http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on health systems and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/ A scheme to improve rural Zambia's communication infrastructure is just one project on the Global Research Alliance's agenda.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/research-coalition-to-boost-internet-access-in-rural-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsWed, 16 May 2012 17:53:22 GMTAn 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-systems/news/-india-s-drug-approvals-put-industry-over-people-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsFri, 11 May 2012 18:10:11 GMTBuruli ulcer could spread as agriculture intensifies in Africa, making prevention research vital, says agro-eco-health expert Rousseau Djouaka.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/opinions/africa-s-hidden-scourge-needs-an-integrated-approach-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsFri, 11 May 2012 11:00:00 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-systems/news/predictive-tool-could-cut-hiv-test-costs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsMon, 07 May 2012 09:00:00 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-systems/news/qatari-healthcare-innovation-to-be-used-in-italy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsFri, 04 May 2012 13:15:39 GMTA global report on deaths among preterm babies says simple techniques could save many lives.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/simple-interventions-could-save-most-premature-babies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsWed, 02 May 2012 17:48:12 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/pakistan-polio-vaccination-project-among-award-winners.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsFri, 27 Apr 2012 17:50:57 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-systems/news/sustainable-development-means-tackling-childbirth-rates-report-says.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsThu, 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-systems/news/better-flu-surveillance-for-sub-saharan-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsWed, 25 Apr 2012 14:18:43 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-systems/features/building-science-bridges-in-botswana.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsTue, 24 Apr 2012 15:14:17 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-systems/opinions/biomed-analysis-tackling-drug-resistant-malaria-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsThu, 19 Apr 2012 17:30:54 GMTAfrica's health research capacity is growing but needs a stronger workforce, say Carel IJsselmuiden and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/opinions/africa-needs-human-resources-strategy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsTue, 10 Apr 2012 17:26:34 GMTIndia urgently needs a permanent dengue surveillance system, say N. Sivagnaname and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/opinions/india-needs-a-dengue-surveillance-system.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsFri, 23 Mar 2012 07:09:34 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/opinions/biomed-analysis-why-africa-must-make-its-own-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsThu, 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/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/malawi-launches-national-health-research-agenda.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsWed, 21 Mar 2012 14:51:53 GMTThe global TB community has laid out key research and development priorities needed to produce safe and effective vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/tb-community-releases-vaccine-research-blueprint.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsTue, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:01 GMTNew estimates of cholera infection rates suggest only around a tenth of all cases are being reported to the World Health Organisation.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/countries-failing-to-report-cholera-outbreaks-says-report-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsMon, 19 Mar 2012 17:00:24 GMTBy using mobile phones to track newborns and their mothers, Bangladesh is improving immunisation levels.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/mobile-phones-help-bangladesh-raise-neonatal-immunisation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsMon, 19 Mar 2012 10:41:48 GMTImproving health for the poor depends on nurturing local innovations — and learning how to deliver them, argue Abdallah Daar and Peter Singer.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/opinions/taking-life-saving-innovations-from-lab-to-village-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsThu, 15 Mar 2012 15:40:35 GMTPartnerships between university medical centres and local NGOs may help deliver medical assistance more efficiently after a catastrophe.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/health-systems/news/academic-aid-community-should-link-up-with-ngos-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_healthsystemsMon, 12 Mar 2012 12:14:08 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/