Study in Bangladesh shows zinc is an essential element in male fertility
Trace levels of zinc present in semen is a vital determinant of male fertility, a recent study in Bangladesh capital...
Study finds poor knowledge of autism among doctors in Sri Lanka
Autism is a neurological and developmental diagnosis seen from early childhood marked by difficulty in communicating, forming relationships and using...
Supporting parliaments in a post-truth world
Recently, INASP held a webinar to explore how peer learning can support evidence use in parliament. This webinar was hosted in collaboration with African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) and AGORA as part of the extension of our parliamentary peer learning project supported by a SPARKS grant from the Effective Institutions Platform. Our partner parliaments in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana shared their experience of how staff and Members of Parliament (MPs) can work together to drive an evidence-informed approach within parliament. Here, we discuss how peer learning can strengthen evidence use in parliaments, sharing some of the insights gained during the webinar discussions.
Capacity development of research communication in the Global South works
Independent study shows effectiveness of AuthorAID interventions in supporting researchers to communicate their work Researchers in developing countries can improve...
Nepal on target to meet aim of doubling tiger population by 2022
The wild tiger population in the world has declined by more than 98% in the past 200 years; the present...
Single dose of vaccine is not enough for measles eradication in Bangladesh
Research in Bangladesh has found that a quarter of children need more than single doses of the measles vaccine to...