Meet the SDG3 researchers: Pablo Gaitán-Rossi
Pablo Gaitán-Rossi is a health researcher at EQUIDE, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. His research focuses on health equity, well-being and… Read more »
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Tackling pork tapeworm through a One Health approach.
Pork tapeworm: a parasite that afflicts poor, marginalised farming and rural communities within 56 countries across the globe. Matt Dixon looks at how… Read more »
More Developing World posts
The need for increased investment in the Indian health workforce
A recent study published in Human Resources for Health explains why India is facing a concerning shortage of workers in the health… Read more »
Zoonotic pathogens in Bonobos and One Health implications
Researchers report on PCR screening for potentially zoonotic pathogens detected in the faecal samples of wild and semi-captive… Read more »
Unmasking the Hidden Epidemic: The Clock is Ticking!
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of severe illness and death in young children worldwide. On this World TB Day, Dr Jacquie… Read more »
Investing in midwifery training and education for improved maternal and newborn outcomes
In a blog for World Health Day, Duncan N. Shikuku and Charles A. Ameh discuss the critical role of midwives in improving maternal… Read more »
Malaria Screener: Harnessing smartphone technology to automate malaria diagnostics
Malaria continues to be a global challenge to population health, and the scale of the problem is driven by a lack of trained… Read more »
Is the low incidence of COVID-19 in Africa due to prior infections with Plasmodium falciparum?
Evidence of shared immunodominance between Plasmodium falciparum and SARS-CoV-2 may explain low COVID-19 incidence in the… Read more »
Bad news for Guinea worms
The prospect of eliminating a parasitic disease afflicting humans took a leap forward in 2020, despite restrictions caused by a… Read more »
Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases. The launch of the World Health Organization new road map to 2030.
Yesterday the World Health Organization launched a new road map to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a set of 20 diseases,… Read more »