In this month’s Bulletin

817 XSL Version: xslver | JobID: JobID | Title: journal-title | Copyright Year 2 | Volume 87 | | Issue issue | pub-date pub-date Bull World Health Organ 2015;93:817 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/12.2471/BLT.15.001215 Environmental impacts of tobacco Thomas E Novotny et al. (877–880) highlight the environmental impacts of tobacco production and use. Rapid tests for malaria Theodoor Visser et al. (862–866) discuss trends and developments in diagnostic devices. Migrants’ health needs Lara Miramontes et al. (888–889) call for the inclusion of migrant populations in health impact assessments. Antimicrobial resistance Steven J Hoffman et al. (867–876) examine ways to achieve global collective action on antimicrobial resistance. Influencing smoking habits Emily Savell et al. (851–861) document exposure to tobacco advertising in 16 countries. Brazil Reaching children with congenital heart disease Sandra da Silva Mattos et al. (881–887) discuss the use of telemedicine networks for remote paediatric cardiology services. Cambodia Preventing unwanted pregnancies Chris Smith et al. (842–850) examine the effect of a mobile-phone based intervention on contraceptive use. China Deaths associated with tuberculosis Weibing Wang et al. (826–833) estimate excess mortality in a cohort of people with tuberculosis. Sierra Leone Alleviating war trauma Ryan K McBain et al. (834–841) investigate the benefits to caregivers of a psychotherapeutic intervention for young people affected by war. In this month’s Bulletin In the editorial section, Margaret Chan (818) argues that WHO must deliver a timely response when disease outbreaks and emergencies occur. Rokho Kim et al. (819) claim that a Paris climate pact, if ambitious and effective, should also be regarded as a public health treaty to protect vulnerable populations. In the news section, Andréia Azevedo Soares and Menelaos Tzafalias report on how European countries are struggling to respond to the health needs of large numbers of refugees and migrants (822–823). David Nabarro talks to Fiona Fleck about WHO’s transformation into an agency that is fully mandated and equipped to respond to humanitarian emergencies (824–825).