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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Infectious diseases are responsible for one in two deaths in developing countries, where poverty, limited access to health care, drug resistance and a changing environment make populations particularly vulnerable.
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Opinions and Analysis
Mobile phones can help manage diseases
Mobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.
1 December 2008
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Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Tropical-chronic diseases link 'could inform health policy'
Understanding how neglected tropical diseases affect chronic diseases can help inform health policies, say Peter Hotez and Abdallah Daar.
19 November 2008
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Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Time to count the burden of foodborne disease
17 November 2008
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Microbiology has much to offer climate change science
27 October 2008
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Policy Briefs
Integrating HIV, food security and nutrition policies
Recommendations for governments, civil society and international partners on addressing food and nutrition concerns in the context of HIV.
13 August 2008
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Source: UNAIDS
Controlling TB requires public awareness
An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.
27 June 2007
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Source: Open Society Institute
News and Features
'Cheaper, safer' rabies drug wins prize
Scientists in South Africa have won a prize for their work towards developing a safer, cheaper treatment for rabies.
7 January 2009
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Secrets of TB drug resistance uncovered
A comparison of different strains of tuberculosis has revealed that they are prone to acquiring drug resistance.
