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A nanotech imaging device, tiny enough to fit on a smartphone camera lens, has the potential to make the diagnosis of certain diseases accessible and affordable for people. Copyright: Image by StockSnap from Pixabay. This image has been cropped.

Nanotech tool detects diseases using smartphone

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud16/07/2022Leave a comment

Nanotech tool could make disease diagnosis with smartphones feasible. But that is not only it, Neena Bhandari, reports that the device will offer alternative to conventional microscopes and tissue-staining.

Aïssatou Diawara, technical advisor, Global Institute for Disease Elimination Copyright: (Courtesy photo).

Countries where gender inequalities are endemic – Diawara

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud09/07/2022Leave a comment

After COVID-19 widened health inequalities facing women and girls, Aïssatou Diawara, Technical Advisor for the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), believes that cutting funding for neglected diseases is also hitting women. 

Medical personnel at Trinity Care Foundation reading a poster about community outreach on Universal Health Coverage Day amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 in rural Karnataka, India. Scientists have warned that COVID-19 will remain uncontrolled in many countries unless coordinated action is taken. Copyright: Trinity Care Foundation, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

COVID-19 could derail SDGs in the next 5 years

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud03/07/2022Leave a comment

COVID-19 pandemic will further derail the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the next five years without concerted action, international scientists have warned.

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, internationally acclaimed African scientist who served as the first female president of Mauritius from 2015 to 2018.

Shattering barriers hindering girls in science, by Gurib-Fakim

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud01/07/2022Leave a comment

For women to be successful in science careers, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, renowned scientist, and 1st female president of Mauritius, argued that the ‘vicious cycle’ hindering their potential must be broken.

Community engagement in land restoration. A landmark UN report is urging immediate investment in large-scale land restoration to mitigate the harms caused by degradation affecting half the world’s population. Copyright: UNCCD photos

Land restoration needed as degradation hits world’s poorest

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud26/06/2022Leave a comment

Immediate investment in large-scale land restoration is needed to mitigate harms caused by degradation, that is directly affecting half of the world’s population, says a UN report.

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Developing drought-resistant crops for food crisis

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud20/06/2022Leave a comment

Drought-resistant crops and ‘speed breeding’ could offer solutions to acute food insecurity which, according to a report, almost doubled between 2016 and 2021.

Students from the Islamic University in Uganda's female campus studying the human body. A recent report into gender parity in education indicates lack of data on science education from low-income countries. Copyright: Courtesy of Islamic University in Uganda.

Science missing in poor countries’ education data

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud13/06/2022Leave a comment

There is a complete lack of data on science education from low-income countries, a report by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, says.

La mesure de la pression artérielle est l'un des moyens de dépister les maladies cardiaques. Copyright : Mike Cerrillo, (CC BY-SA 2.0)

$140bn needed to tackle lifestyle diseases by 2030

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud06/06/2022Leave a comment

Achieving the UN goals on diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes will need an average investment of US$18 million a year, targeting policies to cut smoking, alcohol abuse, and unhealthy diets.

Selecting best potato seeds. Copyright: N.Ronoh/CIP, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Food security: AfricaBP to sequence 100,000 species

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud30/05/2022Leave a comment

To produce sustainable food systems, a group of experts who recently launched the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), plan to collect over 100,000 plants and animals’ species for breeders’ use.

Une pharmacie dans un camp médical au Sri Lanka. Les médecins du pays lancent maintenant un appel aux dons pour soutenir le système de santé, qui a été fortement touché par la crise économique actuelle. Copyright : Direct Relief (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Cette image a été recadrée.

How economic crisis crippled health services in Sri Lanka

General news, SciDev.netBy Abdulsalam Mahmud22/05/2022Leave a comment

Acute economic crisis is taking a heavy toll on Sri Lanka’s health care system. Having run out of funds to buy basic medicines, what the Asian nation now needs are donations to resuscitate its healthcare system. 

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