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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Functioning public health systems are critical to managing disease treatment and control in developing countries, where access to care and medicine is often poor.
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Opinions and Analysis
Health and climate experts must jointly tackle disease
Climate and health experts must collaborate to fight climate-sensitive disease. Ethiopia is leading the way, says Hiwot Teka.
29 December 2009
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BioMed Analysis: Urgent case for health systems research
Priya Shetty explains why donors should fund health systems research.
17 December 2009
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Health innovation requires a systems approach
17 November 2009
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Source: The Lancet
Cuba: The right to health during economic crises
9 November 2009
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Source: The Lancet
Policy Briefs
Reducing the adverse health effects of climate change
Enhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.
9 September 2009
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Source: The Bulletin of the WHO
Better research capacity means better decision-making
Building local research capacity can lead to more effective decision-making based on scientific findings in mother and newborn health.
6 February 2009
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Source: Towards 4+5
News and Features
Cambodia finds cool solution for clinic storage
Low-tech 'cool boxes' that extend the shelf life of malaria tests in remote Cambodian clinics are being rolled out across the nation.
3 February 2010
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Swine flu science update: 4 January 2010
A roundup of articles about the evolution of swine flu, delays in distributing vaccines, the number of doses of vaccine required and more.
Africa's malaria control crusade bearing fruit, says WHO
15 December 2009
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Practical Guides
How to report a disease outbreak or pandemic
Sensationalism is no substitute for sound science when reporting disease outbreaks, say Fang Xuanchang, Jia Hepeng and Katherine Nightingale.
