http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on health policy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/ A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/india-develops-cheap-rotavirus-vaccine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyThu, 16 May 2013 11:57:32 GMTKenya is replacing an unwieldy drug-reporting process with an online system that allows healthcare workers to track safety in real time.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/kenya-goes-digital-to-report-drug-safety-issues.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyFri, 10 May 2013 15:07:16 GMTThe quality of healthcare available in Latin America varies dramatically from leading-nation Cuba down to struggling Haiti, an index reveals.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/huge-health-inequalities-in-latin-america-revealed.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyMon, 06 May 2013 08:00:54 GMTReducing schistosomiasis infections is a cost-effective way of also cutting HIV transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/schistosomiasis-control-a-route-to-cutting-hiv-in-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyTue, 23 Apr 2013 12:08:49 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/health-policy/news/global-vaccination-plan-marches-ahead-amid-criticism.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyFri, 19 Apr 2013 16:04:44 GMTResearch into the extent of scientific misconduct in developing countries highlights the need to combat it, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/developing-countries-unprepared-for-research-misconduct.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyThu, 11 Apr 2013 17:37:31 GMTA new plan to eliminate polioviruses could eradicate the disease within five years, say 400 experts in a declaration today.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/scientists-back-roadmap-to-rid-world-of-polio-by-2018.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyThu, 11 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMTIndia hopes to boost biotech research in health, nutrition and agriculture through official awards.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/india-to-award-biotech-solutions-in-health-and-farming.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyWed, 10 Apr 2013 08:05:30 GMTWith the global community gearing up for World Health Day, informal dialogues can build partnerships to drive health policy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/editorials/informal-dialogues-can-help-drive-global-health-policy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyFri, 05 Apr 2013 16:49:45 GMTInternational bodies are offering true research opportunities, but African funding is needed to prepare the ground, writes Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/opinions/africa-analysis-continent-must-back-tb-research-drive-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyThu, 04 Apr 2013 15:03:08 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/health-policy/opinions/invest-in-health-systems-for-a-balanced-approach-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyWed, 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/health-policy/news/indian-court-s-novartis-ruling-keeps-door-to-cheap-drugs-open.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyTue, 02 Apr 2013 15:40:59 GMTWithout new methods of assessing the impact of development aid on maternal health, its influence will remain unclear, says a review.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/data-gaps-in-aid-impact-must-be-filled-urges-review--4.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyThu, 21 Mar 2013 16:50:11 GMTTwo separate studies suggest that antibiotics might be a useful addition to emergency food supplements for malnourished children.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/antibiotics-could-cut-deaths-from-malnutrition.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyMon, 11 Mar 2013 16:05:55 GMTInfection rates for severe malaria are growing in Malaysia — accounting for 35 per cent of infections, compared to one per cent in 1992.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/a-deadly-malaria-strand-tightens-its-grip-in-malaysia-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyThu, 07 Mar 2013 17:00:43 GMTA sufficient amount of space and a comfortable living temperature are good predictors of better health, finds a Cochrane review.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/housing-improvements-linked-to-good-health.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyWed, 06 Mar 2013 15:49:13 GMTOne of the driving factors in new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa remains sex outside relationships.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/extra-couple-sex-is-key-hiv-transmission-factor-in-africa--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyWed, 27 Feb 2013 03:35:00 GMTThe last stages of polio eradication suggest a new model of health campaigns much more responsive to global changes and local context.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/editorials/taking-the-global-out-of-health-campaigns--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyFri, 22 Feb 2013 17:25:19 GMTMethodological issues are plaguing efforts to make the Global Burden of Disease study more meaningful and useful for developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-policy/news/scientists-strive-to-make-global-disease-data-more-useful-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyThu, 21 Feb 2013 11:46:47 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/health-policy/news/lack-of-access-to-technology-hampers-detection-of-substandard-drugs-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthpolicyTue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:25 GMT 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