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Rural data collection boosted by mobile tech

A new data kit for mobile phones allows users to quickly collect, analyse and transmit a wide variety of data in infrastructure-poor areas.

NEWS | 19 November 2009 | EN

Malaria impasse 'could be overcome with brain scans'

MRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchers

NEWS | 3 November 2009 | EN | ES

Tapeworm link with epilepsy 'far higher' than thought

Pork tapeworm is responsible for almost a third of epileptic fits, researchers say.

NEWS | 2 November 2009 | EN

Diarrhoea kills over a million over-fives each year

Deaths from diarrhoea in over-five-year-olds far exceed established estimates, according to a new study.

NEWS | 30 October 2009 | EN

Rates of HIV-positive newborns reduced in Haiti

A pilot programme aiming to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV has reduced infection in babies from 27 to nine per cent.

NEWS | 9 April 2009 | ES

Rural medics to get mobile advice 'hotline'

Rural health workers will get advice via mobile phones as part of a project in Ghana — just one of a growing 'health hotlines' movement.

NEWS | 7 April 2009 | EN | FR

HIV/TB alliance deadlier than thought, warns report

A quarter of TB deaths occur in HIV patients, says the WHO — double the previous estimate.

NEWS | 24 March 2009 | EN | 中文

US$4.6 million bonus to broaden global health network

Health institutions in China and Mexico are among those benefiting from new funding from the US National Institutes of Health.

NEWS | 30 September 2008 | EN | ES | 中文

Change in South Africa medicines approval 'unscientific'

South Africa is set to approve a change to its medicines approval process that opponents fear will circumvent evidence-based evaluation.

NEWS | 28 August 2008 | EN

Lebanon launches campaign to counter fake drugs

Lebanon has launched an awareness campaign on counterfeit drugs, but commentators say the move doesn't go far enough.

NEWS | 28 August 2008 | EN

Researchers call for better rabies care in China

Researchers have found that Chinese rabies cases have risen dramatically in recent years, matched by inadequate treatment.

NEWS | 22 August 2008 | EN | 中文

'Wide health gap' among Mexico regions

The southern states of Mexico have the highest mortality rates and 'poverty diseases', says a WHO study.

NEWS | 20 June 2008 | ES

Clinical signs a 'reliable measure' of HIV treatment progress

Clinical examination can provide as reliable a guide to patient progress in HIV treatment as laboratory testing, a study finds.

NEWS | 2 May 2008 | EN | 中文

Fund health systems, not projects, say researchers

Countries should follow Tanzania and invest in health systems, rather than projects, to meet the MDGs, say researchers.

NEWS | 14 April 2008 | EN | 中文

Uganda 'close to stamping out Hib meningitis'

Uganda is close to eradicating Hib meningitis among young children as a result of consistent immunisation programmes.

NEWS | 25 March 2008 | EN

South Asia News in brief: 1–15 March 2008

A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.

NEWS | 20 March 2008 | EN

HIV stigma 'burdens patients and caregivers'

The stigma associated with HIV/AIDS is on the wane in Africa, reports a new study, but concerted strategies are still needed to fight it.

NEWS | 17 March 2008 | EN

Kenya 'continues to use old malaria drugs'

Poor implementation of the new malaria policy means that Kenyan health workers are continuing to prescribe old drugs, say researchers.

NEWS | 27 February 2008 | EN

'Prevention better than treatment' in malnutrition

Preventive rather than recuperative nutrition programmes are best for tackling child malnutrition, a study has found.

NEWS | 26 February 2008 | EN

Malawi's abortion laws 'should be liberalised'

Researchers looking into social and health implications of Malawi's abortion laws have called for their liberalisation.

NEWS | 8 February 2008 | EN