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Overcoming obstacles to GM crop adoption

Careful assessment and policies on genetically modified crops could contribute to agricultural development and food security.

Source: Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

21 June 2012 | EN

Improving early childhood nutrition

Nutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.

Source: International Food Policy Research Institute

20 January 2010 | EN

Policies to tackle HIV/AIDS

Reducing the global burden of HIV/AIDS relies on increased funding, more research and targeted prevention strategies.

Source: Health Affairs

1 December 2009 | EN

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Policies to reduce malaria regardless of climate change

Policies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.

Source: Sustainable Development Network

9 September 2009 | EN

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Reducing the adverse health effects of climate change

Enhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.

Source: The Bulletin of the WHO

9 September 2009 | EN

Better research capacity means better decision-making

Building local research capacity can lead to more effective decision-making based on scientific findings in mother and newborn health.

Source: Towards 4+5

6 February 2009 | EN

A woman affected by HIV/AIDS grows food for her family in Ethiopia

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.

Source: UNAIDS

13 August 2008 | EN

Controlling TB requires public awareness

An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.

Source: Open Society Institute

27 June 2007 | EN

Addressing health policy in Myanmar

The challenge of setting policy priorities for infectious diseases in Myanmar's current political climate.

Source: PLoS Medicine

27 June 2007 | EN

Integrating TB and HIV control activities

Recommendations on how policymakers can decrease the joint burden of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

Source: Open Society Institute

27 June 2007 | EN

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Treating malaria with artemisinin combinations: challenges for policymakers

An outline of the opportunities and challenges in large-scale use of artemisinin combination therapies to treat malaria.

1 November 2005 | EN