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Crucial childhood diarrhoea research needs ignored
Diarrhoea will continue to kill millions of children without research into why treatments aren't reaching the victims, experts have warned.
NEWS | 11 March 2009 | EN
Safe water and sanitation 'key' to reducing poverty
A UN University report says safe water supplies and sanitation are the most important factors in addressing poverty and health problems.
Ghana, Madagascar, Mali get agricultural revamp
African small-scale farmers will benefit from the rehabilitation of agricultural infrastructure, with Ghana, Madagascar and Mali first in line.
NEWS | 19 June 2008 | EN
UK boosts application and communication of research
The UK government has launched a new strategy to help developing countries apply technology to the needs of the poor.
NEWS | 23 April 2008 | EN
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.
Chan: We must measure developing world 'vital stats'
We need accurate health statistics from developing nations to better direct research and medical interventions, says the WHO's Margaret Chan.
UK chief: Science 'central to development strategy'
The prime minister of the United Kingdom has urged the global scientific community to use its skills in solving development problems.
NEWS | 2 August 2007 | EN
Millennium Development Goals 'beyond Brazil's reach'
Brazil will not achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals as long as progress in Amazon regions continues to lag, according to a report.
NEWS | 30 April 2007 | EN
UN hunger targets may increase water burden
Developing countries need a huge increase in water supply if they are to meet the Millennium Development Goal on hunger, say researchers.
Developing countries may fail MDG sanitation targets
Developing countries may fail to meet the Millennium Development Goals' sanitation targets because they lack civil engineering capacity.
China launches carbon trading initiatives
China has launched two new carbon trading initiatives to help develop its poorer regions.
Communication is key to development, say experts
An effective communications strategy is key for projects to achieve the millennium development goals, said delegates at a meeting last week.
UK aid agency doubles funding for scientific research
New research funding by the UK’s overseas aid agency will target key health, agricultural and environmental issues in poor countries.
UN hunger target 'doomed without more science'
A senior researcher has said that global efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition will fail without more agricultural research, funding and political will.
NEWS | 7 December 2005 | EN
Developing nations 'must fight chronic diseases'
Governments in developing countries could save millions of lives each year by paying more attention to chronic diseases, say health specialists.
NEWS | 5 October 2005 | EN
Progress on UN development goals 'can't be measured'
International goals to tackle hunger, poverty and disease are virtually ineffective because they cannot be measured, says a global development specialist.
UN advisor asks China to lead malaria battle
An advisor to Kofi Annan has said that China could lead the fight against poverty by producing more Artemesia annua, a plant used in antimalarial drugs.
Protecting biodiversity 'may clash with pursuit of MDGs'
A UN drive to halve global poverty by 2015 could interfere with simultaneous international efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity, says a major report.
NEWS | 19 May 2005 | EN
Neglected crops 'crucial' to beating hunger
Crop and biodiversity specialists say that focusing research, policy and agricultural practices on 'neglected crops' could help eradicate world hunger.
NEWS | 22 April 2005 | EN
Healthy ecosystems 'critical in fight against poverty'
Halting degradation of the planet's ecosystems is critical to ending world poverty and ensuring sustainable development in the global South, says a major study published yesterday.
NEWS | 31 March 2005 | EN
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