http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on standards of care and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/ A group of Ugandan students have hooked up a smartphone to a traditional listening horn to monitor babies in the womb.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/students-develop-software-to-monitor-unborn-babies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareWed, 23 May 2012 15:06:05 GMTAn expert panel will examine charges made by an Indian parliamentary committee of irregularities in approvals for new drugs.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/-india-s-drug-approvals-put-industry-over-people-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareFri, 11 May 2012 18:10:11 GMTA predictive tool could free up resources by reducing the need for specialised monitoring of how well anti-HIV drugs are working.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/predictive-tool-could-cut-hiv-test-costs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareMon, 07 May 2012 09:00:00 GMTA global report on deaths among preterm babies says simple techniques could save many lives.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/simple-interventions-could-save-most-premature-babies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareWed, 02 May 2012 17:48:12 GMTA project to combat misconceptions about vaccination in previously Taliban-held regions of Pakistan has received a US$10,000 award.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/pakistan-polio-vaccination-project-among-award-winners.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareFri, 27 Apr 2012 17:50:57 GMTCountries can't rely on development to reduce population growth and must increase family planning and education access, a report says.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/sustainable-development-means-tackling-childbirth-rates-report-says.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:22:24 GMTTwo studies shine light on chikungunya disease progression in humans, potentially leading to more timely treatment — and maybe even a vaccine.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/discovery-may-lead-to-better-treatment-for-chikungunya.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareThu, 05 Apr 2012 18:45:43 GMTIndia urgently needs a permanent dengue surveillance system, say N. Sivagnaname and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/opinions/india-needs-a-dengue-surveillance-system.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareFri, 23 Mar 2012 07:09:34 GMTBy using mobile phones to track newborns and their mothers, Bangladesh is improving immunisation levels.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/mobile-phones-help-bangladesh-raise-neonatal-immunisation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareMon, 19 Mar 2012 10:41:48 GMTPakistan's medical laboratory workers need better biosafety awareness says a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/pakistani-medical-labs-lax-on-biosafety-survey-finds.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/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_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/surgeons-use-mosquito-nets-for-cheap-hernia-operations.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/opinions/biomed-analysis-rolling-out-what-works-in-mobile-health-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/opinions/poor-countries-can-keep-doctors-local-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/african-e-health-moving-in-wrong-direction-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/features/can-india-deliver-affordable-tb-diagnostics-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/pakistan-s-polio-pool-defies-immunisation-drives.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/first-major-drug-company-draws-on-hiv-aids-patent-pool.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/opinions/biomed-analysis-don-t-overlook-the-ageing-epidemic--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_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/science-and-innovation-policy/standards-of-care/news/online-forum-seeks-to-boost-work-of-ethics-committees.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_standardsofcareFri, 07 Oct 2011 17:20:50 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/