A new cholera prediction model can warn of outbreaks 11 months in advance and also describe the possible severity.

Pakistan's medical laboratory workers need better biosafety awareness says a new study.

The Argentinean government and a public-private consortium have allocated US$1.2  million for the improvement of early diagnosis of Chagas disease in newborns.

A modelling study of a promising malaria vaccine finds low transmission areas would benefit the most from mass vaccination.

Indian health officials are describing hard to treat cases of TB as 'extra XDR-TB' amid warnings that the disease is not being managed properly.

A retrospective study of tweets on the 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti found them broadly as good as official data at predicting its progress.

A technique that uses mosquito netting in hernia operations has proved successful in a trial in the developing world.

High-tech healthcare from rich countries is distracting Africa from more powerful uses of e-health, a conference in Kenya has heard.

A big cut in donor commitments to the global health fund has forced the agency to cancel new programmes.

Joining forces would save countries money on clinical trials, and speed up drug development for neglected diseases, says a report.

An initiative launched by major patent holders will improve access to neglected disease research, but only 49 countries will freely benefit.

A rising burden of non-communicable diseases in Africa requires more investment in science, a conference has heard.

Pakistan’s struggle to contain its polio cases has been crippled by floods, conflict and poor awareness.

A new website aims to improve medical ethics in developing nations by providing information and a forum for discussion.

Pakistan is tapping Asian expertise in dengue research, but this does not extend to improving surveillance.

Although the number of deaths from non-infectious disease is on the increase, the rate of mortality is going down, say some experts.

Technologies such as mobile phones are generating new business models that are opening up healthcare opportunities for women and children.

India's new vaccination policy has been criticised for relaxing rules on introducing new vaccines.

The delivery of measles vaccine by aerosol, without using needles, could help reach more children and reduce their fears of vaccination.

Better instructions for health workers would greatly improve the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria, a study finds.