profession Health Care School Health Care 55 30 Healthcare for School Health Care Institute for Givers Institute of Givers in Yuzhong Elementary primary and District in Chongqing and Middle Middle School, (How to write a review?) Schools in Yuzhong Disctrict, (Wang H) Yuzhong Chongqing District in Chongqing

Oct-Nov Standardization Academic Clinical doctors 200 80 Health Bureau 2011 Program for Clinical Centre in the and postgraduates Doctors in First First Affiliated Affiliated Hospital of Hospital Chongqing Medical University (Tang XJ)

Dec 2011 Evidence-based School of Basic Faculty and 50 30 School of Basic

53 Medicine and Medicine, postgraduates Medicine, CQMU Systematic CQMU Review(Zhang Y)

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

30 May-3 Protocol Development CMC, Vellore Healthcare 41 12 CMC, Vellore June 2011 Workshop for a professionals, Cochrane Systematic Researchers, Review faculty of medical and nursing colleges and students

4-8 July Developing a Protocol University of Healthcare 51 16 CMC, Vellore and 2011 for Cochrane Systematic Malaya, Kuala professionals, University of Review Lumpur, researchers, Malaya Malaysia faculty of medical colleges and students

5 Sep 2011 The Cochrane Library National Researchers and 33 13 ICMR Workshop Institute of Scientists mainly Pathology, from the ICMR Delhi institutions

16 Sep The Cochrane Library National Researchers and 65 14 ICMR 2011 Workshop Institute for Scientists mainly Research In from the ICMR Tuberculosis, institutions Chennai

31 Oct-5 Cochrane Review CMC, Vellore Healthcare 8 2 CMC, Vellore Nov 2011 Completion and Review professionals and

Update Workshop students

27 Nov Evidence-Informed ICDDR, Healthcare 32 13 CMC, Vellore and 2011 Healthcare: An Bangladesh professionals and Bangladesh introductory workshop students Medical Research Council

2-3 Dec Evidence-Informed Father Muller Healthcare 105 42 CMC, Vellore 2011 Healthcare: An Medical professionals, introductory workshop College, Researchers, Mangalore, faculty of medical Karnataka. college and students

9-13 Jan Workshop on using CMC, Vellore Healthcare 16 6 CMC, Vellore 2012 systematic reviews in professionals, evidence informed Researchers, healthcare and health faculty of medical policy and nursing colleges and students

20 Jan 2012 National workshop on CMC, Vellore Healthcare 12 3 CMC, Vellore understanding Cochrane professionals, systematic reviews and Researchers, meta- Analysis (with a faculty of medical special focus on and nursing nephrology) colleges and students

54 21 Jan 2012 Workshop on Diagnostic CMC, Vellore Healthcare 33 11 CMC, Vellore Test accuracy professionals, Researchers, faculty of medical college and students

30 Jan 2012 Protocol development The Tamil Healthcare 28 14 The Tamil Nadu for research and for Nadu Dr MGR professionals, Dr MGR Medical systematic reviews: Medical Researchers, University, Workshop on Research University, faculty of medical Chennai Methodology & Bio- Chennai college and Statistics; students

13-17 Feb Workshop on CMC, Vellore Healthcare 37 15 CMC, Vellore 2012 Developing a Protocol professionals, for a Cochrane Researchers, Systematic Review faculty of medical and nursing

colleges and students

26-30 Mar Workshop on Using CMC, Vellore Healthcare 13 8 CMC, Vellore 2012 Systematic Reviews in professionals, Evidence Informed Researchers, Healthcare and Health faculty of medical Policy and nursing colleges and

students

9-10 Apr Workshop on “Role of CMC, Vellore Policy makers and 55 10 CMC, Vellore; 2012 medical colleges in senior Health Centre for strengthening primary, Administrators Innovations in secondary and tertiary Policies and care: Experience of CMC Systems, Vellore” Hyderabad

27-28 Apr Formulating a Research CMC, Vellore Scientists, 52 16 CMC, Vellore & 2012 Agenda for treatment: Researchers, The Toxig Group Workshop on Pesticide Government, and plant poisonings Consumer, media and snake and Industry envenomations representatives.

