Editorials Results  

12 Nov 2008

Global health research: the agenda broadens

The 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health in Bamako takes place in a rapidly changing world. The Forum’s agenda has expanded; new issues must be factored into the debate and new questions answered.
Source: TropIKA
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29 Oct 2008

Africa must prepare now for malaria vaccine

Tom Egwang, Director-General of Medical Biotechnology Laboratories, Uganda, says African countries must set money aside for malaria vaccines and hire business leaders to run control programmes.
Source: SciDev.Net
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15 Oct 2008

Malaria’s watershed

A Nature editorial calls for a renewed commitment to basic research.
Source: Nature
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3 Oct 2008

Efficacious, effective, and embedded interventions: implementation research in infectious disease control

Innovations in disease control may appear to have great potential but research is also needed to establish whether they are practical, socially acceptable, accessible, and available at a cost that is sustainable.
Source: BMC Public Health
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1 Oct 2008

Divergent Goals and Commitments in Global Malaria Intervention

There is still a major gap between the funds committed and what is actually needed.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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23 Sep 2008

Strategies for Aspiring Biomedical Researchers in Resource-Limited Environments

Researchers in Peru share the benefits of their experience.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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23 Sep 2008

Ensuring the Involvement of Children in the Evaluation of New Tuberculosis Treatment Regimens

The barriers to involving children in studies of new tuberculosis treatments and how to overcome them.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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5 Sep 2008

Tuberculosis control in vulnerable groups

Targets for TB control will not be reached unless the needs of marginalized communities are met.
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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1 Sep 2008

WHO AFRO’s chance to shine

Environment and health sectors must work together.
Source: SciDevNet; Lancet
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5 Aug 2008

Neglected once more: UK government report on infectious diseases excludes the ‘NTDs’

Report takes only a restrictive view of the performance of intergovernmental organizations in disease control; neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) escape attention.
Source: TropIKA.net
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