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What's new on TropIKA.net1 Dec 2008 News: Tropical disease research: journal examines the role of TDR
The UN Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases is the subject of a series of articles in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 1 Dec 2008 News: Modest rise reported in industry research on infectious diseases of poverty
The body representing the international pharmaceutical industry reports an increase in the number of projects seeking to develop new drugs for ‘developing world diseases’ but there are still only 11 projects worldwide on neglected infections. 28 Nov 2008 Research Article: Evaluating a school-based trachoma curriculum in Tanzania
A study shows that introducing a school curriculum with the aim of changing habits or attitudes, when no teacher appropriate training is offered or no proper hygiene conditions are available, has little or no impact. 26 Nov 2008 News: Using ‘spy planes’ to help rural health care
An exciting new approach to the transport of clinical samples is being tested in South Africa. |
Editor's choice01 Dec 2008 The good, the bad and the encouraging
As always, a wide range of new articles has appeared on TropIKA.net. The Editor makes his personal selection. Meet TropIKA.net experts
Dr Chetan Chitnis describes malaria vaccine research in progress at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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