Monday 8 April 2013

Science Development week April 8 2013


Improbable partnerships in health: catalysts for change 
Informal dialogues can help build partnerships to drive health policy, along with a more nuanced understanding of local communities.
This month's COHRED colloquium encouraged inter-disciplinarity Andrew Kanyegirire

Editorials

Informal dialogues can help drive global health policy 
With the global community gearing up for World Health Day, informal dialogues can build partnerships to drive health policy. 
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News

Indian court's Novartis ruling keeps door to cheap drugs open
Indian court's Novartis ruling keeps door to cheap drugs open 
After a lengthy court battle, India has rejected a major cancer drug patent bid — meaning lifesaving drugs will remain cheap and accessible. 
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Famine forecasting systems still failing to spur action
Famine forecasting systems still failing to spur action 
A report examines why early warning systems are good at predicting crises but bad at triggering preventive action. 
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Caribbean enterprise project struggles to involve diaspora
Caribbean enterprise project struggles to involve diaspora 
The initiative may be a one-off due to the difficulty of finding experts with Caribbean ties to work with local firms on innovative projects. 
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Developing-world sessions purged from WCSJ2013 programme 
Six sessions have been dropped from the World Conference on Science Journalism programme due to a lack of money to help speakers attend. 
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Scientists upbeat about their role in development goals 
After an expert meeting, scientists are increasingly positive that policymakers will involve science in the Sustainable Development Goals process. 
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Satellite-based earthquake detection mooted 
Scientists who used a satellite to detect sound waves from the 2011 earthquake in Japan say space-based earthquake detection is possible, albeit some way off. 
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Uganda steps closer to creating science ministry 
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Biomedical research fellowship aims to build capacity in Africa 
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R&D can help clear development hurdles, say academics 
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Crop thrives on urine-compost mix 
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Mekong region facing six degree-warming, climate extremes 
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Parasite genomes open up new therapeutic targets 
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Opinions

Invest in health systems for a balanced approach
Invest in health systems for a balanced approach 
Funding for programmes that target major diseases should be matched by investment in the health systems that underpin them, says Ghana's Irene Akua Agyepong
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Africa Analysis: Continent must back TB research drive 
International bodies are offering true research opportunities, but African funding is needed to prepare the ground, writes Linda Nordling
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Features

What will the new pope mean for the development sector?
What will the new pope mean for the development sector? 
There are high hopes that Pope Francis I will usher in an era of health reform and social activism, but doubts remain, finds Imogen Mathers
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Will the scholarly pope deliver?
Francis I aims to push poverty alleviation to the fore but will his stated allegiance to the world's poorest be blocked by Vatican bureaucracy?
There are strong hopes that   the new pope will prioritise poverty alleviation  Flickr/Catholic Church England and Wales


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