MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'developing countries'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893459&cid=t_142869_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F4KSMp8AaGAU%2F A surprising FEAST: "Fluid boluses significantly increased 48-hour mortality in critically ill children with impaired perfusion in... resource-limited settings in Africa." (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893459 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:23:02 +0100 4893459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747801&cid=t_142869_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F10Umt_26UXc%2F I’m Canadian, so let me have my moment of smugness by bragging that a recent Gallup survey declares Canada the second-happiest place on earth. (No, the top spot doesn’t belong to Disney World; Denmark takes that honor.) Tying second place with Sweden, 69% of respondents rated their Canadian life as “thriving.” Respondents were asked to rate their lives at the moment and their expectations for the next five years on a scale from one to 10. If respondents rated their lives as seven or better and their expectations as eight or better they were considered to have “thriving” well-being. If people gave lower numbers, they were considered to be “struggling” or “suffering.” Respondents who were “suffering” rated their current ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747801 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:12:05 +0100 4747801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4352712&cid=t_142869_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcan-mobile-phones-improve-health-in-developing-countries%2F2011.01.15 The potential of mobile phones to improve health is most acutely visible in developing countries. iMedicalApps covered the recent mHealth Summit, where there were many inspiring demonstrations of how voice and simple text messages can have a profound effect on the health of those countries’ citizens. Jhpiego has successfully worked on these problems for three decades and was recently awarded a $100m grant. James Bon Tempo has extensive experience in this field and we are thrilled that he is sharing his insights with the readers of iMedicalApps. This is a guest post from James BonTempo. ********** Mobile Health In Developing Countries I am a user and an implementer of technology, not an inventor or developer, so my constraints, challenges and requirements are different than those of many... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4352712 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:00:40 +0100 4352712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3872515&cid=t_142869_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fe-readers-improve-literacy-kindles-distributed-in-ghana%2F Worldreader is a nonprofit aimed at increasing literacy in developing countries by distributing Kindles. It was co-founded by David Risher, the ex-vice president of Amazon.com, the company that donated Kindles to begin testing in Ghana earlier this year. The e-reader is becoming more widespread in that part of the world, and it could have a big impact on the availability of literature there. via Planet Green Post from: BlissTree E-Readers Improve Literacy: Kindles Distributed in Ghana (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3872515 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:06:03 +0100 3872515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311661&cid=t_142869_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPn31hW3p3fQ%2F By Sallie JamesAn article today in BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest (What? You don’t subscribe??) contains an explicit rejection by India’s trade minister of the idea that carbon border tax adjustments belong in the WTO’s agenda.  Border tax adjustments in this context refers to de facto tariffs that would “level the playing field” for domestic producers competing with foreign producers not subject to climate change policies of an equivalent rigour, also called “border carbon adjustments” or variations on that theme. While Minister Khullar predicts that these sorts of measures will be in place in 2-3 years time, he rejects that the WTO is the forum to deal with environmental issues. Furthermore, countries introducing such measures can expect liti... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311661 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:21:19 +0100 3311661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950733&cid=t_142869_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unicef.org%2Fpublications%2Ffiles%2FPneumonia_The_Forgotten_Killer_of_Children.pdf The following guest post comes to Disruptive Women from Lois Privor-Dumm, IMBA, Director, Alliances and Information for the PneumoADIP, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  She heads up several vaccine projects related to advocacy and communications as well as access and implementation.  She is currently working as Director, Large Country Introduction for the Accelerated Vaccine Introduction Technical Assistance Consortium (AVI TAC), a GAVI-funded project with an aim to accelerate introduction of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines in low-income countries.   She has been at Johns Hopkins since 2005 helping guide strategies and accelerated uptake on both the Hib Initiative and PneumoADIP and has been leading projects in developing and donor countries to support strengthenin... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950733 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:58:51 +0100 2950733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886413&cid=t_142869_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fs-Yd32ZixT8%2F A basic contention of developing countries (DCs) and various UN bureaucracies and multilateral groups during the course of International negotiations on climate change is that industrialized countries (ICs) have a historical responsibility for global warming.  This contention underlies much of the justification for insisting not only that industrialized countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions even as developing countries are given a bye on emission reductions, but that they also subsidize clean energy development and adaptation in developing countries. [It is also part of the rationale that industrialized countries should pay reparations for presumed damages from climate change.] Based on the above contention, the Kyoto Protocol imposes no direct costs on developing countries and ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886413 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:45:58 +0100 2886413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851710&cid=t_142869_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Finternational-health-dh-objectives-and-ways-of-working%2F Title: International health: DH objectives and ways of working The Skinny: Guide intended primarily for DH staff to help theDH work more effectively internationally. It sets objectives for international work and describes the roles and responsibilities of different parts of DH. The role that the DH has in taking forward the government’s global health strategy is also discussed. It describes some of the key partners and  international organisations that the DH works with. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 54p Published: 29/09/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Interagency Relations Tagged: Developing Countries, Grey Literature, Interagency Relations (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851710 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:41:08 +0100 2851710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2613817&cid=t_142869_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F17%2Fthe-lancet-2009-volume-374-issue-9685%2F This article finds that circumcision of HIV-infected men did not reduce HIV transmission to female partners over 24 months; longer-term effects could not be assessed. Condom use after male circumcision is essential for HIV prevention. (Print Subscription Held by the Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness Tagged: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Circumcision, Current Awareness, Developing Countries, HIV, Journals (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2613817 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:33:37 +0100 2613817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056630&cid=t_142869_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F490902071%2F There are many healthcare problems in the developing countries, like lack of medical staff and equipment, and this is why I helped start the openECGproject. Now, a great concept to try an fix these problems is to utilize devices that are already present and hack them to be useful for patients. Devices like cellphones are a perfect example. And, this is exactly what the research team led by Dr. Aydogan Ozcan from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has done. They have developed an innovative lens-free technique for rapidly and accurately counting targeted cell types in a homogenous cell solution. Their vision is that individuals would one day be able to draw a blood sample into a chip the size of a U.S. quarter, which could then be inserted into a cell phone that would quickly ... