http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on health systems and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/ Gill Samuels of the Global Forum for Health Research tells SciDev.Net why health innovation must include health systems research.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/q-a-health-systems-innovation-with-gill-samuels.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 20 Nov 2009 03:29:53 GMTA new data kit for mobile phones allows users to quickly collect, analyse and transmit a wide variety of data in infrastructure-poor areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/rural-data-collection-boosted-by-mobile-tech.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:37 GMTThe global health innovation system must be considered as a whole to boost its effectiveness, say Stephen A. Matlin and Gill M.R. Samuels.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/health-innovation-requires-a-systems-approach.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsTue, 17 Nov 2009 03:41:16 GMTA round up of articles about delays in shipping donated vaccine, how to define a pandemic, new antivirals, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/swine-flu-science-update-16-november-2009-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsMon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:48 GMTDespite campaigning in Bangladesh, under-fives are still failing to receive zinc treatment for diarrhoeal disease, a survey says.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/children-missing-out-on-zinc-diarrhoea-treatment.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 12 Nov 2009 03:45:16 GMTScientists must lobby policymakers and politicians to ensure that vital research on maternal and child health saves lives, say the authors of a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/scientists-must-ensure-key-research-reaches-the-poor--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTThe international community can help Cuba to keep on providing its population with accessible healthcare, even during economic turbulence, say Pol de Vos and Patrick Van der Stuyft.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/cuba-the-right-to-health-during-economic-crises.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:27:59 GMTDeaths from diarrhoea in over-five-year-olds far exceed established estimates, according to a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/diarrhoea-kills-over-a-million-over-fives-each-year.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 30 Oct 2009 02:07:24 GMTMaternal health needs a new, pragmatic, research-led approach targeted specifically for developing countries, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/biomed-analysis-mothers-health-needs-targeted-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMTMillions of children are missing out on the fruits of an explosion in vaccine development because they are too difficult to reach.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/surge-in-vaccine-research-fails-to-reach-neediest.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 22 Oct 2009 04:03:01 GMTComplementary medicine has saved the Peruvian government US$8 million in the last ten years, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/peru-complementary-medicine-cost-effective-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:46 GMTUnderstanding the long-term consequences of undernutrition in early life is essential for health policy, says Cesar G. Victora.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/long-term-effects-of-undernutrition-must-not-be-ignored.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 08 Oct 2009 03:01:59 GMTGlasses with adjustable lenses could put millions of people with poor eyesight back in control of their lives.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/smart-lenses-make-spectacles-accessible-to-millions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsTue, 06 Oct 2009 04:24:06 GMTCountries need to produce their own vaccines, and they need to invest in public sector capacity to do it, says Indian scientist Y. Madhavi.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/home-grown-vaccines-are-crucial-for-public-health.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 23 Sep 2009 04:51:24 GMTClimate change's complex links with insect-borne disease need solid research — not alarmism that distracts from other crucial factors.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/get-the-science-straight-on-climate-change-and-dis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTPriya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/climate-change-and-insect-borne-disease-facts-and--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTQuickly detecting, not predicting, malaria epidemics is the key to disease control, says tropical medicine expert, Jonathan Cox.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/better-surveillance-key-to-malaria-early-warning-s.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:24:00 GMTWe must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/tackling-insect-borne-disease-whatever-the-weather.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:22:00 GMTA round-up of articles about Africa's inability to cope with swine flu, human behaviour's affect on virus spread, vaccine progress, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/swine-flu-science-update-7-august-2009-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 07 Aug 2009 02:14:21 GMTThe WHO has begun an accreditation scheme for laboratories to ensure that diagnosis on the continent improves.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/who-launches-scheme-to-improve-african-diagnostic-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 05 Aug 2009 01:37:32 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/