30 Apr–4 Workshop on Using CMC, Vellore Healthcare 11 3 CMC, Vellore May 2012 Systematic Reviews in professionals, EBM and Health Policy Researchers and students

The SASIANCC also conducted ten Dissemination Workshops during the reporting period which are given below.

Day, month Name and type of Location of Key people Number of Women Was this event and year event (workshop, event attending participants participants commissioned? If meeting) so, by whom?

16-17 Sep National Conference on CMC, Vellore Teachers and 185 approx. 60 approx. CMC, Vellore 2011 Health Professions students from Education (NCHPE Medical Colleges 2011) across South Asia

15 -17 Oct XI Symposium on RMRCT, Scientists, Senior 300 approx. 100 approx. Regional Medical 2011 Vectors and Vector Jabalpur Health Research Centre Borne Diseases Administrators as for Tribals, well as medical

55 and PhD students Jabalpur

7 Oct 2011 Fifth Annual State CMC, Vellore Teachers and PG 160 approx. 65 approx. CMC, Vellore Conference of the students of Association of Physiology from Physiologists of Tamil the medical Nadu (APTCON-2011); colleges of Tamil Nadu

16–19 Nov 32nd Annual Conference CMC, Vellore Faculty members 250 approx. 70 approx. CMC, Vellore 2011 of the Medical and PG students Physicists of India of Radiology

(AMPICON) from Medical Colleges across India

1-4 Dec 27th Annual Conference CMC, Vellore Teachers and PG 220 approx. 100 approx. CMC, Vellore 2011 of the INDIAN students of RHEUMATOLOGY Rheumatology ASSOCIATION (IRACON from Medical 2011) Colleges across India

20-22 Jan International Science Chennai Scientists, 400 approx. 185 approx. The Symposium 2012 Symposium on HIV and researchers, Secretariat, Infectious Diseases media, activists, International administrators Science and other Symposium on healthcare HIV & Infectious professional Diseases 2012, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Chennai

10-12 Feb 56th Annual National Kochi Public Health 600 approx. 250 approx. Indian Public 2012 Conference of the professionals Health Indian Public Health Association Association (IPHACON 2012)

17-19 Feb 1st International Belgaum Teachers and 160 approx. 90 approx. Jawaharlal Nehru 2012 Conference on students from Medical College, Research and Education Medical Colleges Belgaum in Health Professions across India

Education (ICON-RIPE 2012)

23-25 Mar 26th ICON meet Bangalore Oncologists from 175 approx. 50 approx. ICON Trust 2012 different parts of

India

9-10 Apr Workshop on “Role of CMC, Vellore Policy makers and 55 10 CMC, Vellore and 2012 medical colleges in senior Health CIPS, Hyderabad strengthening primary, Administrators secondary and tertiary care: Experience of CMC Vellore”

56 7.4 Stakeholder meetings linked to decision making (i.e. guidelines/ committees) attended by Consortium staff

Day, month Name and type of meeting Location Number of Women Single meeting or and year participants participants regular? How regular?

AFRICA: Cameroon (Network Partner)

7 May 2012 Policy Dialogue : Yaounde 21 13 Single Optimizing the utilization of antenatal services in Cameroon

31 Jan 2012 Policy Dialogue : Yaounde 11 3 Single Retaining human resources for health in remote areas in Cameroon

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

June 2011 “Cross River State Calabar Honorable About 15 Single meeting. stakeholders meeting on Commission community directed er for approach to prevention Health; and treatment of common Director of childhood diseases” (CIET) Public Health, PH Coordinator s from selected LGAs, some health 57rofession al, a representati ve of WHO.

