Research infrastructure isn't just about buildings and equipment.
Objective: Compare patterns of catastrophic health expenditures in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Material and Methods: Prevalence of catastrophic expenses was estimated uniformly at the household level using household surveys.
It is argued that ICT-for-development interventions should be seen as a dynamic and hybrid network of actors, artefacts, communities, and institutions embedded within the context.
Global spending on R&D has reached a new high of $1.7 trillion, with 10 countries accounting for 80 per cent of spending, according to the UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
Development assistance for health has increased every year between 2000 and 2010, particularly for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, to reach US$26·66 billion in 2010.
We tested the ability of retrocyclin 2, a type of h defensin, to protect cells and chicken embryos from infection by H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.
During recent years, we have witnessed revolutionary developments of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on people’s lives.