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UN hails midwives’ contribution to maternal health around the world
Midwives can make the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women every year, the United Nations population agency affirmed today, recognizing their crucial role in improving...
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Conflict and returnees strain South Sudan food security
Food security in South Sudan is deteriorating in the face of ongoing conflict, high food prices, and the large-scale return of refugee and internally displaced families. Lakes, Western Bahr El...
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Developing countries to share community-based adaptation experience
By T.V. Padma – SciDev.Net Countries in Asia and Africa have formed an open and informal ‘government group network’ to help mainstream community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change and share...
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African Partners Gather to Discuss HIV Viral Load Testing Programmes in Africa
More than 120 HIV clinicians, policy makers, and laboratory scientists gathered in Cape Town, South Africa from 18-20 April 2013 at the invitation of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine...
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Open access is the future for Africa’s science media
By Marc McIlhone – AfricanBrains Editor Brains Network editor Marc Mcilhone backs open sharing in the second article on how to support online science journalism in Africa. The physical publishing...
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China plans research centres to aid developing world
By Li Jiao – Sci.Dev.Net The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is planning a major new drive to extend science cooperation with developing countries, including setting up research centres outside China,...
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Equatorial Guinea President Scores a Grand Slam for HIV testing
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – In20minutes.org is a global campaign designed to encourage HIV testing. The campaign begins on World AIDS DAY 2013 and will be promoted during the Goree Challenge...