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Priya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.

Polio is still with us, and scientists are having to rethink vaccination strategies for developing countries in the hope of eradication.

Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.

Abdallah S. Daar speaks to SciDev.Net about the Grand Challenges in Chronic Non-communicable Diseases initiative.

Many factors are increasing antibiotic resistance, and authorities, doctors and patients all have a role in fighting it, writes Jia Hepeng.

T. V. Padma takes a look at methods that are helping the developing world's blind people see again, and helping them live more easily.

Bovine tuberculosis is no less dangerous to humans than common TB, but relatively little is known about it, reports Natasha Bolognesi.

Priya Shetty looks at the prevalence and distribution of tuberculosis in the developing world, outlining the truths — and myths — about this disease.

The Republic of Congo is working to rid traditional medicine of 'quacks', and access its valuable, affordable treatments.

Jill McGivering and Ed Cropley report on how fake drugs and poor education increase resistance to antimalarials in South-East Asia.

Nigerian scientists are hoping that the new president's science background will prioritise science for development. Semiu Babalola reports.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation could achieve more by extending its funding to include health delivery systems and policy, reports Hannah Brown.

The division between global programmes to fight TB and HIV is undermining the fight against the two diseases — but there are signs of change, reports Apoorva Mandavilli.

New climate change models predict a heavy impact from global warming on Brazil's biodiversity, agriculture and health, reports Helen Mendes.