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Policy Briefs

Here is a list of the latest articles

Controlling insect pests with GM technology

Genetically modified insects provide a new method for controlling insect-borne diseases and agricultural insect pests.

Source: The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

8 July 2010 | 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

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