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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.
POLICY BRIEF | 9 September 2009 | EN
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.
POLICY BRIEF | 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.
POLICY BRIEF | 6 February 2009 | EN
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.
POLICY BRIEF | 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.
POLICY BRIEF | 27 June 2007 | EN
Addressing health policy in Myanmar
The challenge of setting policy priorities for infectious diseases in Myanmar's current political climate.
POLICY BRIEF | 27 June 2007 | EN
Integrating TB and HIV control activities
Recommendations on how policymakers can decrease the joint burden of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
POLICY BRIEF | 27 June 2007 | EN
Malaria vaccines: research problems and priorities
Despite the urgent need for a malaria vaccine, progress in developing one has been slow and scientists do not always agree on the best way forward. This policy brief outlines the current status of malaria vaccine research.
POLICY BRIEF | 4 November 2005 | EN
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.
POLICY BRIEF | 1 November 2005 | EN
Insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria
Insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria
POLICY BRIEF | 1 November 2005 | EN
Epidemic malaria: preparing for the unexpected
Sudden epidemics of malaria need to be tackled quickly to stop them spiralling out of control; an early warning system could help predict outbreaks to mobilise a fast response.
POLICY BRIEF | 1 November 2005 | EN
National and regional laws to protect IK related to genetic resources
The past decade has seen the development and, in some cases, adoption of national legislation to protect indigenous knowledge (IK) in certain countries and regions. Manuel Ruiz identifies and analyses the issues raised by the best-known IK protection laws and policies.
POLICY BRIEF | 11 March 2004 | EN
Global legislation on indigenous knowledge
Recent years have seen rising interest in the commercial exploitation of indigenous knowledge. But there are serious concerns over who benefits from this knowledge. Anju Sharma puts this debate into context by describing how the issue is being played out at the global level.
Bioprospecting: legitimate research or 'biopiracy'?
A growing number of critics of 'bioprospecting' complain that companies often fail to adequately compensate holders of traditional knowledge, and that patents on products developed in this way are actually a form of intellectual piracy.
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Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
