A global resolution on digital marketing of breast milk substitutes must be rigorously enforced, writes UN Assistant Secretary-General Afshan Khan.

Artificial insemination is a technique already widely used in agriculture in many other countries to improve genetic quality and productivity in cattle and poultry. In Zimbabwe, most poultry farms are ...

Ugandan study finds women with pregnancy complication known as pre-eclampsia three times more likely to develop chronic kidney disease.

US funding cuts spell disaster for malaria prevention and threaten genomic research, says Jane Carlton, director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.

With food stocks depleted at hospitals and family feeding centres, the entire population of Gaza is at risk of famine.The limited aid allowed into Gaza will do little to ease the long-term impacts of ...

[KAMPALA, SciDev.Net] In Uganda’s Masaka district, Josephine Nabbanga tends to her growing colony of crickets. High in protein, the insects are a popular snack in Uganda and an important food source ...

The legally binding treaty will require drug companies in participating countries to allocate 20 per cent of their vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tests to the WHO during a pandemic to ensure ...

Scientists in Sri Lanka slam government strategy to end elephant-human conflict, calling for evidence-based approach.

نشجعكم على إعادة نشر هذه المقالة على الإنترنت أو عبر الإعلام المطبوع، فهو متاح لدينا مجانًا تحت رخصة المشاع الإبداعي، ولكن يُرجى اتباع بعض ...

غزة تنزلق في مجاعة، تعم كامل سكان القطاع، البالغ عددهم نحو 2,1 مليون نسمة، وهم الآن بالدركة الرابعة على مقياس للجوع وضعه ...

Researchers in Uruguay say wastewater monitoring of the human papillomavirus (HPV) can give important information about its presence in the population.

Disease outbreaks strain healthcare resources in Eswatini, with families struggling to access medicines after US funding cuts.