Mobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says report.

Six sessions have been dropped from the World Conference on Science Journalism programme due to a lack of money to help speakers attend.

A rise in antibiotic-resistant infections is a huge problem for developing countries that often lack the money to tackle them, a conference hears.

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

The first new tuberculosis vaccine in almost a century did not increase protection against TB compared with existing vaccine, shows trial.

High infection rates discovered in central Ethiopian dairy farms could be harming production and putting local people at risk, says study.

The government of Zimbabwe has earmarked substantial funding to kick-start a nanotechnology programme focused on TB and HIV/AIDS.

An 'electronic nose' that analyses exhaled air could change testing for TB infection.

A paper device that can detect drug-induced liver damage could change the way doctors treat TB and HIV patients in the developing world.

Despite the increase in Brazilian papers related to tuberculosis, the patent registry reveals low innovation in this area.

Research capacity in infectious and non-infectious diseases, which affect millions of Africans, has been boosted by a multi-million dollar fund.

The global mortality and incidence rates of tuberculosis are dropping, but slow response to drug resistance and funding gaps threaten progress.

South Africa is set to open a 40,000 square feet research facility next month, to help tackle Africa's HIV and tuberculosis epidemics.

Health research and innovation geared towards the needs of developing countries are the focus of AusAID's draft medical strategy.

A new combination drug therapy, successful in phase II trials, could help eradicate TB and bring hope to people living with HIV/TB co-infection.

The WHO takes action on global vaccinations, disease control and child mortality, with the adoption of a ten-year plan.

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

Sub-Saharan African researchers are working together in the search for an effective tuberculosis vaccine.

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