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056630 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:24:22 +0100 2056630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543007&cid=t_142869_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F24%2Fdisappearing-daughters%2F is research by ActionAid and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) shows that the number of girls born and surviving in northern India compared to boys falls far short of normal expectations, and continues to slide. Deeply entrenched discrimination against women has led to the survival rates of girls hitting an all-time low. With parts of society regarding girls as little more than economic and social burdens, families are going to extreme lengths to avoid having daughters. Although prenatal sex detection and sex-selective abortion is illegal, the law is not being enforced. Doctors, nurses and other medical practitioners are routinely violating the ban, performing abortions of female foetuses and benefiting financially. It is estimated that around 10 million female foetuses... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543007 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:07:09 +0100 1543007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1469559&cid=t_142869_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F27%2Fno-one-to-turn-to-the-under-reporting-of-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-by-aid-workers-and-peacekeepers%2F identifies that children living in countries affected by conflict and natural disaster are being sexually exploited and abused by - aid workers and peacekeepers. There is general silence surrounding the abuse. Children and their families are not speaking out because of fear and powerlessness. And international organisations are failing to respond effectively to allegations of abuse levelled against them. No One to Turn To from Save the Children Fund is based on research with communities and international organisations, examines the chronic under-reporting of abuse and the inadequate response to it. It provides new analysis on why this abuse persists despite international efforts to stop it, and proposes new solutions to tackle it. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469559 Tue, 27 May 2008 13:20:31 +0100 1469559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1305999&cid=t_142869_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F16%2Fgovernment-response-to-the-crisp-report%2F In 2007 was invited by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health to look at how UK experience and expertise in health could be used to best effect to help improve health in developing countries in terms of needs as identified and expressed by people from those countries and in order to add practical value to work already under way.  This resulted in the Crisp report Global health partnerships: the UK contribution to health in developing countries.  The formal response Global health partnerships - the Government response is now available. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1305999 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:49:17 +0100 1305999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1290943&cid=t_142869_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F10%2Fhit-or-miss-womens-rights-report%2F Hit or Miss - women’s rights report from ActionAid shows that promises made by the world’s governments to tackle poverty are failing to deliver because the basic rights of women in the developing world are being ignored.  The report finds that women and girls formed the majority of the poor and hungry, and, in south Asia, women are getting a shrinking share of income as the economy continues to grow. Ten million more girls than boys miss out on primary school, while African women accounted for 75% of all young people living with HIV/Aids. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1290943 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:00:19 +0100 1290943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1272490&cid=t_142869_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F03%2Fmaternal-mortality-in-developing-countries%2F House of Commons International Development Committee (2008) Maternal Health: Fifth Report of Session 2007–08,Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes. London: The Stationery Office  identifies that less progress has been made on maternal health than in any of the other goals for 2015 set by the UN. The report calculates that in any 24 hour period about 1,500 women will have died giving birth. Almost all the deaths will have been in the world’s 75 poorest countries. Most would have been preventable in more affluent nations.  It establishes that the true number of deaths might be 50% higher than the official estimates: with perhaps as many as 870,000 women die annually in the days around birth. For every death, another 30 women are reckoned to be left in some way disabled. In... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1272490 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:48:15 +0100 1272490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=823013&cid=t_142869_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F26%2Fscientists-to-discuss-epidemic-at-seattle-meetup%2F Filed under: Type 2, Research, Events, CareScientists from all over the world will meet up in Seattle October 22-23 to attend the Warren G. Magnuson Congress for a Global Diabetes Alliance. The initiative is intended to help fight the rapid rise of type 2 diabetes worldwide. International Diabetes Federation past president Pierre Lefebvre, who will be a speaker at the conference, says the need for such an alliance to fight the T2 global epidemic "could not be more urgent."More than one hundred diabetes experts hailing from over twenty countries will attend the congress. There's one main goal: the discussion of how to help under-served populations, such as indigenous peoples. However, the more general problems - prevention, treatment and the possibility of a cure - will also be on the table... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=823013 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 823013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1811747&cid=t_142869_113_f&fid=38059&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchirad-at.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fopen-access-developments.html Two new developments today from the world of open access publishing:- BioMed Central has introduced a new information portal calling attention to the developing world's need for open access to the scientific and medical literature. It can be accessed at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/As part of the launch, BioMed Central is inviting researchers and others working in developing countries to share their stories about how open access to the online research literature is changing their work.- BioMed Central has also created a custom button for the Google Toolbar, to make finding open access research from BioMed Central’s research even easier. See http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/toolbar/googleCHIRAD supports moves to develop open access and signed up early to the Bu... The CHIRAD blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1811747 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:25:00 +0100 1811747