Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Infectious diseases are responsible for one in two deaths in developing countries, where poverty, limited access to health care, drug resistance and a changing environment make populations particularly vulnerable.
(Photo credit: WHO/P.Virot)
Opinions and Analysis
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.
Why it was right to publish research findings on bird flu
An editorial in the journal Nature explains the reasons for publishing the full results of a controversial paper about a modified bird flu virus
Biomed Analysis: Tackling drug-resistant malaria
19 April 2012
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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
Parasites hint at antimalarial resistance in Africa
Laboratory tests have revealed resistance to artemisinin in malaria parasites from Africa but the effect in the field is still unknown.
28 May 2012
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Brazil signs new alliance to boost health research
Brazil and the Gates Foundation have created Grand Challenges Brazil, aimed at boosting research on health issues related to poverty.
28 May 2012
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Malaria vaccine candidate 'could be grown at home'
24 May 2012
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Malaria-dengue co-infection causes more severe symptoms
22 May 2012
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Practical Guides
The A–Z of HIV/AIDS reporting
Guidance on HIV/AIDS reporting, from selling a story to your editor to a 'who's who' of the HIV/AIDS world.
28 October 2009
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Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation
How to report a disease outbreak or pandemic
Sensationalism is no substitute for sound science when reporting disease outbreaks, say Fang Xuanchang, Jia Hepeng and Katherine Nightingale.
