At a high-level conference co-organized by the InterAcademy Medical Panel, global health leaders focused on how poverty and other disadvantages can have lifelong health consequences.
Colombia’s International Centre of Physics, which began as a training centre for young physicists, is now pursuing a broad research agenda with economic growth in mind.
Efforts to improve public health in Pakistan have received a boost through an innovative programme that delivers basic medical care through the internet.
Lidia Brito from Mozambique, the new head of UNESCO's science policy division, outlines her plans for helping to strengthen the role of science in both development and diplomacy
The role of science academies in advancing science, technology and innovation in the Balkans will be a key topic of discussion at an international workshop taking place in Trieste, Italy