http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on sub-saharan africa science, technology & the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/ Governments 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/sub-suharan-africa/chronic-disease-a-neglected-priority.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 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/sub-suharan-africa/therapeutic-vaccines-a-new-hope-for-chronic-diseas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 23 Jul 2008 09:05:00 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/sub-suharan-africa/obesity-researchers-must-understand-how-capitalism.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMTCancer care in Africa faces the same challenges as general healthcare, but also needs local data and targeted solutions, says Twalib Ngoma.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/cancer-in-africa-needs-a-local-approach.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 23 Jul 2008 08:59:00 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/sub-suharan-africa/better-statistics-key-to-tackling-chronic-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 23 Jul 2008 08:57:00 GMTAbdallah S. Daar speaks to SciDev.Net about the Grand Challenges in Chronic Non-communicable Diseases initiative.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/q-a-grand-challenges-in-chronic-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 23 Jul 2008 08:55:00 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/sub-suharan-africa/mental-health-in-the-developing-world-time-for-inn.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 23 Jul 2008 08:45:00 GMTA study in Kenya shows that malaria intermittent preventative treatment reduces anaemia and increases attention span in children.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/malaria-drugs-reduce-anaemia-increase-attention-in.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaMon, 21 Jul 2008 02:36:35 GMTHuman rights can serve as a valuable guide for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, according to a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/human-rights-a-compass-for-climate-change-policies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 17 Jul 2008 04:20:25 GMTA Nigerian drink could be bad for the heart and liver, oil firms "forced" to employ Nigerian graduates, wind energy grows in Africa, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-4-16-july.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 16 Jul 2008 04:22:19 GMTMore efforts are needed to hold the leaders of the G8 nations to commitments made at their annual summit meetings.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/promises-promises-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 11 Jul 2008 06:04:20 GMTA UK-based trust will provide over US$6 million of funding for research projects based in Ghana and Tanzania.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/ghana-tanzania-to-benefit-from-new-uk-funding-sche.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 11 Jul 2008 03:51:10 GMTSuper crops won't be enough — the planet will run short of food by 2030 unless we invest to avoid an imminent world water crisis, says Colin Chartres.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/invest-in-water-for-farming-or-the-world-will-go-h.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 10 Jul 2008 04:35:45 GMTProtected conservation areas attract human settlement rather than drive people away, which could threaten biodiversity, finds a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/conservation-areas-attracting-human-settlement-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 10 Jul 2008 02:57:11 GMTThe EU's 'Blue Card' could rob Africa of its highly-skilled workers and reverse gains made in fighting poverty and poor health, says Peter Ngatia.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/eu-blue-card-will-deepen-africa-s-health-skills-de.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 09 Jul 2008 03:33:04 GMTThe Uganda National Academy of Science will trial a new pairing scheme where scientists shadow MPs and vice versa.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/uganda-pilots-scientist-mp-shadowing-scheme-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaTue, 08 Jul 2008 03:55:04 GMTPreparations are rife for Africa's 'Great Green Wall', a measure to prevent desertification, three years after it was first proposed.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/african-wall-of-trees-gets-underway.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaMon, 07 Jul 2008 05:34:32 GMTG8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/g8-must-encourage-biotech-cooperation-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 04 Jul 2008 03:05:19 GMTEgypt has set up a South–South cooperation centre to promote technology transfer and industrial development.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/south-south-industrial-centre-opens-in-egypt.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 03 Jul 2008 03:06:19 GMTKenya and Nigeria prepare cassava crop trials, DRC to benefit first from US$5 billion hydro project, yaws disease still a threat, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-19-june-3-july.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 03 Jul 2008 10:01:45 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/