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Malaria programme in Kenya

Invest in health systems for a balanced approach

Funding for programmes that target major diseases should be matched by investment in the health systems that underpin them, says Ghana's Irene Akua Agyepong.

3 April 2013 | EN

HIV ribbon

A new set of HIV targets can create long-term impact

By measuring the right things, health providers can improve HIV response and save lives, says Stefano Bertozzi of the Gates Foundation.

14 March 2013 | EN | ES | FR

Asia-Pacific Analysis: The growth of stem-cell therapy

Research into stem cells is taking place across South-East Asia, but proven disease treatments are currently out of reach, says Crispin Maslog.

27 December 2012 | EN

Fármacos

New R&D model to promote access to drugs

More affordable and effective treatments will be the result of a binding convention on R&D in health, according to an expert.

Source: Boletín de la OMS

16 November 2012 | ES

Biomed Analysis: The social side of vaccine effectiveness

Social attitudes towards vaccines are hard to cram into a mathematical model, but scientists need to take them into account, says Priya Shetty.

18 October 2012 | EN

Farmer holds rice seeds, Ghana

Responsible science is vital for development

S&T advances should safeguard health, equity and the rights of vulnerable populations, says rural development professional Bhavani R. V.

26 September 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Women installing solar panels

Putting human rights principles into practice

Looking through a 'human rights lens' can improve S&T programmes, while S&T can help strengthen human rights work, says lawyer Jessica Wyndham.

26 September 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Biomed Analysis: India mustn't bow to patent pressure

The latest round of challenges to India's drug patent laws is a fight that must be won for the world's poor, says Priya Shetty.

19 September 2012 | EN | ES

Biomed Analysis: 'Frugal' innovation for good health

The developing world needs support for low-tech health innovations that do not compromise on effectiveness, says Priya Shetty.

15 August 2012 | EN | ES

Asia–Pacific Analysis: Family planning for prosperity

Countries in South-East Asia must learn from successful family planning programmes if living standards are to improve, says Crispin Maslog.

26 July 2012 | EN

Test de enfermedad del sueño

Neglected tropical diseases ‘heart enemies’

Neglected tropical diseases are a hidden factor of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries, say Yasmin Moolani and colleagues.

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

14 July 2012 | ES

A woman and her baby at a maternal and children's hospital in Nigeria

Successful family planning rests on four key elements

Implementation is the primary challenge for renewed family planning efforts, says demography and population specialist John May.

Source: Center for Global Development

10 July 2012 | EN | 中文

Disparity in Chagas disease demands ‘urgent attention’

The challenges currently faced by Chagas patients are similar to those at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemics, say Peter J. Hotez and colleagues.

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

14 June 2012 | ES

Global treaty would improve access to health

A binding international convention would facilitate a move towards more equitable access to R&D in health, according to Suerie Moon and colleagues.

Source: PLoS Medicine

23 May 2012 | EN | ES

Biomed Analysis: Tackling drug-resistant malaria

Emerging resistance to artemisinin means efforts to track genetic markers and regulate the drug's use must step up, says Priya Shetty.

19 April 2012 | EN

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

Biomed Analysis: Why Africa must make its own drugs

There is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.

22 March 2012 | EN

Girl with bed net, Ethiopia

Taking life-saving innovations from lab to village

Improving health for the poor depends on nurturing local innovations — and learning how to deliver them, argue Abdallah Daar and Peter Singer.

15 March 2012 | EN | FR

Research needed to tackle neglected disease uncertainties

The revised malaria death toll suggests a need for research into uncertainties in controlling neglected tropical diseases, says Mark Booth.

Source: New Statesman

7 February 2012 | EN

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 | EN | FR