Poorest children at risk as global vaccination rates stall
Jul 16, 2019, 6:00 am By SciDev
Some 20 million children worldwide are missing out on life-saving vaccines, UN agencies warn.El Niño linked to widespread crop failures
7:00am By SciDev
Study shows need to prepare farmers for irregular rainfall caused by warm water wave.Bridging the global divide in science journalism
Jul 12, 2019, 1:20 pm By SciDevFreelance science journalists from the Global South air the challenges they face at the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ).Solar energy revives Gaza hospital
Jul 12, 2019, 6:20 am By SciDev
A new solar plant will power life-saving medical equipment amid an energy deficiency crisis in the Palestinian territory.Amazon population at risk from forest fire pollution
Jul 10, 2019, 7:00 am By SciDev
People living in Amazon areas are at risk from pollution-related illnesses resulting from forest fires, study warns.Tap digital solutions to transform Africa’s agriculture
Jul 9, 2019, 10:40 am By SciDev
Of the 33 million users registered on digital agricultural platforms in Africa, only 42 per cent are active users.Where there’s smoke: medical marijuana and the Philippine war on drugs
Jul 8, 2019, 5:00 am By SciDev
Despite marijuana’s therapeutic properties, its use is restricted in the Philippines and other Asian countries.Antibiotic alternatives are ‘no silver bullet’
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDevAs antibiotics increasingly fail, numerous innovative alternatives are under development but there is no panacea, writes Mićo Tatalović.Spotlight on Antimicrobial resistance
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDevAntimicrobial resistanceThe scourge of antibiotics in animal feed
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDev
Antibiotics are routinely added to animal feed in poor nations, fuelling superbugs. But new solutions are emerging, writes Aisling Irwin.Antimicrobial resistance: facts and figures
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDev
If unchecked, antimicrobial resistance could become deadlier than diabetes, TB and HIV/AIDS combined, writes Inga Vesper.The awful toll of superbugs in India’s hospital
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDev
Babies are dying for lack of working antibiotics in India’s hospitals as superbugs develop multi-drug resistance, writes Ranjit Devraj.Change at every level needed to crack drug resistance
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDev
Doctors, farmers and hospital cleaners are on the front line of antibiotic resistance.Drug resistant TB: Africa’s forgotten health crisis
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDev
The bugs are a challenge in Africa, but DNA-based diagnostics can help, write Gilbert Nakweya and Bilal Tairou.Antimicrobial resistance: a global crisis
Jul 5, 2019, 7:59 pm By SciDevAntimicrobial resistanceData tool helps indigenous people navigate their rights
Jul 5, 2019, 10:00 am By SciDev
Extent of struggle faced by indigenous people is revealed by new citizen science initiative.Q&A: Rabies pioneer advised to take up typing
Jul 2, 2019, 9:00 am By SciDev
Veterinary epidemiologist Sarah Cleaveland talks about her groundbreaking rabies research – which might never have happened.First Script graduates selected for mentorship by Nation Media Group
Jul 1, 2019, 8:00 pm By SciDev
Script has revealed the first of its graduates to participate in a mentoring programme in collaboration with Nation Media Group.How much does the world trust vaccines?
Jun 28, 2019, 12:00 pm By SciDevPublic trust in vaccination is on shaky ground. Earlier this year, the WHO named ‘vaccine hesitancy’ one of its top ten threats to global health, defining hesitancy as “the delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of…New method to classify brain tumour in children
Jun 27, 2019, 1:43 pm By SciDev
A low-cost method of classifying medulloblastoma may help oncologists find the best treatment.
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