New tech will detect infant breathing problems
Wearable technology will monitor respiratory rate among new-born babies An innovative wearable sensor to monitor new-born babies in poor areas ...
Tag: Developing Countries
Higher out-of-pocket costs threaten universal health coverage in ‘missing middle’ nations
By 2050, health spending in US expected to exceed $15,000 per person; Somalia, the lowest at $19; In 2016, health ...
Corruption contagion: How legal and finance firms are at greater risk of corruption
Credit: University of Sussex. Companies with fewer levels of management such as legal, accountancy and investment banking firms could be ...
Solar evaporator offers a fresh route to fresh water
A self-cleaning device made of wood aims to make small-scale desalination more practicalCredit: John T. Consoli/University of Maryland COLLEGE PARK, ...
Continuing PC vaccine in Kenya at full price cost-effective and could save thousands of lives
Stopping the vaccine could lead to rates of pneumonia and pneumococcal disease returning to pre-vaccine levels in 10 years Co-led ...
Conservationists discover hidden diversity in ancient frog family
Research scientists led by the University of Kent have uncovered hidden diversity within a type of frog found only in ...
Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms
The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The ...
Too hungry to learn — new research provides food for thought
Food insecurity -- that is, limited access to sufficient safe and nutritious food at home -- negatively impacts on the ...
Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities
Largest study of its kind provides important evidence for global strategy on scabies control Mass drug administration (MDA) of two ...
Living near protected areas can have positive impacts on human well-being
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Living near a protected area can improve aspects of human well-being across the developing world, new research ...
Global centers of unsustainable harvesting of species identified
Credit: Enrico Di Minin Unsustainable harvesting, including hunting, trapping, fishing and logging, is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity. ...
‘Cool Coalition’ comes together to save lives, energy and trillions for the global economy
Emissions from cooling sector set to grow 90 percent by 2050 without actionCredit: PXHERE public domain Copenhagen, Denmark - As ...
‘NarcoLogic’ computer model shows unintended consequences of cocaine interdiction
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Efforts to curtail the flow of cocaine into the United States from South America have made drug ...
Team models cocaine trafficking response to counternarcotic efforts
Credit: Sara Santiago For five decades, the U.S. government's mission to intercept or seize cocaine and other drugs entering the ...
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