India’s polio vaccination provides valuable insights for mass vaccination campaigns
Credit: Reach Alliance. Lessons Learned from India's Polio Vaccination Program Provide Valuable Insights for Future Mass Vaccination Initiatives. Toronto - ...
Tag: Developing Countries
Examining the one-two punch of malaria drugs
Why the combination medicines both help and hurt each otherCredit: University of Houston When a mosquito begins to nibble on ...
El Niño can help predict cacao harvests up to 2 years in advance
Long-term weather data is absent in many places, complicating rain predictions for crops. Researchers found that the El Niño climate ...
Lack of educational opportunities influence drug use for rural youth
MU study identifies compounding challenges that limit advancement opportunities for disengaged youth, offers possible solutionsCredit: MU School of Health Professions ...
Digital advisory services for smallholder families in Africa and Asia
Credit: © Grameen Foundation Smallholders produce two thirds of all food worldwide. Yet the majority of these approximately 500 million ...
Could Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?
BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the ...
Aquatic biodiversity key to sustainable, nutrient-rich diets
Credit: Image courtesy Juliano Palacios-Abrantes. Seafood is a pillar of global food security--long recognized for its protein content. But research ...
How many mothers have lost a child: A global comparison
The first systematic comparison of 170 countries reveals large global inequalities in the number of mothers who have experienced the ...
The race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts
First-ever report shows cooling industry slow to join race to net zero emissions; New tools released to support industry to ...
Natural resources decrease income inequality in resource-rich countries
The main conditions are a developed democracy and a transparent market economyCredit: UrFU / Ilya Safarov. A group of researchers ...
Using conservation criminology to understand restaurant’s role in urban wild meat trade
Restaurants in Central African urban areas are key drivers in keeping protected wildlife on the menuCredit: WCS KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ...
Study reveals significant concerns over growing scale of sex selective abortions in Nepal
University of Bath press releaseCredit: Dr Mahesh Puri Detailed, new analysis published this week in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) ...
Cambodian study assesses 3D scanning technologies for prosthetic limb design
Credit: University of Southampton Cutting-edge 3D scanners have been put to the test by researchers from the University of Southampton ...
Households in Zimbabwe affected by fall armyworm are 12% more likely to experience hunger
CABI has led the first study to explore the income and food security effects of the fall armyworm invasion on ...