http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on access to medicine and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/ Brazil’s Ministry of Health announces USS10 million boost for neglected disease research.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/brazil-to-create-network-on-neglected-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineThu, 10 May 2012 13:04:01 GMTA predictive tool could free up resources by reducing the need for specialised monitoring of how well anti-HIV drugs are working.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/predictive-tool-could-cut-hiv-test-costs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineMon, 07 May 2012 09:00:00 GMTA report on United States health R&D has urged Washington to increase its focus on translational research and product development.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/us-should-fund-more-late-stage-health-r-d-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineFri, 04 May 2012 13:21:49 GMTA global report on deaths among preterm babies says simple techniques could save many lives.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/simple-interventions-could-save-most-premature-babies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineWed, 02 May 2012 17:48:12 GMTResearchers say they have identified whooping cough in previously vaccinated children, a finding rejected by health officials.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/whooping-cough-found-in-vaccinated-children-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineTue, 01 May 2012 15:50:19 GMTA project to combat misconceptions about vaccination in previously Taliban-held regions of Pakistan has received a US$10,000 award.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/pakistan-polio-vaccination-project-among-award-winners.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineFri, 27 Apr 2012 17:50:57 GMTAs commercial synthetic biology production gathers speed, there are growing calls for greater regulation, reports Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/features/developing-countries-face-up-to-synthetic-biology-challenges-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:14:35 GMTParticipants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/african-scientists-urged-to-solve-african-health-problems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineWed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:29 GMTIt's time to move from debate to action with new mechanisms for funding research into diseases faced by developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/editorials/we-need-a-global-treaty-on-health-research-for-the-poor-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineFri, 20 Apr 2012 16:55:11 GMTEmerging resistance to artemisinin means efforts to track genetic markers and regulate the drug's use must step up, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/opinions/biomed-analysis-tackling-drug-resistant-malaria-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineThu, 19 Apr 2012 17:30:54 GMTTwo studies shine light on chikungunya disease progression in humans, potentially leading to more timely treatment — and maybe even a vaccine.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/discovery-may-lead-to-better-treatment-for-chikungunya.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineThu, 05 Apr 2012 18:45:43 GMTTrade deals are threatening generic drugs — we need new ways to incentivise affordable drug development, says health expert Daniele Dionisio.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/opinions/use-new-funding-models-to-get-drugs-to-world-s-poor-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineThu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:07 GMTArgentina has announced it will join Brazil in manufacturing a key Chagas therapy, in a move that should allow more patients to be treated.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/argentina-joins-brazil-in-anti-chagas-drug-production.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineMon, 02 Apr 2012 01:16:35 GMTThe Wellcome Trust has provided US$2.7 million to fund clinical trials in Bolivia of a new drug to treat Chagas disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/clinical-trial-funding-secured-for-chagas-disease-therapy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineFri, 23 Mar 2012 02:48:05 GMTThe WHO has welcomed research that shows oral antibiotics are just as effective as penicillin injections in curing yaws disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/oral-antibiotics-as-good-as-penicillin-for-yaws-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineThu, 22 Mar 2012 16:44:22 GMTThere is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/opinions/biomed-analysis-why-africa-must-make-its-own-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineThu, 22 Mar 2012 11:07:24 GMTMalawi's new five-year agenda sets out national priorities for health research to guide policymaking and healthcare service delivery.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/malawi-launches-national-health-research-agenda.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineWed, 21 Mar 2012 14:51:53 GMTUgandan and US scientists find a protease inhibitor used in anti-HIV drugs can boost the effectiveness of a widely used anti-malarial.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/hiv-drug-improves-anti-malarial-drug-effectiveness.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineWed, 21 Mar 2012 12:06:08 GMTCustom designed computer models are helping developing countries allocate health spending, improve distribution and prepare for disasters.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/better-resource-allocation-with-customised-computer-models.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineWed, 21 Mar 2012 11:58:47 GMTThe global TB community has laid out key research and development priorities needed to produce safe and effective vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/access-to-medicine/news/tb-community-releases-vaccine-research-blueprint.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_accesstomedicineTue, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:01 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/