Developing Countries

Sciences & Technology

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Opinion

Developing countries are writing AI laws they cannot enforce

Bangladesh, Ghana, Rwanda and Indonesia are racing to regulate artificial intelligence, but the institutions needed to make those laws work are still nowhere in sight

Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Giving people the chance to reclaim their independence after an amputation

PhD student Eloise Milbourn is researching affordable, non-invasive technologies to enhance rehabilitation after amputation in lower-income countries

Sciences & Technology

‘You don’t need fancy equipment to make good prostheses’

An inexpensive system for customised prosthetic sockets is producing much-needed assistive devices for people around the world

Sciences & Technology

New mobile sensor could transform testing for remote areas

Chemical engineers have developed a first-of-its-kind sensor that could boost low-cost medical and environmental diagnostic testing in developing and remote areas – all without the need for a lab

Health & Medicine

Ending anaemia in the developing world

Iron supplements may be the answer to tackling anaemia in poorer countries. Now major trials, including new intravenous treatments, will test the evidence

Health & Medicine

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Under the Microscope

No room for saviours in global health

Nossal Institute technical advisor, Matt Reeve, grew up in Karachi and has worked around the world, including with drug users in Myanmar and semi-nomadic communities in Kenya

Health & Medicine

Using chemotherapy to fight malaria

Researchers have discovered that cancer treatments can help overcome growing resistance to a frontline antimalarial drug

Environment

Transforming informal settlements

Informal settlements house over a billion people in cities of the Global South; it’s time to maximise their potential as diverse and dynamic neighbourhoods

Health & Medicine

Giving communities a voice

A new ethical toolkit places community engagement at the heart of health research

Politics & Society

The Kofi Annan I knew

The former Secretary-General of the United Nations will be remembered as a principled and compassionate leader