In this month's Bulletin

Bull World Health Organ 2012;90:633 | doi:10.2471/BLT.12.000912 Challenging a dogma Kristian Ängeby et al. (693–698) look at ways of testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Delivering nets Barbara A Willey et al. (672–684) discuss possible strategies for delivering insecticide-treated nets at scale for malaria control. Woman and abortion guidelines Mahmoud F Fathalla & Rebecca J Cook (712) discuss the implications for women of WHO’s new abortion guidelines. Africa & Asia Health insurance impact Ernst Spaan et al. (685–692) evaluate the impact health insurance has had on quality of care and other factors in a systematic review. Africa Evolution of HIV testing R Baggaley et al. (652–658) track the evolution of HIV testing and counselling across the African continent. Malawi Tuberculosis screening Rebecca Marie Coulborn et al. (705–711) explore the feasibility of using teleradiology to improve screening. Infant HIV diagnosis Queen Dube et al. (699–704) assess the experiences and challenges of implementing infant HIV diagnosis. China Catastrophic health expenditure Ye Li at al. (664–671) examine what effect universal health insurance has had on the risk of poverty from medical expenses. Kenya Male circumcision programmes Zebedee Mwandi et al. (642–651) look at the relationship between circumcision and infection with the HIV virus. Ethiopia Antiretroviral therapy guidelines Elke Konings et al. (659–663) see a rise in the number of patients on antiretroviral therapy following the adoption of WHO guidelines. In this month’s Bulletin In the first editorial, Jeffrey V Lazarus & Jens D Lundgren (634) say HIV testing in Europe should be expanded. In the second, Sheila Isanaka et al. (635) suggest ways of controlling childhood diarrhoea. Jane Parry (638–639) reports on how animal husbandry methods have changed in the wake of avian influenza and Ben Jones interviews Jeffrey Wigand (640–641) to discuss why he’s at the forefront of efforts to stop young people using tobacco products. 633