http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on [standards of care] and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/ Pakistan's medical laboratory workers need better biosafety awareness says a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/pakistani-medical-labs-lax-on-biosafety-survey-finds.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:05 GMTAn integrated control programme means Suriname is close to becoming the first Amazonian country to eliminate malaria.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/suriname-reduces-malaria-cases-by-82-per-cent-in-five-years.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareThu, 02 Feb 2012 10:04:54 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/standards-of-care/news/surgeons-use-mosquito-nets-for-cheap-hernia-operations.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareMon, 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/standards-of-care/opinions/biomed-analysis-rolling-out-what-works-in-mobile-health-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareWed, 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/standards-of-care/opinions/poor-countries-can-keep-doctors-local-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareThu, 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/standards-of-care/news/african-e-health-moving-in-wrong-direction-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareFri, 02 Dec 2011 16:23:05 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/standards-of-care/features/can-india-deliver-affordable-tb-diagnostics-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareThu, 03 Nov 2011 05:16:24 GMTPakistan’s struggle to contain its polio cases has been crippled by floods, conflict and poor awareness.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/pakistan-s-polio-pool-defies-immunisation-drives.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareFri, 28 Oct 2011 07:28:16 GMTIndian company Aurobindo Pharma will manufacture several antiretroviral medicines licensed to the Medicines Patent Pool.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/first-major-drug-company-draws-on-hiv-aids-patent-pool.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareMon, 24 Oct 2011 17:53:29 GMTHealth systems in developing nations aren't ready for the diseases that accompany ageing, writes Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/opinions/biomed-analysis-don-t-overlook-the-ageing-epidemic--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareThu, 20 Oct 2011 17:13:48 GMTA new website aims to improve medical ethics in developing nations by providing information and a forum for discussion.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/online-forum-seeks-to-boost-work-of-ethics-committees.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareFri, 07 Oct 2011 17:20:50 GMTHealthcare policies and research strategies in developing countries must adapt to the new big killers, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/opinions/biomed-analysis-take-charge-of-chronic-disease-epidemic-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareFri, 23 Sep 2011 17:37:01 GMTAlthough the number of deaths from non-infectious disease is on the increase, the rate of mortality is going down, say some experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/chronic-disease-epidemic-may-be-misunderstood-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareWed, 21 Sep 2011 16:18:40 GMTA donkey ambulance and a mobile phone stethoscope have been rare examples of medical inventions suited to the developing world, a meeting heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/medical-kit-from-rich-world-rarely-works-in-poor-settings.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareTue, 13 Sep 2011 10:00:00 GMTA small and portable chip is as accurate at diagnosing HIV/AIDS as are standard laboratory tests, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/test-could-give-hiv-diagnosis-in-minutes-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareTue, 06 Sep 2011 17:13:27 GMTGrowing bacteria emit heat that might provide the quick, cheap TB diagnosis the developing world needs, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/heat-sensor-provides-fast-cheap-tb-detection-method.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareTue, 30 Aug 2011 17:08:29 GMTDiseases, and drugs used to treat them, behave differently in men and women. Drug development needs to account for this, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/opinions/biomed-analysis-target-sex-differences-in-research-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareThu, 18 Aug 2011 17:42:23 GMTCommercial antibody blood tests for TB have been declared ineffective by the WHO, but it is up to governments to halt their use, writes epidemiologist and TB researcher Madhukar Pai.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/opinions/governments-must-curb-misleading-tb-tests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareWed, 10 Aug 2011 16:22:31 GMTCommercial blood tests for tuberculosis are unreliable and should not be used, says the WHO, calling for more research.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/tb-blood-tests-put-patients-at-risk-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareMon, 01 Aug 2011 17:12:50 GMTThe delivery of measles vaccine by aerosol, without using needles, could help reach more children and reduce their fears of vaccination.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/standards-of-care/news/aerosol-technique-could-transform-measles-vaccination-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_standardsofcareFri, 22 Jul 2011 16:54:22 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/