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Oct 2011 DoH technical team to Pretoria, South Africa 5 3 Single director general health – review opportunities for collaboration

May 2012 HAST meeting within Cape Town, South Africa 15 10 Single Western Cape Province

Ongoing Primary Care guideline Cape Town, South Africa 5 5 Intermittent, since 2011 committee (PALSA Plus, planning research Primary Care 101 project guidelines)

Ongoing Western Cape Provincial Cape Town, South Africa 11 8 Regular – every 2- since 2011 Transversal Management 3 months System – Healthy Lifestyle working group (more information below)

Within the Western Cape the CEBHC contribute to the Healthy lifestyle workgroup, one of four workgroups working towards informing Strategic objective 4 (SO4), which aims to promote wellness, of the Western Cape Provincial Transversal Management System (PTMS). We work with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and key stakeholders from the University of the Western Cape, University of Cape Town and other sectors.

57 CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

11 Apr Ministry of Health and Chongqing 1 0 Single 2012 China CDC– Experts Consultation Meeting on Health Surveillance and Planning in Three Gorges Areas

28 July Symposium of Asking for Chongqing Women’s 1 0 Single 2011 Advices from Evaluation Federation Expert Group on Preparing New Plan (2011-2012) on Maternal and Child Development in Chongqing

11 Aug Ministry of Health –Health Chengdu 4 1 Single 2011 technology assessment research symposium

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

14 Sep Discussion on WHO’s WHO country office, New Delhi 34 15 Single 2011 Country Cooperation Strategy

19-20 Sep Cochrane Schizophrenia Nottingham, UK 12 5 Single 2011 Editors group meeting

22-23 Sep Meeting with the Director LSTM, Liverpool, UK 6 4 Single 2011 and staff at the EHCRC Headquarters

26 Sep 1st Evidence Aid conference Oxford University, UK 57 23 Single 2011

19–22 Oct 19th Cochrane Colloquium Madrid, Spain 1230 Annual event 2011

26 Oct 2011 Planning and monitoring of CMC, Vellore 10 5 At least once in a Clinical Toxicology activities month

23 Nov Institutional Review Board CMC, Vellore 12 5 Quarterly 2011

20 Dec Assessing the capacity National Institute of Research 21 7 Single 2011 building needs of the NIRT in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai staff on evidence informed healthcare

26 Dec Review of the ICMR-funded ICMR, New Delhi 36 12 Annual 2011 projects

2 Jan 2012 Assessing the capacity National Institute of 8 1 Single building needs of the NIE Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai staff on evidence informed healthcare

15 Jan 2012 Discussion with the CEO, Chennai 2 0 Single Belgian Red Cross – Flanders on developing

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28 Jan 2012 Discussion with consumer SASIANCC, CMC, Vellore 10 2 Single activists

8-10 Feb Developing an Equity- Bellagio, Italy 20 10 Single 2012 Extension for PRISMA

14 Feb Review of the Ayusort Bangalore 22 10 To be followed up 2012 Guidelines

7 Mar 2012 Meeting with the Director, SASIANCC, CMC, Vellore 13 3 Single CIPS, ASCI, Hyderabad

21 Mar Preparatory meeting for CMC, Vellore 22 7 Weekly for one 2012 the workshop on role of month medical colleges in strengthening primary, secondary and tertiary care: Experience of CMC Vellore

18-23 Mar Consultative meeting on Bangkok, Thailand 26 8 Single 2012 dissemination of PRISMA equity guidelines

2 Apr 2012 Partnership building on SCTIMST, Trivandrum 12 3 Single evidence-informed policy making.

16–21 Apr Review Completion Colombo, Sri Lanka 6 2 Single 2012 exercise

3 May 2012 Clinical Trial Registry of ICMR, New Delhi 14 06 Single India (CTRI) Steering Group meeting

7.5 Prizes, expert panels, external recognition and staff development

Day, month Name of recipient or What? Where? Gender and year participant

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Oct 2011 Amber Abrams 2nd Prize, Oral Presentation, MRC Cape Town, South Africa Female (recipient) research day

