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February 19, 2013
Satellites put small farms on China’s map
A tiny village in the Anhui Province is home to a pilot project which maps the lands of farmers onto China’s map using satellite technology. This is imperative to ensure land security rights in the future and the programme is set to expand nationally. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Why African smallholder farmers must become virus detectors
According to Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the livelihoods of millions of smallholders will be at stake unless they learn how to cope with the increased occurrences of plant virus disease. The efforts to boost livelihood and food security are being severely undermined […]
February 19, 2013
Zimbabwe: Security of land tenure imperative in reviving agriculture
Zimbabwean agriculture stands to gain a lot from amendments to land tenure conditions in the country, thereby helping smallholder farmers. Land audits are being suggested so that more farmers find legitimate land to use. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Africa: Post harvest losses amount to US$4 billion annually
At an international workshop on post-harvest losses, it was revealed that Africa annually lost US$4 billion. The workshop was hosted by AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa), in partnership with the Gates Foundation. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
India’s new child survival plan
The Indian government is planning to bring stakeholders from both the private sector as well as the aid community together to reduce the rate of child mortality in the country. This will be achieved through the programme “A Strategic Approach to Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) in […]
February 19, 2013
Cancer and the global equity divide
This post expands the cancer divide that exists between the developed countries and the LMICs or the Low and Middle Income Countries. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
World’s biggest healthcare system goes under the knife
This post looks at the revolution that is China’s healthcare system. While teeming and forlorn waiting rooms may be a common sight in most hospitals, the government is playing with a new idea of hospitals within Hong Kong which are the vanguard of China’s healthcare reforms. The country is planning […]
February 19, 2013
New action plan could be a turning point in global mental health
Mental health has finally become visible on the global healthcare plan horizon. Talks of structured action for global mental health have been taking place in both the US Congress as well within the WHO, which has recently formulated a Global Mental Health Action plan last week. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
MSF: Aid for vaccines is subsidising Big Pharma
According to Nobel prize-winning medical organization MSF or Doctors without Borders, large sums of public and donor money is being used to purchase vaccines made by big international pharmaceutical companies which cost a lot, effectively subsidizing the Big Pharma. According to MSF, deals between Gave (Global Alliance for Vaccines and […]
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