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A systematic review of the impacts of clean and improved cooking interventions on adoption outcomes and health impacts : an investigation of programme impacts on adoption of cleaner cooking practices, carbon monoxide, pneumonia, COPD, and blood pressure
Get PDFIn the context of SDG 7 on achieving universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services, the objective of this systematic review is to assess whether clean cooking interventions to date have been successful in (a) increasing users' adoption of clean cooking fuels and technologies (CFTs) and (b) improving a subset of long-term health impacts based on the use of CFTs. This review additionally examines the comparative effectiveness of various interventions and aims to identify specific challenges in the causal pathway
South and South-West Asia Development Monitor No. 29
No full textThe SSWA Development Monitor is an electronic newsletter, launched in early 2012 by the ESCAP South and South-West Asia office and which provides an overview of the work and activities undertaken by ESCAP-SSWA, as well as conferences and knowledge products of relevance to the subregion. The newsletter also provides a compilation of news and articles on themes covered by the ESCAP-SSWA work programme.
This particular issue of the Monitor focuses on the seventy-first session of the ESCAP Commission that was held from 25 to 29 May 2015 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, highlighting developments of particular interest for the South and South-West Asian subregion
Sixteenth Asia-Pacific business forum virtual meeting, 30 October 2020 : report
Get PDFThe theme of APBF 2020 was “The Future of Value Chains and Implications for Small- and Medium Sized Enterprises”. Under this theme, participants discussed the challenges and opportunities for value chains and SMEs, including issues related to sustainability, connectivity, competitiveness and women-led SMEs
VATIS update : biotechnology. Vol. 1, No. 79, May-Jun 2006
Get PDFVATIS Update Biotechnology is published 4 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Biotechnology. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries.Highlights •
A milestone in the plant genetic resources treaty •
Biotech industry close to net profit •
Study of the largest and last human chromosome published •
Novel candidate HIV vaccine vector •
Scientists unlock more secrets of HIV and SARS •
Ancient genes dictate flowering •Contents
Vol. 1 No. 79 May - Jun 2006
IN THE NEWS 4
Landmark decision reached on trade in GM products ✓ A milestone in the plant genetic resources treaty ✓ International study investigates early biology of HIV infection ✓ Asian nations team up for bird flu research
✓ Bhutan drafting national biosafety framework ✓ Technology boost for millions of Chinese farmers ✓ Bollgard cotton hybrids receive approval
in India ✓ Singapore unveils guidelines for GMO research
MARKET NEWS 6
Biotech industry close to net profit ✓ Oxford Genome Sciences and Medarex agree to collaborate ✓ ABLE and BIOTECanada ink cooperation pact ✓ Delta and Pine Land to acquire Syngenta’s cotton seed assets
✓ PRA International acquires Synergy Systems ✓ Rasi Seeds ties up with University of Ottowa ✓ Novartis gets US$220 million for influenza vaccine development
GENOMICS 9
Scientists discover new gene responsible for spread of cancer ✓ Study
of the largest and last human chromosome published ✓ Genome of influenza H5N1 viral isolates characterized ✓ A computer program for identifying disease genes ✓ Genetic markers associated with early-onset heart attacks
PROTEOMICS 14
Researchers find protein that silences genes ✓ Newly discovered protein could help prevent heart disease ✓ Mechanism for essential genome wide gene silencing identified ✓ Scientists unlock more secrets of HIV and SARS ✓ Entire active protein inventory in cells mapped
AGRI BIOTECH 16
Single gene is both friend and foe to rice ✓ Plant protection from cold decoded ✓ Study says GM cotton cuts pesticide application ✓ Ancient genes dictate flowering ✓ Kenya advances on GM cotton
RECENT PUBLICATIONS 18 TECH EVENTS 1
SDG 3 : Good health and well-being
No full textRemarkable gains have been made in many health outcomes in the Asia and Pacific region in recent years, particularly in the area of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and for few communicable diseases. There has been a significant reduction in maternal, neonatal and child mortality, and many countries are on-track to achieve the related SDG targets. However, marked inequities within countries in access to essential health services and availability of affordable and high-quality healthcare threaten to hinder comprehensive progress for all population groups, including poorer, rural and less educated communities.
Although communicable disease still persists in the region, there is a declining trend in HIV, TB and Malaria incidence. Of concern, however, are increasing trends of new HIV infections in some countries of the region, particularly in key population groups, in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, Pakistan and Philippines. For non-communicable diseases (NCDs), premature deaths are declining, but progress is lagging and other NCDs risk factors such as blood pressure and obesity are rapidly increasing across the region. On core capacity for the International Health Regulation, in 2019, all countries reported using the new State Parties Annual Self-Assessment Reporting (SPAR) tool. There was an increase in the preparedness index score for most countries, however, emergency preparedness and response, including health systems, are currently being challenged in an unprecedented manner by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
All the countries in the Asia and Pacific region have increased access to essential health service coverages since 2010. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many of these services such as antenatal care, childbirth delivery care, postnatal care, vaccinations, TB, malaria and HIV treatments, and overwhelmed the health system impacting countries’ acceleration towards universal health coverage (UHC). In today’s scenario, it is more important than ever to enhance public funding for health with strategic and targeted investments to increase and sustain the health sustainable development goals (SDGs) gains made and address the unmet needs. Well-functioning delivery of quality health care and essential services cannot be compromised even in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, if most of today’s health needs are to be safely met.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted the strong links between human health and environmental health. All scientific evidence available indicates that COVID-19 is most likely a zoonosis, i.e. transmitted from animals to humans. Zoonoses are being largely driven by environmental degradations and an increased interface between wild and farmed animals and humans. As such, mitigating the risk for zoonoses also involves making progress on the environmental front.</p
Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 23, No. 1, Jan - Feb 2006
No full textTechnology innovations and new ventures : The role of ecosystems in coping with challenges / Somnath Chatterjee
SME alliances with multinationals : The Keosan case: creating value through knowledge networks / Ingyu Oh
Innovating to compete : How Hong Kong is systematically helping industries add value / Helen Chung
Innovation to cope with globalization : A case study of a Japanese SME / M. H. Bala Subrahmanya
Energy conservation in hostels : A case study of innovations and practices / Leong Choon Chian
