http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on health policy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/ An expert panel will examine charges made by an Indian parliamentary committee of irregularities in approvals for new drugs.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/-india-s-drug-approvals-put-industry-over-people-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyFri, 11 May 2012 18:10:11 GMTA project to help African countries achieve the MDGs is proving a success says a study, although experts question its methods.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/millennium-villages-project-a-success-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyThu, 10 May 2012 15:26:02 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/predictive-tool-could-cut-hiv-test-costs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyMon, 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/us-should-fund-more-late-stage-health-r-d-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyFri, 04 May 2012 13:21:49 GMTQatar Science and Technology Park has developed the country's first health care technology to be exported to Europe.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/qatari-healthcare-innovation-to-be-used-in-italy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyFri, 04 May 2012 13:15:39 GMTA new study confirms the close link between malaria spread and irrigation projects in South Asia.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/-south-asia-s-canal-projects-spread-malaria-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyFri, 04 May 2012 10:59:10 GMTA global report on deaths among preterm babies says simple techniques could save many lives.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/simple-interventions-could-save-most-premature-babies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyWed, 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/whooping-cough-found-in-vaccinated-children-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyTue, 01 May 2012 15:50:19 GMTCountries can't rely on development to reduce population growth and must increase family planning and education access, a report says.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/sustainable-development-means-tackling-childbirth-rates-report-says.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:22:24 GMTEngaging health authorities more effectively will significantly improve flu surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study suggests.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/better-flu-surveillance-for-sub-saharan-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyWed, 25 Apr 2012 14:18:43 GMTParticipants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/african-scientists-urged-to-solve-african-health-problems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyWed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:29 GMTThe Okavango Research Institute is drawing on African and international expertise to tackle challenges in a broad range of disciplines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/features/building-science-bridges-in-botswana.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyTue, 24 Apr 2012 15:14:17 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/editorials/we-need-a-global-treaty-on-health-research-for-the-poor-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyFri, 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/opinions/biomed-analysis-tackling-drug-resistant-malaria-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyThu, 19 Apr 2012 17:30:54 GMTRural communities aren't taking up cleaner, more efficient cookstoves as quickly as anticipated, a study in Pakistan has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/study-investigates-household-choices-on-improved-cookstoves.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyThu, 19 Apr 2012 16:12:15 GMTResearchers say the frontline drug artemisinin is losing its effectiveness in Thailand and Myanmar, with implications for containment.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/artemisinin-resistance-emerged-on-thai-myanmar-border-years-ago-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyFri, 13 Apr 2012 16:49:58 GMTEarly results from the release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil are 'positive', say dengue researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/brazil-tests-gm-mosquitoes-to-fight-dengue.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyTue, 10 Apr 2012 12:53:59 GMTImproved mobile malaria huts, used to study transmission of the diseases, have helped researchers better understand mosquito behaviour.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/mobile-experimental-malaria-huts-trialled-in-tanzania-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyThu, 05 Apr 2012 16:38:02 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/opinions/use-new-funding-models-to-get-drugs-to-world-s-poor-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyThu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:07 GMTA review of HIV infection rates among female sex workers finds they still face significant risks – but notes some success stories.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-policy/news/study-notes-strategies-to-lower-hiv-risk-for-sex-workers-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthpolicyWed, 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