Recent Literature

Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010)

Murray C. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet, Volume 380, Issue 9859, Pages 2197 – 2223, 15 December 2012

Vos T. Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet. 2012, Dec 15;380(9859):2163-96.

Report of the Formal Meeting of Member States to Conclude the Work on the Comprehensive Global Monitoring Framework, Including Indicators and a Set of Voluntary Global Targets for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases

http://apps.who.int/gb/ncds/pdf/A_NCD_2-en.pdf

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2012/ncd_20121109/en/index.html

Epilepsy Care Challenges  in Developing Countries

Kvalsund MP and Birbeck GL. Current Opinions in Neurology 2012; 25:179-186

http://lwwpartnerships.com/assets/files/Neurology%202012/Epilepsy_care_ challenges_in_developing_countries.13.pdf

Neurology in Zambia

Omar K Siddiql1,2, Masharip Atadzhanov2, Neurological letter from Zambia. Practical Neurology.

http://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2013/ 04/03/practneurol-2013-000558.extract