medicine

TWAS has entered into agreement with the Eastern Mediterranean Health Genomics and Biotechnology Network (EMGEN) under the TWAS-UNESCO Associateship scheme.

TWAS and the French Foundation for Rare Diseases (Fondation maladies rares) are opening a joint programme to support Mediterranean collaborative initiatives on rare disease research.

The InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) is seeking candidates to participate in the 2013 regional edition of the Young Physician Leaders Programme that is to be held on 8 April 2013

The Interacademy Medical Panel (IAMP) is seeking candidates to participate in the 2013 Young Physician Leaders Programme in Berlin during the World Health Summit in October.

IAMP, the InterAcademy Medical Panel, will present a new statement on Thursday, 4 July in Trieste, Italy

Efforts to improve public health in Pakistan have received a boost through an innovative programme that delivers basic medical care through the internet.

"Targeting TB in South Africa", an article in the most recent issue of the TWAS Newsletter, takes a look at the tuberculosis research being conducted by TWAS Associate Fellow Valerie Mizrahi

Malaria, which is caused by the parasite Plasmodium, affects millions of people worldwide. It kills one child every 30 seconds.

Felix Korbla Akorli from Ghana, now lecturer in telecommunications in Rwanda, was among the first awardees of a South-South fellowship

Five medical and life science researchers have won the 2013 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for work that could contribute to life-saving knowledge