Examining the political economy of knowledge in responses to the 2009-10 influenza pandemic, To Pandemic or Not? Reconfiguring Global Responses to Influenza argues that globally, and in many individual nations, techno-scientific narratives…
To Pandemic or Not? Reconfiguring Global Responses to Influenza
Transforming Health Markets in Asia and Africa: Improving quality and access for the poor
Routledge/Earthscan 2012 Published in the Pathways to Sustainability book series buy a copy There has been a dramatic spread of health markets in much of Asia and Africa over the…
Health Biotechnology Innovation for Social Sustainability – A Perspective from China
China is not only becoming a significant player in the production of high-tech products, but also an increasingly important contributor of ideas and influence in the global knowledge economy. This…
Veterinary science, transboundary animal diseases and markets: pathways for policy in Namibia
The beef industry in southern Africa has been a stalwart of economic development, but new conditions of trade, market access and disease dynamics, particularly of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), mean a…
Workshop highlights: Transboundary animal diseases and market access: the future of beef marketing in southern Africa
(French version / en français) Cooperation, innovation and diversification are the keys to a bright future for the red meat industry in southern Africa. This was the message emerging from…
Synthèse de l’atelier: Maladies animales transfrontalières et accès aux marchés : l’avenir du secteur du boeuf en Afrique australe
(English version / en Anglais) Coopération, innovation et diversification sont les clés du succès futur du secteur de la viande rouge en Afrique australe. Tel est le message ayant émergé…
‘It is our dirty little secret’: An ethnographic study of the flying toilets in Kibera slums, Nairobi
Using the case study of the Kibera slums, this paper takes a medical anthropological approach to discuss and explain the untold and common practice among the urban poor in developing…
Test, test and test again: accumulating knowledge for vaccine development
Some vaccines are developed at lightning speed. Other, potentially useful, vaccines do not see the light of day. Understanding why this happens may help identify new policies aimed at a…
One World, One Health? Learning from the International Response to Avian Influenza
In 1997, 18 people were infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, H5N1. Six died, and since then a further 245 deaths have been reported. The virus has spread…
Beyond Scaling Up: Pathways to Universal Access to Health Services
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