Qatar Science and Technology Park has developed the country's first health care technology to be exported to Europe.

Researchers say they have identified whooping cough in previously vaccinated children, a finding rejected by health officials.

Participants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.

Rural communities aren't taking up cleaner, more efficient cookstoves as quickly as anticipated, a study in Pakistan has found.

The Wellcome Trust has provided US$2.7 million to fund clinical trials in Bolivia of a new drug to treat Chagas disease.

LED lights, which are more effective than conventional treatments for jaundice in infants, will soon be rolled out in the developing world.

Novel materials that fit inside a vaccine-carrying box could help prevent vaccines spoiling before use.

Scientists have built a database for schistosomiasis in Africa, which they are putting forward as a model for a global neglected disease tool.

An award-winning, rapid test for hepatitis C that uses gold nanoparticles could be especially useful in the Middle East and North Africa.

A new formulation of benznidazol, at a dose suitable for children, will be produced and distributed at cost for Latin American countries.

Egyptian scientists are developing a diabetes treatment from bitter gourd, but the jury is out on whether it could replace insulin.

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

There are research gaps in assessing whether clean cookstoves have the desired health effects, say researchers.

Natural sediment that mops up arsenic may keep deep groundwater cleaner than was thought, a study finds.

The discovery of six new genes for a common form of diabetes among South Asians could offer clues for better treatment.

A collaboration with China has produced Pakistan's first genome map.

Most neglected diseases are in retreat in Brazil and remaining challenges include reducing caesarean sections and non-infectious diseases.

African nations have signed the Brazzaville Declaration, urging the use of IT to tackle non-communicable diseases.

A new centre will train African researchers to develop drugs for diseases neglected by large pharmaceutical companies.

Argentina and Brazil will collaborate on studies of adult and embryonic stem cells as part of a bilateral programme on cell therapy.