Aug 2011 Anel Schoonees Best young researcher and Best Stellenbosch University, Cape Female (recipient) presentation in the Nutrition Town, South Africa session of the Academic year day, Stellenbosch University

Mar 2012 Anel Schoonees MSc in Clinical Epidemiology (cum Stellenbosch University, Cape Female (recipient) laude) Town, South Africa

2011 Anke Rohwer - Information Communication Cape Town, South Africa Female (participant) Technology for Teaching in Higher Education - Teaching and learning in Higher Education

59 - Assessment in Higher Education - Project management for research team - Grant writing - Conference and poster presentation skills - Getting your manuscripts published- GRADE

Dec 2011 Tonya Esterhuizen Online meta-analysis course Online course Female (participant)

2011 Taryn Young (participant) - Teaching EBHC, Oxford Oxford, UK Female - Media communications Cape Town, South Africa

2011 Traci Naidoo (participant) - Financial and contractual Cape Town, South Africa Female compliance of international research grants - Project management

2011 Anel Schoonees - Science Journalism Workshop Cape Town, South Africa Female (participant) - Grant writing - Conference and poster presentation skills - Getting your manuscripts published - GRADE

2011 Charles Okwundu GRADE Berlin, Germany Male (participant)

2011 Babalwa Zani - Grant Proposal writing Cape Town, South Africa Female (participant) - Clinical Trials - GRADE - Clinical guidelines - Teaching EBM

2011/ 2012 Amber Abrams - Biostatistics Cape Town, South Africa Female (participant) - GRADE

2011/ 2012 Elizabeth Pienaar - GRADE Cape Town, South Africa Female (participant) - Internet research course Pretoria, South Africa

2011/ 2012 Tamara Kredo - GRADE Cape Town, South Africa Female (participant) - Clinical trials Cape Town, South Africa - Teaching EBHC Oxford, United Kingdom

CHINA: Chongqing (Network Lead)

2 Oct 2012 Zhao Y (recipient) The Science and Technology Beijing Male Progress Prize of Ministry of Education, second prize (2011- 275): The effect of Vitamin A and its related factors on children’s

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SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

12 May Prathap Tharyan RM Tiwari Research Orator for Ahmedabad, India Male 2012 2012: awarded by the Foundation of Head and Neck Oncology

12 Apr 2012 Prathap Tharyan Appointed Chair of the Expert ICMR, New Delhi Male Panel for Evidence-Informed Healthcare in Child and Maternal Health

18 Apr 2012 Prathap Tharyan Appointed to the Expert Panel to ICMR, New Delhi Male determine the burden of tuberculosis in India

28 Mar Prathap Tharyan Appointed resource person for the Ahmedabad, India Male 2012 Guidelines development panel to develop evidence-informed guidelines for head and neck cancer in India that is contextualised for equity and economic issues

28 Nov 2011 Ajay K. Tripathy Gold Medal and Certificate as the CMC, Vellore Male best outgoing student of Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics, Policy and Financial Management (PGDHEPFM) course

UK: CIDG (Consortium Lead office, Liverpool)

20 Oct 2011 Sarah Donegan (and co- Bill Silverman prize was awarded Madrid, Spain Female authors: Catrin Tudur- for a PhD publication: Donegan S, Smith, Paula Williamson, Williamson P, Gamble C, Tudur- Carrol Gamble) Smith C (2010) Indirect Comparisons: A Review of Reporting and Methodological Quality. PLoS ONE 5(11): e11054. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011054 ‘The Bill Silverman Prize acknowledges explicitly the value of criticism of The Cochrane Collaboration, with a view to helping to improve its work, and thus achieve its aim of helping people make well-informed decisions about health care by providing the best possible evidence on the effects of healthcare interventions.’ http://www.cochrane.org/about- us/awards-scholarships-funding- initiatives/annual-prizes-and- awards/bill-silverman-prize

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Month & What event or policy? Year

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

Oct 2011 African partners meeting: In October 2011 we hosted an African partners meeting. This brought together partners from Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, The Gambia, Uganda and South Africa as well as lead Consortium partners from Liverpool, UK. The central aim of this second meeting was to take stock of what we have achieved thus far and to plan together on how best to implement the various work packages in an effective and efficient way.

