RTS,S; the world’s first malaria vaccine?
According to the World Health Organisation, each year malaria causes an estimated 660,000 deaths worldwide, mostly in Africa, where one child dies of malaria… Read more »
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- RTS,S; the world’s first malaria vaccine? - 4th November 2013
- Global health issues: millennium development goals, evidence-based medicine and open access - 16th October 2013
- The war against malnutrition - 29th July 2013
Global health issues: millennium development goals, evidence-based medicine and open access
Written by Lin Lee, Senior Editor at BioMed Central Deaths of women and children in low and middle income countries account for over 95% of all maternal and… Read more »
The war against malnutrition
Food insecurity is one of the main causes of undernutrition in the developing world. We tend to assume that as a result of poverty many are left hungry, however… Read more »
This week in BMC Medicine: Tuberculosis, HIV and global health
Written by Lin Lee, Senior Editor, BMC Medicine In China, tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem; it has the second largest burden in the world, and… Read more »
Home gardens for food security
Written by Rhiannon Meaden, Journal Development Editor, Agriculture & Food Security Home gardens can be used to alleviate hunger, malnutrition, economic… Read more »
Improving access and relevance of research in the developing world
On Thursday 6th June, the Guardian Global Development Professional Network hosted a live chat on improving access and relevance of research in the developing… Read more »
The extent of arsenic pollution in contaminated groundwater
Written By Rhiannon Meaden, Journal Development Editor, Environmental Evidence. Technology is inadequately assessed for effectiveness to reduce arsenic… Read more »
Women Deliver: Invest in girls and women – it pays
Over the next three days, thousands of participants will be partaking in the largest global event of the decade to focus on female health and empowerment. Women… Read more »
Mosquito survey identifies reservoir of disease
Written by Ben Johnson, Senior Acquisitions and Development Editor, BioMed Central Mosquito borne viruses are a major cause of mortality and morbidity,… Read more »
Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change
The seventies was a decade defined by its free-loving, environmentally aware, “hippie” culture, so it comes as no surprise that Earth Day, a day dedicated… Read more »