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Cardiovascular disease threatens to leave behind lower and middle income countries

Headshot of GindoHeadshot of Delvac OceandyHeadshot of Asri Maharani By Gindo Tampubolon, Delvac Oceandy and Asri Maharani Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, primary care services Posted: May 28, 2025

Global development has brought a welcome uplift in the quality of life for billions of people. But this transition has also introduced the new risk of cardiovascular disease through changing diets and lifestyles, placing pressures on sometimes-fragile healthcare systems. Here, in an article from our publication Healthy Hearts, Dr Gindo Tampubolon, Professor Delvac Oceandy, and Dr Asri […]

Tagged With: Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, international development, public health, SEED, SHS, SMS

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Electricity access vs toxic lead pollution: tackling waste from solar power in sub-Saharan Africa

Dr Christopher KinallyDr Alejandro Gallego Schmid By Christopher Kinally and Alejandro Gallego Schmid Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: April 25, 2024

Millions of short-lived solar energy devices are being sold to households across sub-Saharan Africa each year as a strategy to increase access to electricity. However, the current lack of infrastructure to safely manage the resulting toxic waste flow raises significant environmental, human health, and social justice concerns. Here, Dr Christopher Kinally and Dr Alejandro Gallego […]

Tagged With: consumption, energy, environment, inequalities, international development, Tyndall, waste

Global partnerships: How can international research collaborations boost our health and economy?

By Keith Brennan, F. George Njoroge and Rob Bristow Filed Under: Health and Care, Research and development, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: December 6, 2022

The University of Manchester is a founding partner of the Kenya-UK Healthcare Alliance, which aims to share best practice and reciprocal training between the two nations, particularly in the area of cancer care. In this article, from our On Cancer publication, Professor Keith Brennan, Dr F. George Njoroge, and Professor Rob Bristow outline how these […]

Tagged With: #OnCancer, british politics, cancer, care quality, economy, education, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, international development, international relations, International trade, NHS, NHS improvement, public health, Racial Inequalities, SMS

Rapid diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections

By David Denning Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Science and Technology Posted: April 4, 2022

The rapid and accurate diagnosis of fungal infections is crucial to effective treatment and ultimately saves lives. Diagnostics are often not widely available in low income countries leading to inappropriate and delayed treatments. This is the case for a serious fungal infection called chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA), and often for other fungal infections associated with […]

Tagged With: Health & Safety, Health inequalities, inequalities, international development, public health, SBS, science & engineering

Health messaging in the vaccine rollout: the role of the community

By Prasenjit Sarkhel and Upasak Das Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: March 31, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been met with much enthusiasm, with some hailing it as the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But health experts fear such optimism might prompt people to pay less attention to hygienic compliance measures, such as hand washing and wearing masks in public. The emergence of new strains in […]

Tagged With: communities, COVID-19, GDI, Health & Social Care, health and social care, international development, public health, SEED

Tackling irrigation poverty traps in South Asia

By Tim Foster and Roshan Adhikari Filed Under: All posts Posted: March 20, 2020

As we celebrate World Water day, Dr Timothy Foster, Lecturer in Water-Food Security in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, and Dr Roshan Adhikari, Research Associate in the Global Development Institute, take a look at how rainfall variability impacts farmers in South Asia and explore what local and national governments can be doing […]

Tagged With: Clean water, climate change, food & agriculture, GDI, inequalities, international development, irrigation, water

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Guaranteeing minimum income in China

By Jennifer Golan Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion Posted: June 26, 2017

With China accounting for the lion’s share of global poverty reduction witnessed in recent decades, Dr Jennifer Golan looks to one of the largest targeted social assistance schemes in the world, and discusses its effectiveness. China’s minimum living standard guarantee programme provides cash transfers to households with incomes below a threshold Despite being a national […]

Tagged With: China, dibao, dibao programme, international development, minimum income, poverty reduction, universal income

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Why all the doom and gloom when things are getting better?

David Hulme By David Hulme Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: April 20, 2015

David Hulme takes the media to task over the way it covers the developing world. Bangladesh makes the headlines with stories of factory fires, exploited garment workers, political violence, or bombings. Yet, Bangladesh has shown remarkable economic growth and achieved rapid social development – progress that is rarely reported. In many ways, the country is […]

Tagged With: Bangladesh, developing countries, international development, millennium development goals

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Surviving Ebola

Mukesh Kapila By Mukesh Kapila Filed Under: Featured Posted: January 29, 2015

There are positive signs that West Africa is recovering from the Ebola epidemic. But more must be done to create a healthcare system that can withstand the next attack from deadly disease, says Professor Mukesh Kapila. Sierra Leone is at war again, as are Liberia and Guinea. This latest war is against Ebola, a nasty […]

Tagged With: ebola, guinea, international development, liberia, public health england, sierra leone

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Development in 2015

David Hulme By David Hulme Filed Under: Featured Posted: January 5, 2015

As we enter 2015, Professor David Hulme looks ahead to the next twelve months in international development as the Millennium Development Goals come to an end and plans take shape for the next phase. This year, 2015, will be an important year for ideas and policies about international development.  It marks the completion of the […]

Tagged With: Brooks World Poverty Institute, international development, millennium development goals, poverty, sustainable development goals

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