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New gateway to health websites
Direct access to selected websites of interest to health professionals, medical library communities and other health-related organizations in developing ...01/05/03
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WHO wants $66 billion investment in health
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has promised to focus the organisation’s activities on efforts to more ...01/05/03
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New step towards stress-resistant crops
Researchers have found of away of increasing the ability of crops to withstand raised levels of sunlight and temperature.01/05/03
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WSSD science forum launches website
A website has been launched to carry details of the science forum that will take place in parallel with ...01/05/03
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Warnings over impact of rapid population growth
Delegates preparing for the WSSD have been warned that problems such as freshwater depletion, climate change, biodiversity loss and ...01/05/03
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Africa ‘must commit itself to health research’
African nations have been told that they need to develop their own capacity to tackle health problems, and that ...23/04/03
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HIV muppet joins cast of Sesame Street
South Africa's version of the children’s TV show ‘Sesame Street’ is introducing an HIV-positive female character to help combat ...23/04/03
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Powell backs role of science in US foreign policy
Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, has emphasised that both foreign policy and sustainable development ‘must proceed from ...23/04/03
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Litmus test proposed for ‘pseudo-science’
An international panel has outlined ways of distinguishing traditional knowledge from ‘pseudo-science’ to make it compatible with modern science.23/04/03
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US challenges G77 call for centres of excellence
Cold water has been poured on proposals that the creation of a global network of scientific excellence be endorsed ...23/04/03
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Bali meeting agrees on need for science policies
The preparatory meeting for the WSSD has endorsed the importance of science and technology policies in promoting sustainable development.23/04/03
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New technologies ‘central to sustainable development’
Information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology each have an important role to play in promoting sustainable development, according to a ...23/04/03