Since their approval, health experts and campaigners, including The Lancet, have called for the vaccines against the human papillomaviruses (HPV) that cause cervical cancer to become available at a much cheaper price,” a Lancet editorial states.

This week The Lancet published a special theme issue “ahead of the 2013 Women Deliver conference, to be held May 28-30 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,” a Lancet press release reports

A senior Kenyan government official has dismissed last year's ban on the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country — calling it ill-advised and lacking the backing of law.

India says it has developed a low cost vaccine to prevent diarrhea - a disease that claims the lives of tens of thousands of infants and young children in developing countries. It is expected to be on the market by next year, and is being hailed as a significant breakthrough.

Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet trade between pastoral communities in Africa - much of it informal and illegal - generated an estimated US$1 billion each year, according to a new book [ http://www.future-agricultures.org/pastoralism/7666-book-pastoralism-and-development-in-africa ] published by the Futures Agriculture Consortium.