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Reliable internet unavailable for 90 pct of poorest - SciDev.Net
网页2022年3月9日 · Women’s web exclusion cost poorest countries US$1 trillion in GDP. Campaigners for equal access call for 4G connectivity as standard. By: Dann Okoth. [NAIROBI] A decent internet connection – essential for many basic tasks in the COVID-19 era – is out of reach for 90 per cent of people in low- …
Oral polio drops linked to paralysis in India - Asia & Pacific
网页2018年8月31日 · [NEW DELHI] While India’s oral polio vaccine (OPV) drives have eliminated polio from the country, they have also resulted in over 490,000 cases of paralysis during 2000—2017, says a new study based on national surveillance statistics. India, a country of 1.3 billion people, was declared polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) in May 2014 in what was considered a landmark in the ...
Science: What can it do for the Sustainable Development Goals?
网页2014年9月2日 · The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are taking shape, with the zero draft of 17 proposed goals published last month and now being revised for the UN General Assembly this September. This is part of preparations for the post-2015 development agenda that will follow the expiration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) next year.. In 2010, as the MDGs were scrutinised a decade after ...
Does biobanking hold the key to achieving universal health?
网页2021年10月1日 · The data generated through biosamples is a key resource for the digital transformation of health systems, he suggested. World revenue for biobanking will surpass $53 billion in 2027, according to Zatloukal, who underlined one of the key challenges facing biobanking: the drug industry is required to provide funding, yet patients remain reluctant to make their samples available to drug companies.
Integrating modern and traditional medicine: Facts and figures
网页2010年5月27日 · And a survey conducted earlier this year found that 74 per cent of US medical students believe that Western medicine would benefit by integrating traditional or alternative therapies and practices. [1]</p> <p> The industry is worth big money. In 2005, traditional medicines worth US$14 billion were sold in China.
Nanotech holds promise for Africa, but not prioritised
网页2017年10月18日 · Despite immense potential that nanotechnology holds for Africa’s development, the continent is slow in embracing it, a workshop reports says. The report compiled from a national workshop by Nanotechnology Research Group at Nigeria’s Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and published last month (11 September) cites inadequate funding as a major challenge to embracing nanotechnology.
Maize breeders benefit from using drones
网页2017年3月17日 · [HARARE] Using drone technology could cut labour and costs spent in collecting data for maize breeding by at least ten per cent, preliminary findings of a project shows. With increased demand for better seeds to adapt to changing climate, breeders have turned to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) also known as drones for precise gathering of data from the field to enable more efficient maize ...
Drones deliver vaccines to the ‘last mile’ - SciDev.Net
网页2024年5月31日 · In this episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter Halima Athumani explores how drone technology can bridge this gap and serve the so-called “last mile”. She speaks with leaders of two drone companies, Kenya Flying Labs and VillageReach, about their efforts to enhance Africa’s health infrastructure through drone technology.
Sustainable development after Rio+20 is ‘in limbo’ - SciDev.Net
网页2013年1月17日 · [PARIS] The weak wording of the Rio+20 summit agreement and delays in setting up the UN working groups on sustainable development have left progress on some of the post Rio+20 agenda in limbo, according to a science officer at the International Council for Science (ICSU), which represented the scientific community at the summit.. The scientific community is unsure how to proceed towards ...
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