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

July 2011 Adoption of Nucleic Acid Amplification tests to screen Blood donors by the Council and administration of CMC Vellore on the basis of an HTA report prepared by the SASIANCC; that resolved a long-standing controversy and impasse at CMC

Mar 2012 Visit to CMC Vellore Blood Bank by representatives of the Health Secretary of Gujarat to understand the decision to adopt Nucleic Acid Amplification tests to screen blood donors at CMC Vellore

Apr 2012 Formulating a Research Agenda for treatment: Workshop on Pesticide and plant poisonings and snake envenomation.

Apr 2012 Call by the ICMR for proposals to undertake funded systematic reviews in Maternal and child health

62 Apr 2012 Participants of the April 9th and 10th 2012 workshop with the Directors of CMC, CIPS and SASIANCC

Apr 2012 A senior officer, Dr. Sarita Bhalla, of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India and the Director, SASIANCC are jointly presiding over a technical session during the Toxicology workshop.

Section 8: Monitoring and Evaluation

8.1 Do you have any letters, reports, quotes or other information that shows that people find the work of the Consortium useful?

Month & What information do you have? Attachment, URL Year

AFRICA: Cameron (Network Partner)

Dec 2011 OSC impressions http://cameroonlink.blogspot.ca/2011/12/health-evidence- collection-usage.html

Dec 2011 OSC impressions http://www.spreaker.com/page#!/show/the_camlink_douala _show

Dec 2011 OSC impressions http://uk.youtube.com/camlink99'

Jan 2012 OSC impressions http://www.lanouvelleexpression.info/special/6386.html

63 Dec 2011 Report of the 2 training sessions “Report - CAPACITY BUILDING in EVIDENCE INFORMED DECISION MAKING - SCO.doc” Monitoring and evaluation « Ateliers de renforcement des capacités de la société civile_JSN_HG.docx »

Apr 2012 Report of the EBM leader meeting “Résumé rapport - Réunion avec les points focaux EBM.doc» (To be translated into English)

May 2012 Situation analysis for EBM sites Ongoing

AFRICA: Kenya (Network Partner)

Apr 2012 Post Question formulation workshop survey Workshop evaluation See Annex 2 – Africa: Kenya (1)

AFRICA: Nigeria (Network Partner)

May 2012 Newspaper article http://businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/component/con tent/article/126-health/37038-antibiotics-not-suitable-for- treating-common-cold-research

Apr 2012 Acknowledgement of training support received by http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD0097 Authors in their Published Review Protocol. 93/pdf Page 8

AFRICA: South Africa (Network Lead & Partner)

www.pactr.org has survey’s from users that we See Annex 2 – Africa: South Africa (3) collect annually in August

SOUTH India (Network Lead) ASIA:

May 2012 Acknowledgement from the Director, CMC, Vellore One document is given below. (Many documents in this mentioning SASIANCC’s vital role in organising the category would be put in additional report) workshop on 9th and 10th April 2012 that involved See Annex 2 – South Asia: India (1) the policy makers and senior health administrators.

2012 We received few emails from different key players Most of them are given in the additional report which are attached in the additional report.

2011 and Feedback received from the EHCRC, LSTM are also On partner correspondence file 2012 the additional proof in this regard. They are related

with the following. • Half yearly report • Communication strategy document (Developing partner communication and influence strategy) • Priority setting document • Risk Register • Monthly Teleconferences

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