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Artemisia annua by Flickr/scamperdale

Malaria drug boost

Copious amounts of artemisinin have been made from a lowly by-product of its extraction process
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Eradication success

Elements of India's successful polio strategy could work for other countries and diseases, writes Priya Shetty
Child under bednet by Flickr/ Gates Foundation

Health without wealth

Better health will come from boosting demand for ever-cheaper interventions, not economic growth, argues Charles Kenny
Mother and child under malaria bednet, Ghana by Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection

Malaria control by eradication

Ridding the world of a disease is an ambitious goal but can have spin-off benefits
Child receiving oral polio vaccine in Kano, Nigeria by Flickr/Gates Foundation

Seeing off polio

Countries must address the political and social issues that stand in the way of the final push to eradicate polio
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Patent power

Free access to research patents could yield new drugs for neglected tropical diseases
Vaccination campaign in Africa by Flickr/US Army Africa

Team up for trials

How to unblock the drug pipeline