SciDev.Net
Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
With increasing resistance to existing antibiotics, developing countries face a serious challenge in safeguarding their populations' health against killer diseases such as TB and typhoid fever.
(Photo credit: Kimicontrol)
Opinions and Analysis
Drug-resistant TB needs massive research increase
Multidrug-resistant TB needs more research to equip healthcare workers with the right tools, write Frank G. J. Cobelens and colleagues.
Surveillance vital for tackling antibiotic resistance
International surveillance systems are needed to curb the rise of antibiotic resistance.
News and Features
Bacterial infection spreading in Colombia
Cases of infection with the Colombian variant of a US bacterium, USA300, have increased by eight per cent in six years.
17 October 2009
|
ES
Swine flu science update: 10 September 2009
A round-up of the latest articles about vaccination, new life for expiring Tamiflu stocks, turkeys in Chile catching swine flu, and more.
New study confirms growing antimalarial resistance
3 August 2009
|
EN
Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
