A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.

Urgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.

China and Africa are working on plans to offer African scientists training, carry out joint research and transfer technology.

Genome sequencing has revealed surprising new malaria parasites in Cambodia that are resistant to artemisinin, the frontline drug treatment.

A global plan to help reach the world's 22 million unvaccinated children may not be doing enough for developing nations, MSF says.

After a lengthy court battle, India has rejected a major cancer drug patent bid — meaning lifesaving drugs will remain cheap and accessible.

An analysis conducted in Latin America says that vaccinating high-risk groups against pneumococcal diseases would be more cost-effective than treating them.

Scientists from leading cancer centres are calling for the exchange of research findings as one recommendation for cutting cancer deaths.

Hopes of eliminating kala azar in South Asia are receding with the main drug used against the parasitic disease losing efficacy.

Global drug markets are awash with low quality medicine, partly because of inadequate testing in poor countries, says a US report.

Male circumcision does not lower the prevalence of HPV, the virus that causes cancer, according to a study in Latin America.

The complex relationship between disability and poverty needs more research, which could lead to more inclusive aid and health policies.

A new diagnostic method can transform the management of a diarrhoea caused by a common bug.

Ecuador has authorised the development of a generic drug against HIV/AIDS, which will cost 75 per cent less than the patented version.

Start-up companies are demonstrating unmanned aerial vehicles that can deliver small payloads such as medical supplies to remote areas.

Inclusive, affordable innovation — as exemplified in India — can help meet development goals, an OECD conference hears.

Strains of rotavirus earlier found only in animals are now infecting human beings.

Giving school teachers access to antiretroviral therapy could improve the quality of education and save money, a study has found.

While life expectancy worldwide has risen since 1990, Sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag far behind in key health areas, says a study.