Harnessing science for global health

Anthony Costello

The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9726, Pages 1599 - 1600, 8 May 2010

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60688-5

URL: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60688-5/fulltext

“….Global health is a rapidly growing academic subject in the USA and Europe. In Science and Innovation for Development, Gordon Conway and Jeff Waage mount a powerful case for the importance and value of investment in natural science research if we are to address formidable global health and development challenges this century….”

Science and Innovation for Development

Professor Sir Gordon Conway and Professor Jeff Waage, with Sara Delaney.
Published by UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) 2010.
ISBN: 978 1 84129 0829

Scientific education, knowledge and research are crucial to solving development challenges.

Science as a tool for providing evidence and discovering solutions has been neglected recently by many key decision makers
Download the entire book (PDF 29.1MB) or by individual chapters below.

INTRODUCTION

· Contents, foreword by Professor Calestous Juma, preface, about the authors (PDF 418KB)

Part 1: MOBILISING SCIENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT

· Chapter 1 - The Nature of Science and Innovation (PDF 1.15MB)

· Chapter 2 - Appropriate Innovation (PDF 1.72MB)

· Chapter 3 - Building Partnerships for Innovation (PDF 2.31MB)

PART 2: SCIENCE AND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

· Chapter 4 - Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (PDF 4.71MB)

· Chapter 5 - Combating Hunger (PDF 2.38MB)

· Chapter 6 - Improving Health (PDF 3.84MB)

· Chapter 7 - Achieving Environmental Sustainability (PDF 2.71MB)

PART 3: THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

· Chapter 8 - The Science of Climate Change (PDF 4.86MB)

· Chapter 9 - Adapting to Climate Change (PDF 5.16MB)

PART 4

· Conclusion (PDF 324KB)

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