SciDev.Net
Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Healthcare poses a complex challenge for developing countries, interweaving problems of science, health and development.
Opinions and Analysis
China too must confront obesity
China must confront changing diets, more sedentary lives, and a 'plump is prosperous' culture to halt obesity, say Rachel Huxley and Yangfeng Wu.
Environment and health sectors must work together
A meeting of African scientists and ministers on the environment's impact on health is welcome, if long overdue, says an editorial in The Lancet.
27 August 2008
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Source: The Lancet
Africa must prepare now for malaria vaccine
20 August 2008
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We can learn from XDR-TB treatment in Lima
11 August 2008
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine
Policy Briefs
Integrating HIV, food security and nutrition policies
Recommendations for governments, civil society and international partners on addressing food and nutrition concerns in the context of HIV.
13 August 2008
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Source: UNAIDS
Controlling TB requires public awareness
An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.
27 June 2007
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Source: Open Society Institute
News and Features
Cervical cancer control 'achievable for the first time'
Cervical cancer control is feasible in the developing world for the first time, thanks to new screening techniques and HPV vaccination.
South Asia News in brief: 22 August–3 September
Scientists look at HIV variation, how the world gained its 'roof', gaps in Himalayan climate data, and more.
3 September 2008
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Puerto Rican HIV prevention strategies 'inadequate'
30 August 2008
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Information Services
China's Olympian pollution problem
Beijing's air pollution monitoring will be watched during the Olympics and beyond
Kidney disease baffles Sri Lanka doctors
An epidemic of kidney disease among farming communities is puzzling Sri Lankan researchers
