TB deaths have risen globally for the first time in a decade amid disruptions to care by COVID-19, says WHO.

A letter said to be backed by two thirds of the global health work force calls for urgent action on climate change.

Consensus now builds up to resume physical classes in Asia Pacific even as fears of COVID-19 outbreaks linger.

Diagnostics research, development and production must be expanded in developing countries, Lancet Commission urges.

Locally developed COVID-19 vaccines are entering human trials across the global South.

Tanzania’s first female physician says women’s access to healthcare needs major improvement to reduce cancer rates.

Retiring professor says she’s proud that her battle to improve women’s health has made lives better.

World-first malaria vaccine is broadly welcomed, but questions remain about its eventual rollout.

Join us as we discuss how climate change is affecting everything from agriculture, to public health and fragile peace agreements.

UN University develops tool that generates street-level maps to help on disaster planning.

SciDev.Net marks its 20th anniversary with a special online event celebrating science journalism on 21st October, 2021.

Plant biotechnologist says her father’s support encouraged her on her career path.

Africa’s native bananas are under threat. Can biotechnology save the much-loved matoke?

How can cities reduce their ecological footprint? A new UNEP-led project aims to provide solutions.

Collecting and processing biological samples could speed up advances in global health research, a UN summit hears.

Long working hours are a growing factor behind work-related deaths, a global health report finds.

Nutrition, immunisation and family planning are the ‘magic bullets’ of change, says community health worker advocate.

Diana Nambatya Nsubuga was her village’s first university graduate. Now, she’s on a mission to change Africa’s future.

Many scientific interventions to save the Amazon are failing to consider local communities, forum hears.

Sustainable food systems needed to solve the world’s hunger crisis, controversial UN summit hears.

Studying psychology develops self-awareness, says dementia specialist.

Research and data are needed to meet rising dementia cases in Sub-Saharan Africa, say advocates.

Scientists mobilise to ensure that lofty promises at the UN Food Systems Summit are followed through.

Africa will use this week’s global summit on COVID-19 to call for vaccine equity.

Rural and urban science outreach programmes show girls alternatives to child marriage, says biostatistician.

Biostatistician says boosting girls’ self-esteem can keep them in school and create a new generation of researchers.

Actions are urgently needed to prevent COVID-19 from hurting Africa’s agriculture, writes Gilbert Nakweya.

A WHO compendium of health innovations targets low-resource settings with unstable power supply.

Open letter claims ‘Green Revolution’ programmes exacerbate hunger and food insecurity.

WHO urges rich nations to halt plans for COVID-19 booster shots as vaccine supplies to poor countries fall short.

Growing Africa requires a new generation of thought leaders. Girls are up to the task, says hackathon organisation.

Disasters around the globe have much in common, including their root causes, says a UN report.

Break the rules and find a mentor, computer scientist Unoma Okorafor tells women in male-dominated fields.

The international system failed during COVID-19, and change is needed, says new International Science Council chief.

Failure to recognise global South researchers has long been a problem, but some journals are now taking action.

Failure to recognise global South researchers has long been a problem, but some journals are now taking action.

Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Quebec, explains why he has launched a francophone Scientific Advisory Network.

Jemimah Kariuki’s motto ‘I want to help’ led to the creation of a free taxi and support service for pregnant women in Kenya.

How a simple tweet launched a thousand taxis to help pregnant women in Nairobi get help during COVID-19 curfews.

Changes in land cover, land management, and pesticides, are the main drivers of global pollinator loss, say researchers.

More than 80 per cent of people with hypertension live in low-and middle-income countries, research shows.

Pulitzer-winning journalist Deborah Blum will share ’12 lessons of the pandemic’ at the Science Journalism Forum.

Plastic debris is causing an increase in fungal infections, say scientists, adding to the strain on Africa’s health services.

The Taliban’s hostility to vaccinations may trigger a COVID-19 spike in Afghanistan, say medical experts.