http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on access to medicine and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/ A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/india-develops-cheap-rotavirus-vaccine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineThu, 16 May 2013 11:57:32 GMTUrgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/call-for-action-on-latin-american-cancer-burden.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineTue, 14 May 2013 11:58:48 GMTChina and Africa are working on plans to offer African scientists training, carry out joint research and transfer technology.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/china-africa-joint-medical-research-to-deepen-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineTue, 07 May 2013 18:21:08 GMTGenome sequencing has revealed surprising new malaria parasites in Cambodia that are resistant to artemisinin, the frontline drug treatment.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/new-drug-resistant-malaria-strains-uncovered-in-cambodia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineThu, 02 May 2013 14:21:13 GMTA global plan to help reach the world's 22 million unvaccinated children may not be doing enough for developing nations, MSF says.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/global-vaccination-plan-marches-ahead-amid-criticism.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineFri, 19 Apr 2013 16:04:44 GMTFunding for programmes that target major diseases should be matched by investment in the health systems that underpin them, says Ghana's Irene Akua Agyepong.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/opinions/invest-in-health-systems-for-a-balanced-approach-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineWed, 03 Apr 2013 09:00:00 GMTAfter a lengthy court battle, India has rejected a major cancer drug patent bid — meaning lifesaving drugs will remain cheap and accessible.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/indian-court-s-novartis-ruling-keeps-door-to-cheap-drugs-open.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineTue, 02 Apr 2013 15:40:59 GMTAn analysis conducted in Latin America says that vaccinating high-risk groups against pneumococcal diseases would be more cost-effective than treating them.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/study-suggests-expanding-anti-pneumococcal-vaccine-roll-out.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineTue, 19 Mar 2013 14:23:50 GMTScientists from leading cancer centres are calling for the exchange of research findings as one recommendation for cutting cancer deaths.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/global-team-urges-cancer-r-d-collaboration.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineMon, 18 Mar 2013 17:14:44 GMTDrones could be used to deliver medicines and protect vulnerable people, but major hurdles remain, finds Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/features/drones-begin-to-show-their-development-promise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineFri, 15 Mar 2013 16:34:30 GMTBy measuring the right things, health providers can improve HIV response and save lives, says Stefano Bertozzi of the Gates Foundation.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/opinions/a-new-set-of-hiv-targets-can-create-long-term-impact.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineThu, 14 Mar 2013 13:27:16 GMTHopes of eliminating kala azar in South Asia are receding with the main drug used against the parasitic disease losing efficacy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/-main-drug-against-leishmaniasis-losing-efficacy-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineMon, 11 Mar 2013 13:29:06 GMTGlobal drug markets are awash with low quality medicine, partly because of inadequate testing in poor countries, says a US report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/lack-of-access-to-technology-hampers-detection-of-substandard-drugs-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineTue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:25 GMTMale circumcision does not lower the prevalence of HPV, the virus that causes cancer, according to a study in Latin America.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/circumcision-does-not-reduce-infection-with-human-papillomavirus.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineWed, 06 Feb 2013 12:55:11 GMTThe complex relationship between disability and poverty needs more research, which could lead to more inclusive aid and health policies.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/dearth-of-research-on-disability-hampers-poverty-goals.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineThu, 24 Jan 2013 16:31:30 GMTA new diagnostic method can transform the management of a diarrhoea caused by a common bug.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/new-diagnostic-tool-to-tackle-diarrhoea-bug.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineWed, 16 Jan 2013 05:30:51 GMTEcuador has authorised the development of a generic drug against HIV/AIDS, which will cost 75 per cent less than the patented version.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/ecuador-issues-compulsory-license-for-drug-against-hiv.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineMon, 14 Jan 2013 12:55:45 GMTStart-up companies are demonstrating unmanned aerial vehicles that can deliver small payloads such as medical supplies to remote areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/idea-for-supply-chains-of-flying-drones-takes-off.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineFri, 04 Jan 2013 15:52:26 GMTInclusive, affordable innovation — as exemplified in India — can help meet development goals, an OECD conference hears.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/india-s-shift-to-inclusive-innovation-is-a-model-to-follow-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineThu, 03 Jan 2013 04:53:34 GMTStrains of rotavirus earlier found only in animals are now infecting human beings.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/access-to-medicine/news/new-rotavirus-strains-may-hit-india-s-vaccination-plans.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_accesstomedicineFri, 28 Dec 2012 06:57:40 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/