Community fire alarms for South African townships
Nov 13, 2015, 9:41 am By SciDevSlum living puts people at high risk of fires. A novel fire alarm may help save these closely-knit…Pakistan needs a fresh disaster mitigation strategy
Nov 13, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevThe rural economy takes a huge hit from frequent floods that can be better managed, says Ibrar ul…Biometric IDs pose security threats
Nov 13, 2015, 3:00 am By SciDevUniversal legal identification would improve access to services, but data may be at risk, according…Focus on Disability: Rethink healthcare for the ageing world
Nov 12, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDevLonger lifespans bring more disability so governments should adapt health service delivery, says…Science advice: The good, the bad, the ugly
Nov 12, 2015, 10:00 am By SciDevGuidance for policymakers is being professionalised, but will it also become more balanced and…Slum fire detectors radio for help
Nov 12, 2015, 5:50 am By SciDevHear how Lumkani devices measure cooking fires to alert South Africa’s shack communities if…Treatment hope for betel nut addicts
Nov 12, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevNicotine-addiction drugs could help those hooked on the nut’s powerful stimulant, study proposes.African Union merges science and education bodies
Nov 11, 2015, 5:00 am By SciDevThe new committee is designed to improve advice to governments, but an education focus may dominate.Drought saps energy production in Zimbabwe
Nov 10, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDevHear how a lack of rain forces hydropower to be rationed, leaving businesses on the brink.Rubbish can power Africa’s cities
Nov 10, 2015, 9:00 am By SciDevTapping into refuse could power 40 million households across the continent by 2025, study estimates.Millions of graduates quit Sub-Saharan Africa
Nov 10, 2015, 1:00 am By SciDev‘Brain drain’ in the region has nearly doubled in a decade, says OECD report.Cattle trial cuts human sleeping sickness
Nov 9, 2015, 6:45 am By SciDevUsing parasite-killing drug on cattle and insecticide to kill the fly vector reduces cases in by 90…Ghanaian academic returns to fill research gaps
Nov 9, 2015, 5:50 am By SciDevIn this film, hear how Duke University’s Fred Boadu mentors Ghanaian students via a Carnegie…Climate symphony turns data into sound
Nov 6, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevHear the work’s creators discuss how ‘data sonification’ allows people to immerse themselves…Open data underpins equality
Nov 6, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevWork around open data is turning from mere gathering to use in policy, summit hears.Words hurt: The deadly language of disease
Nov 5, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDevHow we perceive and describe disease shapes our attitude to treatment — we need new terms to end…How to secure Africa’s data revolution
Nov 5, 2015, 8:20 am By SciDevAn ‘Africa data consensus’ will reform how countries produce stats for the SDGs and social…El Niño: Meet the man who tries to predict the unpredictable
Nov 5, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevAs the phenomenon heats up, SciDev.Net talks to climate scientist Mark Cane about why it remains…Proven parasite drug hailed as malaria weapon
Nov 4, 2015, 4:00 am By SciDevRegular doses of ivermectin reduce disease transmission by killing mosquitoes, Burkina Faso trial…HIV studies overlook women
Nov 3, 2015, 6:37 am By SciDevAlmost half of all HIV patients are women, but they are underrepresented in clinical trials.
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