Science, medicine and research in the developing world: a perspective ―Frances Gotch & Jill Gilmour―
As part of the Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development, Frances Gotch and Jill Gilmour describe the development of laboratory capacity to support HIV vaccine trials as a model for technology transfer in the developing world.
Nanotechnology and the challenge of clean water ―Thembela Hillie & Mbhuti Hlophe―
Access to 'potable' water would transform the lives of many people in the developing world. Nanotechnology is already being used to remove contaminants from drinking water and increase the availability of fresh water, but there is still a long way to go.
1日1ドル以下でGlobal Povertyに対抗する最も効果的な手段を50字で答えよ (Which single intervention would do the most to improve the lives of those living on less than $1 a day?)
という質問に対しての、コロンビア大学の経済学者で”The End of Poverty”の著者Jeffrey Sachsやハーバードの医師でハイチでHIV患者の治療に当たったPaul Farmerなど30人の答えを「Thirty Ways to Improve the Health of the World's Poorest People」として掲載しています。
7)2つ以上質問をしない:「2つ質問があります。第一の質問はXXX、第二の質問はYYYY」と言う人がかなりいます。第二の質問を言い終わるころには、演者も聴衆も第一の質問が何だったか忘れてしまい「ところで第一の質問は何でしたか」と逆に聞き直している光景をよく見かけます。何事も基本は One at a time