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City life, healthy life

WEBSo China needs a new style of urbanization, Gatzweiler says, that is oriented around people and their well-being. “A healthy city is one that is continually creating and …

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Maths and public health: a natural partnership

WEBThe mathematical methods were elementary predecessors of those used in the present-day public health fields of health planning and health economy. They are not much different …

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The link between inequality and ill health

WEBThe link between inequality and ill health. At a high-level conference co-organized by the InterAcademy Medical Panel, global health leaders focused on how poverty and other …

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Research and Project Grants TWAS

WEBTWAS research grants fund several programmes that support: Researchers in developing countries, allowing them to purchase specialized equipment and …

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Health in transition

WEBHealth in transition. "Global health is in a period of dramatic transition," says K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India. And that transition is having a …

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Vietnam: A vision for public health

WEBIn Vietnam, public health permeates all levels of health care, from primary care up to central hospitals and university institutions. But the Vietnamese public health system …

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Morel, Carlos Medicis TWAS

WEBMorel is director, Centre for Technological Development in Health (CDTS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro. A molecular biologist and …

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Abdool Karim, Quarraisha TWAS

WEBAbdool Karim, is a leading South African infectious diseases epidemiologist whose seminal contributions spanning over three decades have shaped the global HIV …

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Victora, Cesar Gomes TWAS

WEBVictora (MD, 1976, Rio Grande do Sul; PhD, 1983, London) is Emeritus Professor, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil; past-president, International …

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Research grants for developing countries: all you need to know

WEBGrants for Research Groups: Provides up to US$54,000 for research groups in the developing world, US$40,000 of which may be spent on equipment and consumable …

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Advancing tuberculosis care in Bangladesh

WEBDespite a reduction in the number of people with tuberculosis (TB) registered between 2019 and 2020, Bangladesh is still a country where the disease is a major …

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eHealth in Pakistan

WEBeHealth, which allows for online medical care, is one of the most valuable by-products of COMSATS' efforts to promote the development of information and communication …

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Biotechnology: A growing field in the developing world

WEBThe developing world is achieving significant growth in a broad cross-section of biotechnology fields, many of them directly tied to food production, health and other …

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Safe Drinking Water PM6

WEBGlobal population is expected to increase by 1.5 billion over the next 25 years (reaching some 8 billion people by 2025). If this population increase comes to pass, the amount of …

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TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

WEBThe opening date of the call is: 15 December 2023. The deadline for receipt of applications is 19 March 2024. No applications will be accepted after the deadline. Therefore, it is …

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In Oman, transforming health care

WEBA dramatic transformation. Half a century ago, the state of health care in Oman would have impressed few, if anyone. In 1958, the entire nation had only two hospitals and 13 …

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ICGEB-BWC-TWAS-IAP Course on Virus Detection and Biosecurity, …

WEBThe course is part of a joint initiative between ICGEB, TWAS, IAP and BWC from 4 to 8 March 2024 in Trieste Italy, to promote capacity-building in virus detection …

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WILFRED F. MBACHAM,

WEB1997 – 1998 - Consultant, Minority Faculty Development Program, Harvard Med. School 1997 – 1998 - Visiting Scholar, Wirth Laboratory, Harvard School of Public Health

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