Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Healthcare poses a complex challenge for developing countries, interweaving problems of science, health and development.
Opinions and Analysis
Biomed Analysis: Learning from India's polio success
India's carefully targeted strategy against polio holds lessons for other countries, and for other diseases, argues Priya Shetty.
31 January 2012
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Don't wait for wealth — better health needs basic tools
Encouraging demand for new and increasingly cheap interventions available now can boost health in developing countries, says Charles Kenny.
Redesign trials to integrate Asian, Western medicine
4 January 2012
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Source: Nature
Policy Briefs
Controlling insect pests with GM technology
Genetically modified insects provide a new method for controlling insect-borne diseases and agricultural insect pests.
8 July 2010
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Source: The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Improving early childhood nutrition
Nutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.
20 January 2010
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Source: International Food Policy Research Institute
News and Features
UN 'needs greater integration between science and policy'
A report by the UN secretary-general's panel on global sustainability adds weight to calls for more science in policymaking.
3 February 2012
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Panama is first to benefit from fund to tackle biopiracy
A bioprospecting project in Panama is the first to be funded by the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund.
Bhutan brings down malaria incidence
1 February 2012
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Practical Guides
Keeping genomics in perspective
Reporting healthcare genomics in the real world — tips from K.S. Jayaraman on uncovering hype, tackling the issues and staying relevant.
