
Aisling Irwin
Total 2 Posts
Health mobile apps are coming of age
For a few months in 2016 community health workers working with children in northern Malawi had a helping hand. A smartphone app led them through a standard protocol of examinations helping to boost both the accuracy of diagnoses, as well as their confidence. They told researchers they liked the app
Scientists need to do more to disseminate successful forestry practices and technologies
Forest experts need to interact more with farming and mining businesses, agriculture and finance ministries in order to accelerate the use of scientific tools to restore global forests. Itβs one of a series of recommendations published this month (16 March) on how to achieve SDG 15 to manage forests