The revised malaria death toll suggests a need for research into uncertainties in controlling neglected tropical diseases, says Mark Booth.

India's carefully targeted strategy against polio holds lessons for other countries, and for other diseases, argues Priya Shetty.

Encouraging demand for new and increasingly cheap interventions available now can boost health in developing countries, says Charles Kenny.

Neither dispassionate information nor scare stories are the answer: we need public engagement on health interventions, argues Priya Shetty.

Much progress has been made in genomics research, says Stephen Baker, but the impact on public health is limited in the developing world.

Healthcare policies and research strategies in developing countries must adapt to the new big killers, says Priya Shetty.

Commercial antibody blood tests for TB have been declared ineffective by the WHO, but it is up to governments to halt their use, writes epidemiologist and TB researcher Madhukar Pai.

Excitement about new drug treatment for HIV prevention does not mean we should lose sight of other methods, cautions Priya Shetty.

Reproductive and sexual health programmes in the developing world are more effective if they engage both sexes, says Priya Shetty.

Three key approaches could reduce the number of cholera cases and prevent diseases of poverty in Haiti, say experts in PLoS NTDS.

Vaccination campaigns to eradicate polio must change how they engage with local communities, say Heidi J. Larson and Isaac Ghinai.

Few causes are more worthy of funding than vaccines, says Priya Shetty, and the developing world relies on GAVI getting the billions it needs.

Health research partnerships do more for development than just tackling illness, argues AIDS vaccine R&D leader Seth Berkley.

Controversy has pressed India into action to tackle antibiotic resistance. Now other countries must do the same, says Priya Shetty.

The Greater Mekong Subregion must build on current initiatives for a lasting response to fake and substandard drugs, says Charles Delacollette.

After recent gains against trypanosomiasis, new diagnostic and treatment tools mean we can make the final push, says Priya Shetty.

The funding stream for partnerships between the pharmaceutical and public sectors cannot be allowed to dry up, says Priya Shetty.

Eliminating drug-resistant malaria in western Cambodia is key to preventing another malaria disaster, says Nicholas J. White.

Priya Shetty discusses why biomedical research is vital in steering progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

Agriculture and health experts must work together to tackle disease, poverty and malnutrition, says development expert Jeff Waage.