Put Asia’s children at centre of climate action – UNICEF
Fri 12:35pm By Melanie SisonInvolve young people in climate actions and policy as they are impacted heavily, say experts.AI crop predictor aids Africa’s crisis planning
Tue 3:06am By Francis KokutseArtificial Intelligence (AI) tool uses satellite remote sensing to predict agricultural yields for key crops across 47 African countries.Nigeria’s new president ‘must walk the talk on health’
May 24, 2023, 11:38 am By Abiose AdelajaPresident’s pledges to scale up national health insurance must come with action on health worker shortages, say analysts.CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets
May 23, 2023, 12:00 pm By Ranjit DevrajClimate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts.Prepare for disease deadlier than COVID – WHO chief
May 22, 2023, 1:32 am By Ruth DouglasCOVID-19 threat is not over, World Health Assembly hears, as WHO launches global pathogen surveillance network.Global data missing on grant-making gender gap
May 19, 2023, 12:21 pm By Dann OkothAnalysis of gender gap in grant awards highlights lack of data for global South.African farmers reap rewards of flood-tolerant rice
May 15, 2023, 3:27 am By Jackie OparaTwo flood-resistant rice varieties are sustaining small-scale African farmers affected by climate change.Poor at risk as COVID-19 ‘emergency’ ends – experts
May 12, 2023, 3:02 am By Dann OkothAccess to COVID-19 drugs for lower-income countries must continue despite end of emergency status, urge experts.Mexico’s science law raises hackles
May 11, 2023, 12:31 pm By Roberto GonzálezRenamed science council’s board is dominated by government officials, including military.‘No progress’ in tackling premature births – UN
May 10, 2023, 1:37 am By Charles EbikemeUN report says urgent investment in antenatal care is needed to reduce preterm birth rates.Table salt needs extra iodine – Bangladesh study
May 9, 2023, 2:56 am By Sanjeet BagcchiBangladesh study shows wide variation in iodine levels among packaged salt brands sold locally.Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill threatens HIV progress
May 5, 2023, 5:53 am By Esther NakkaziThe anti-homosexual bill would increase discrimination against LGBTQ people and limit HIV care, warn campaigners.Genomic study may help fight severe dengue disease
3:58am By Papiya BhattacharyaGenomic study of dengue helps Indian scientists develop mRNA vaccine to fight severe forms of the disease.Antimicrobials used on farms ‘weaken human immunity’
Apr 28, 2023, 2:58 am By Sanjeet BagcchiResearchers call for a ban on the antimicrobial colistin, widely used in low- and middle-income countries.Sudan conflict leaves health system in ‘total collapse’
Apr 27, 2023, 1:55 am By Mouttasem AlbarodiServices have halted in more than two thirds of hospitals in war-affected areas.Darwinism expunged from India’s school textbooks
Apr 27, 2023, 1:00 am By Ranjit DevrajIndia removes Charles Darwin’s evolution theory from textbooks to ‘ease burden’ after COVID.Malaria vaccine adoption pre-empts WHO green light
Apr 25, 2023, 10:40 am By Patience AsangaExperts say approval of new vaccine by Ghana, Nigeria will greatly reduce malaria deaths in children.Malaria elimination held back by climate change
Apr 25, 2023, 1:34 am By Simon BlandClimate change must be integrated into strategies to fight malaria, writes international development expert Simon Bland.Reset vaccine progress to drive global health equity
Apr 24, 2023, 8:33 am By Charlie WellerForward-looking vaccine research is key to fighting cholera and other diseases, writes Wellcome’s Charlie Weller.WHO launches record health inequalities data collection
Apr 21, 2023, 3:31 am By Ruth DouglasData broken down by sex, age and other factors is vital for targeting health care, says WHO.
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