Treat the mother - save the baby

LONDON, 16 May 2012 (IRIN Global) - The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high. Now a new report suggests that paying more attention to their mothers’ health, and focusing on certain damaging but treatable diseases, could be one key to tackling neonatal mortality. full report

HEALTH: Child survival up, but not enough

 NAIROBI, 11 May 2012 (IRIN Global) - Global mortality among children younger than five years declined by 26 percent between 2000 and 2010 - meaning that the lives of some two million children were saved - but this is still not enough for many countries to meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing deaths in this age group by two-thirds by 2015, according to recent US research. full report

AID POLICY: Beyond the MDGs - planning for after 2015

 LONDON, 9 May 2012 (IRIN Global) - Twelve years gone, and three years still to go: as the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDG) target date of 2015 gets closer, the debate is intensifying about what went right and what went wrong, and – perhaps more importantly – what kind of goals should be set for the future. full report

HEALTH: Leishmaniasis vaccine trial underway*

 BANGKOK, 9 May 2012 (IRIN Global) - A vaccine against one of the most neglected yet fatal tropical diseases is being tested for the first time in a clinical trial in India and the US. After malaria, leishmaniasis is the second largest parasitic killer, and the visceral form is the most deadly. full report

AID POLICY: The myth and mystique of humanitarian space

 LONDON, 2 May 2012 (IRIN Global) - The phenomenon of ‘shrinking humanitarian space’ is earnestly debated by aid workers. The often-heard complaint is that neutrality and independence is increasingly compromised by donors, peacekeepers and warring parties seeking to co-opt them, and they blame the growing toll of attacks on agency staff on the perception that they are no longer impartial. full report

GLOBAL: Interview with Nobel prize winner Elinor Ostrom on climate change

 JOHANNESBURG, 25 April 2012 (IRIN Global) - The governance of natural resources like land, the oceans, rivers and the atmosphere, can affect the impact of some of the world’s biggest crises caused by natural events like droughts and floods. How best to manage those resources has been at the heart of the work by Nobel Prize winner (economics) Elinor Ostrom. full report

Analysis: Why rice intensification matters in Asia

 BANGKOK, 24 April 2012 (IRIN Global) - The system of rice intensification (SRI) is gaining ground across Asia as more and more governments come to rely on it for food security. full report

HEALTH: Beating measles - one more push?

 LONDON, 24 April 2012 (IRIN Global) - Vaccines against measles have been around for decades and are highly effective, yet the campaign against the disease in recent years has had a bumpy ride. full report

CLIMATE CHANGE: Eye on the oceans

 JOHANNESBURG, 5 April 2012 (IRIN Global) - The tide seems to be finally turning for the oceans. After years of neglect, there is a growing focus on the health of the oceans, which helps sustain life on earth, particularly in light of the impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and higher temperatures. full report

AID POLICY: Humanitarianism in a changing world*

 DUBAI, 4 April 2012 (IRIN Global) - There is “worrying evidence” that the scale and scope of disasters will increase significantly in coming years and “the international community is not prepared,” says Ross Mountain, director-general of Development Assistance Research Associates (DARA), a Madrid-based think-tank which advocates better humanitarian policies. full report

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