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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
Stable support needed for African malaria networks
African malaria research networks have helped scientists combat the disease, but they need more stable support and longer-term funding, says Thomas Egwang.
14 May 2008
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UNAIDS out of touch and should be closed down
The UN programme for HIV/AIDS is out of touch with reality and hindering health capacity building, argues Roger England.
Policy Briefs
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
Addressing health policy in Myanmar
The challenge of setting policy priorities for infectious diseases in Myanmar's current political climate.
27 June 2007
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Source: PLoS Medicine
News and Features
South Asia News in brief: 30 April–15 May 2008
Asia gets a new climate change fund, how the tuberculosis bug gets its iron, gene causing Indian obesity found, and more.
15 May 2008
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WHO urged to back radical changes in drug R&D
The WHO has been urged to make significant changes to the way disease research is financed, to better focus on maladies affecting the poor.
Congo cholera campaign 'should start at lakesides'
9 May 2008
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