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Grand Challenges: India's research solutions to real-world problems
Some of the most pressing challenges raised by India’s large population are in the public healthcare, energy and sanitation sectors. Health concerns such as tuberculosis, maternal and infant mortality, vector- and water borne-diseases, malnutrition, hygiene and sanitation remain major problems. This special issue takes a closer look at some of these hazards, and research solutions available to mitigate them, across the developing world. Download collection here (pdf).
As threats to populations transcend national boundaries, it is crucial that responses to mental-health problems do too, say Pamela Y. Collins and Shekhar Saxena.
For most of the world’s adolescents, poverty and social marginalization influence health much more than risk-taking does, argue Robert Blum and Jo Boyden.
Energy planning models enable assessments of how energy systems may evolve in the future under different scenarios. Historically, they originate from developed nations. This Review analyses 34 models and explores the gaps that need to be addressed for their application in developing contexts.