http://www.scidev.net/ Latest south-south-cooperation on science-and-innovation-policy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/ The United States is set to debut a voucher scheme to encourage pharmaceutical companies to produce drugs for tropical diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/us-voucher-system-to-boost-tropical-disease-drugs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMTThe Mexican president, Felipe Calderón, has admitted that technology research is lagging and calls for joint efforts to overcome the situation.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/mexico-technology-research-lagging-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 13 Aug 2008 05:08:36 GMTEarlier measles vaccination recommended, sexual violence escalates Liberian mental health problems, Nigeria creates metal antibiotics, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-1-13-august.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 13 Aug 2008 04:16:03 GMTCommodity price rises are no substitute for long-term investment in infrastructure and capacity as a means of securing sustained development.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/don-t-let-price-rises-blow-development-off-course.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 08 Aug 2008 06:05:43 GMTResearchers in eight African countries will benefit from three US$800,000 grants from the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE).http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/african-science-on-the-rise-thanks-to-regional-ini.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 08 Aug 2008 04:04:41 GMTThe American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has launched a centre to promote science diplomacy and international understanding.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/us-launches-centre-for-science-diplomacy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 06 Aug 2008 05:45:49 GMTClinton gets involved in malaria drug prices, Sri Lanka launches rival to UN development index, Bangladesh gains landmass, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/south-asia-news-in-brief-24-july-6-august.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 06 Aug 2008 05:01:34 GMTAn Islamic Network for Women Scientists has been established to encourage women scientists to network more efficiently at the national level.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/new-network-to-raise-profile-of-muslim-women-scien.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationMon, 04 Aug 2008 05:13:07 GMTNeglect of science and technology in African universities has been compounded by a failure to focus research on the continent's needs, says Mammo Muchie.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/africa-needs-research-universities-to-fight-povert.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 01 Aug 2008 12:06:13 GMTThe Dominican Republic has signed an agreement to train researchers in Spain, and has received US$ 1 million from Taiwan for a fellowship program.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/spain-and-taiwan-to-support-science-in-dominican-r.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationTue, 29 Jul 2008 01:19:33 GMTOne of the most serious problems faced by Guatemala is its increasing brain drain, says a leading scientist.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/brain-drain-in-guatemala-serious-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationTue, 29 Jul 2008 01:13:10 GMTScientists, not government, should lead efforts to explain the benefits and risks of modern technology, says Li Daguang.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/china-s-top-down-science-communication-fails-its-p.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 25 Jul 2008 03:16:36 GMTScience education in Bangladesh needs an overhaul, switching to natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions, antibodies provide immunity to filariasis, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-23-july-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 03:53:19 GMTScientists are proposing a set of guidelines to tackle developing countries' resistance to take up DNA barcoding for biodiversity mapping.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/scientists-tackle-dna-barcoding-resistance-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 03:24:50 GMTGovernments and donors must find ways to tackle the rise in non-communicable disease, which can mean reassessing health priorities in developing nations.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/chronic-disease-a-neglected-priority.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 09:05:00 GMTVaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/therapeutic-vaccines-a-new-hope-for-chronic-diseas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 09:05:00 GMTPriya Shetty explores the truths and the myths about chronic diseases in the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/chronic-diseases-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMTTo stem the spread of obesity, we must study the web of commercial interests and strategies driving it, says Jonathan Wells.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/obesity-researchers-must-understand-how-capitalism.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMTWe need better global monitoring for chronic diseases before we can really tackle the risks factors and prevent illness, says Colin Mathers.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/better-statistics-key-to-tackling-chronic-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 08:57:00 GMTDeveloping nations must stop aping the North's mental health services and use strategies tailored to their own needs, says Vikram Patel.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/mental-health-in-the-developing-world-time-for-inn.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 23 Jul 2008 08:45:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/