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News - 2010
 | Maasai Vets Carry Out Disease Surveillance of 86,000 Animals With Google Mobile PhonesThursday 5th August 2010Maasai vets in East Africa are using mobile phones to monitor diseases including anthrax and rabies as part of a partnership involving London-based academics. The Google mobile phones are helping ... Read more |
 | LIDC Podcast: A New Approach to Education in IndiaMonday 2nd August 2010The switch from rote learning to activity-based education in Tamil Nadu, India, has been rapid and successful. M.P. Vijayakumar - a pioneer of the child-centric scheme - tells Development ... Read more |
 | Pioneer in Open and Distance Learning Becomes LIDC’s First Visiting FellowFriday 23rd July 2010A leading academic with nearly 50 years of experience working to improve access to education has joined LIDC as its first Visiting Fellow. Dr Hilary Perraton brings his expertise promoting ... Read more |
 | Breaking the ‘Silence’ on Global Population IssuesMonday 19th July 2010Repeated pleas for more family planning services and an enlightened approach to population issues were made at an event to mark World Population Day. Distinguished academics spoke about the failure ... Read more |
 | LIDC Podcast: The Global Campaign to Promote Handwashing with SoapWednesday 30th June 2010One of the founders of Global Handwashing Day explains how the simple act of handwashing with soap could save one million lives a year. In the latest episode of ... Read more |
 | Interactions Between Agriculture and Health Explored at Major ConferenceThursday 24th June 2010Fundamental reassessments of farming practices, diets and global trade were advocated at the first conference organised by a novel £3.5 million interdisciplinary initiative. Speakers highlighted the neglected links between agriculture ... Read more |
 | Experts Discuss Agriculture in Africa: Is There a Path Out of Poverty?Wednesday 23rd June 2010Agriculture as ‘a key pathway out of poverty’ in Africa was the subject of a two-day workshop that illustrated the current status of farming in Africa’s tropical regions. The ... Read more |
 | The Challenges and Extent of Migrants' Poor HealthWednesday 2nd June 2010Migration is often accompanied by a deterioration in health, and migrants face many difficulties in accessing healthcare, including HIV treatment, when they move abroad. These were some of the messages ... Read more |
 | LIDC Podcast: Worrying Findings From Unique Education SurveyTuesday 1st June 2010The poor quality of teaching and low pupil attendance in India’s two poorest states are highlighted in the latest episode of LIDC’s podcast Development Matters. Figures discussed reveal ... Read more |
 | LIDC Podcast: Improving Animal Health in East AfricaMonday 10th May 2010Four vets describe the challenges affecting livestock in East Africa, including anthrax and climate change, in the latest episode of Development Matters. Dr Ezra Saitoti and Dr Paul Chacha, both ... Read more |
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