A group of Ugandan students have hooked up a smartphone to a traditional listening horn to monitor babies in the womb.

A global alliance of health business leaders is harnessing its joint strengths to meet the health-related Millennium Development Goals.

Vietnam is seeking help from experts in Australia to reduce its levels of tuberculosis, one of the highest in Asia.

A scheme to improve rural Zambia's communication infrastructure is just one project on the Global Research Alliance's agenda.

An expert panel will examine charges made by an Indian parliamentary committee of irregularities in approvals for new drugs.

A predictive tool could free up resources by reducing the need for specialised monitoring of how well anti-HIV drugs are working.

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

A global report on deaths among preterm babies says simple techniques could save many lives.

A project to combat misconceptions about vaccination in previously Taliban-held regions of Pakistan has received a US$10,000 award.

Countries can't rely on development to reduce population growth and must increase family planning and education access, a report says.

Engaging health authorities more effectively will significantly improve flu surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study suggests.

Malawi's new five-year agenda sets out national priorities for health research to guide policymaking and healthcare service delivery.

The global TB community has laid out key research and development priorities needed to produce safe and effective vaccines.

New estimates of cholera infection rates suggest only around a tenth of all cases are being reported to the World Health Organisation.

By using mobile phones to track newborns and their mothers, Bangladesh is improving immunisation levels.

Partnerships between university medical centres and local NGOs may help deliver medical assistance more efficiently after a catastrophe.

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

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.