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Chronic diseases — such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease — are now the biggest health threat facing the developing world; more research and stronger health policies will be vital to tackling this crisis.

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Opinions and Analysis

Diamondback moth Farmers in Africa should switch to biopesticides

Biopesticides are better and safer than chemical pesticides — policymakers must do more to promote them, says insect ecologist Manuele Tamò.

12 April 2012 | EN | FR

Nurse holding antiretroviral pills, Zimbabwe Use new funding models to get drugs to world's poor

Trade deals are threatening generic drugs — we need new ways to incentivise affordable drug development, says health expert Daniele Dionisio.

5 April 2012 | EN | ES


News and Features

Qatar Science and Technology Park Qatari healthcare innovation to be used in Italy

Qatar Science and Technology Park has developed the country's first health care technology to be exported to Europe.

4 May 2012 | EN

The Bordetella pertussis bacterium Whooping cough found in vaccinated children in Pakistan

Researchers say they have identified whooping cough in previously vaccinated children, a finding rejected by health officials.

1 May 2012 | EN