http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on science, technology & the developing world en http://rss.scidev.net/en/ Gill Samuels of the Global Forum for Health Research tells SciDev.Net why health innovation must include health systems research.http://www.scidev.net/en/features/q-a-health-systems-innovation-with-gill-samuels.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_featuresFri, 20 Nov 2009 03:29:53 GMTAgriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/don-t-ignore-agriculture-in-climate-talks-experts-warn.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 20 Nov 2009 01:29:10 GMTInnovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/agriculture-can-adapt-to-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:58 GMTThe sequencing of the maize genome should boost efforts to find higher-yielding and climate change-proof varieties.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/maize-genome-offers-hope-of-improved-varieties-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:07 GMTMillions of children in Mexico are exposed to indoor air pollution and an assessment of health effects is urgently needed, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/-millions-of-mexican-kids-exposed-to-harmful-chemicals.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:55:34 GMTThe country's budget for science will increase by 67 per cent in 2010, with an emphasis on supporting new PhD students.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/colombia-to-increase-2010-science-budget.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:38:09 GMTMeeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/g8-emissions-goals-out-of-poor-countries-reach-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 19 Nov 2009 02:10:07 GMTA new data kit for mobile phones allows users to quickly collect, analyse and transmit a wide variety of data in infrastructure-poor areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/rural-data-collection-boosted-by-mobile-tech.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:37 GMTThe Uruguayan government has approved the establishment of a National Academy of Sciences, and the first 15 members will be selected by other academies in the region.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/uruguay-to-set-up-its-first-science-academy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:53:26 GMTMore funding and freedoms are needed if the Arab world is to reach its goal of becoming a knowledge-based society, a report finds.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/arab-world-long-way-from-knowledge-society-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 18 Nov 2009 03:14:19 GMTNew programme to bolster Africa agriculture, malaria control method overlooked, traditional healers have key role in epilepsy, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-4-18-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:43:27 GMTAn HIV vaccine component may have accidentally triggered an immune response that made people more vulnerable to infection, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/misfiring-immune-system-blamed-for-hiv-vaccine-failure.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:20:36 GMTCuba has managed to stay free of dengue fever through locally-relevant research, say Maria G. Guzmán and Gustavo Kourí.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/dengue-free-cuba-an-example-to-developing-countries.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsWed, 18 Nov 2009 12:25:53 GMTSome scientists worry that renewed enthusiasm for malaria eradication could distract from vital control efforts, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/biomed-analysis-to-control-or-eradicate-malaria-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsWed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTThe global health innovation system must be considered as a whole to boost its effectiveness, say Stephen A. Matlin and Gill M.R. Samuels.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/health-innovation-requires-a-systems-approach.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsTue, 17 Nov 2009 03:41:16 GMTA report released at the 2nd Africa Water Week warns that climate change is putting the continent's water resources at risk.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/africa-must-act-to-tackle-water-crisis-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:31 GMTFleas may transmit leishmaniasis to dogs, maintaining a reservoir of disease that could then infect humans.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/dog-fleas-implicated-in-leishmaniasis-spread-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:01 GMTA round up of articles about delays in shipping donated vaccine, how to define a pandemic, new antivirals, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/swine-flu-science-update-16-november-2009-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:48 GMTAn Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/himalayan-glaciers-not-shrinking-rapidly-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 16 Nov 2009 03:37:21 GMTThe speed and volume of river flow shape the severity of cholera outbreaks, a Bangladeshi study has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/cholera-outbreaks-depend-on-river-flow-say-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 13 Nov 2009 03:35:39 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/