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Q&A: Health systems innovation with Gill Samuels
Gill Samuels of the Global Forum for Health Research tells SciDev.Net why health innovation must include health systems research.
FEATURE | 20 November 2009 | EN
Remote sensing for natural disasters: Facts and figures
Sian Lewis explains how remote sensing can be used to manage natural disasters and highlights ongoing efforts and obstacles.
Launching your own satellite — the pros and cons
Developing nations are building their own satellites despite freely available Western data. Do the gains outweigh the costs, asks Tatum Anderson.
Climate change's tech transfer challenge
Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.
Study reviews dengue vaccine candidates
A new study has evaluated the 12 potential vaccines against dengue fever, discussing the challenges facing their development.
FEATURE | 3 November 2009 | ES
Brazil: Fertile ground for science?
Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.
FEATURE | 1 November 2009 | ES
Thinking big — and expensive — in the Saudi desert
Money is no object at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology — but will sumptuous surroundings promote research?
FEATURE | 23 October 2009 | EN
Harvesting biofuel from solar panels
Indian researchers propose using a type of algae as a source of biofuel — which could then be 'milked' from specially-designed solar panels.
FEATURE | 13 October 2009 | EN
The state of South African science
Post-apartheid South African science faces many challenges but boosts in science spending mean the country is making strides.
Is the sun setting on jatropha's biofuel promise?
Jatropha will not be saving the world anytime soon, say researchers, but it could work in local biofuel projects in developing countries.
FEATURE | 1 October 2009 | EN
A revolution to combat world hunger
Ambitious reforms aimed at meeting the world's food demands lie ahead for the agency that networks agricultural research in poor regions.
Roadblocks on the path to GM superfoods
Nutrient-rich foods could combat malnutrition — but getting from the lab to the plate is proving a challenge.
Climate change and insect-borne disease: Facts and figures
Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.
Climate complexities stoke disease controversies
Modelling how climate change might affect insect-borne disease is hugely complex — and increasingly controversial, explains Justine Davies.
Climate change — adapting is crucial too
Climate change is a reality in developing regions, who say the international community must not neglect better adaptation strategies.
FEATURE | 4 September 2009 | EN
Back to basics in HIV research
Many HIV vaccines and microbicides have failed clinical trials and HIV researchers say the field needs to get back to basics.
Harnessing wind power in Africa
The continent may have plenty of sun, but some African countries are looking to wind power to meet their energy needs.
FEATURE | 21 August 2009 | EN
Swine flu: The view from the WHO
The WHO director-general on the first pandemic in four decades and the battle to get drugs and vaccines to the developing world.
Chagas disease: The lost century
It is a hundred years since the discovery of Chagas disease — and in some ways it has been a lost century, say campaigners.
FEATURE | 17 July 2009 | EN
Floating toilets may cut river illnesses
Persuading Cambodian river-dwellers to use a newly designed floating toilet instead of the river could cut soaring diarrhoea rates.
FEATURE | 14 July 2009 | EN
