http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on [health systems] and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/ Pakistan's medical laboratory workers need better biosafety awareness says a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/pakistani-medical-labs-lax-on-biosafety-survey-finds.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:05 GMTIndia's carefully targeted strategy against polio holds lessons for other countries, and for other diseases, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/opinions/biomed-analysis-learning-from-india-s-polio-success-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsTue, 31 Jan 2012 16:15:35 GMTThe Argentinean government and a public-private consortium have allocated US$1.2  million for the improvement of early diagnosis of Chagas disease in newborns.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/argentina-to-create-diagnostic-kit-for-chagas-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 26 Jan 2012 10:42:35 GMTA modelling study of a promising malaria vaccine finds low transmission areas would benefit the most from mass vaccination.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/areas-with-low-malaria-rates-need-mass-vaccination-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:35 GMTIndian health officials are describing hard to treat cases of TB as 'extra XDR-TB' amid warnings that the disease is not being managed properly.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/india-faces-totally-drug-resistant-tb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 19 Jan 2012 10:12:37 GMTEncouraging demand for new and increasingly cheap interventions available now can boost health in developing countries, says Charles Kenny.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/opinions/don-t-wait-for-wealth-better-health-needs-basic-tools-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsTue, 17 Jan 2012 17:43:36 GMTAn international meeting aims to shake up donor−recipient relations in a quest for more enduring health gains, reports Beverly Petersen Stearns.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/features/moving-beyond-aid-to-set-the-global-health-agenda-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMTA retrospective study of tweets on the 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti found them broadly as good as official data at predicting its progress.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/twitter-data-accurately-tracked-haiti-cholera-outbreak-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsMon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:01 GMTNew clinical trial designs can work for testing both Western and traditional medicines, argue Liang Liu and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/opinions/redesign-trials-to-integrate-asian-western-medicine-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 04 Jan 2012 17:21:54 GMTA technique that uses mosquito netting in hernia operations has proved successful in a trial in the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/surgeons-use-mosquito-nets-for-cheap-hernia-operations.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsMon, 26 Dec 2011 11:55:05 GMTNew funding and concrete results are paving the way for scaling up mhealth technologies — but carefully, writes Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/opinions/biomed-analysis-rolling-out-what-works-in-mobile-health-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsWed, 21 Dec 2011 17:34:39 GMTCountries are using innovative schemes to train and retain health professionals — but they need support, says WHO expert Manuel M. Dayrit.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/opinions/poor-countries-can-keep-doctors-local-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 15 Dec 2011 17:33:32 GMTHigh-tech healthcare from rich countries is distracting Africa from more powerful uses of e-health, a conference in Kenya has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/african-e-health-moving-in-wrong-direction-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 02 Dec 2011 16:23:05 GMTA big cut in donor commitments to the global health fund has forced the agency to cancel new programmes.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/cuts-threaten-the-rollout-of-promising-hiv-treatments.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 01 Dec 2011 14:02:13 GMTIndia has a heavy TB burden but has the technological capacity to deal with it. T.V. Padma reports.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/features/can-india-deliver-affordable-tb-diagnostics-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsThu, 03 Nov 2011 05:16:24 GMTJoining forces would save countries money on clinical trials, and speed up drug development for neglected diseases, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/report-urges-regional-collaboration-on-clinical-trials-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsTue, 01 Nov 2011 15:26:33 GMTAn initiative launched by major patent holders will improve access to neglected disease research, but only 49 countries will freely benefit.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/major-patent-pool-opens-up-research-on-neglected-disease-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsMon, 31 Oct 2011 18:02:00 GMTA rising burden of non-communicable diseases in Africa requires more investment in science, a conference has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/africa-must-spend-a-lot-more-on-non-communicable-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 28 Oct 2011 17:48:37 GMTThe world is close to eradicating polio, but countries need consistent vigilance — including informed media coverage — to reach this goal.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/editorials/polio-eradication-learn-from-setbacks-and-press-ahead.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 28 Oct 2011 17:36:07 GMTPakistan’s struggle to contain its polio cases has been crippled by floods, conflict and poor awareness.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-systems/news/pakistan-s-polio-pool-defies-immunisation-drives.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_healthsystemsFri, 28 Oct 2011 07:28:16 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/