In this month’s Bulletin

Bull World Health Organ 2013;91:389 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.13.000613 Women in the workplace Jody Heymann et al. (398–406) compare breastfeeding policies worldwide. Who is studying what, where? Roderik F Viergever et al. (416–425) analyse WHO’s clinical trial registry. Ghana Every child counts Sonja Fagernäs & Joyce Odame (459–464) assess a birth registration campaign. Bangladesh Paying doctors’ bills Md Mizanur Rahman et al. (449–458) study how households cope with health-care costs. Democratic Republic of the Congo Down the microscope Pierre Mukadi et al. (441–448) assess how well laboratories diagnose malaria and sleeping sickness. Brazil The price of high blood sugar Roberta Arnoldi Cobas et al. (434–440) measure the costs of diabetes. India Engaging mothers Swati Sarbani Roy et al. (426–433) look at neonatal survival following community mobilization with women’s groups. Namibia & Rwanda Preventing transmission Hapsatou Touré et al. (407–415) count the costs of eliminating paediatric HIV. In this month’s Bulletin In the editorial section, Philipe de Souto Barreto (390) asks why physical activity is not more effectively promoted as a health promotion measure. Bernard Burnand (391) explains the value of independent advice to doctors on prescription medicines. In the news section, Dale Gavlak (394–395) reports on how United Nations agencies are helping the government respond to the needs of half a million Syrian refugees sheltering in Jordan. Fiona Fleck interviews Roy Shore (396–397) about the lessons learnt in risk communication from Fukushima. 389