It's war on tropical diseases

But experts warn that drugs alone will not win it, after the pharmaceutical giants agree to work together on an ambitious project.

Breast is best – for slim adults

Exclusively breastfed babies are less likely to become obese adults, research has shown.

Experts to assess 'untreatable' TB cases in India

The Indian government has dispatched a team of medical experts to Mumbai to assess reports of a handful of cases of "untreatable" tuberculosis.

Manage stress to prevent burnout

Balancing your needs and available resources will help you to cope with life’s demands and stress.

India to celebrate milestone in polio fight

If no cases of polio are discovered, India will no longer be considered to be polio endemic as it celebrates a year since its last reported case.

Funding shortages dampen fight against Aids

UN health agencies say extraordinary progress has been made in the fight against Aids but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk.

Aids-related infection the primary killer

South Africa has an estimated 5.7-million people living with HIV and Aids, more than any other country on Earth.

Climate could move sleeping sickness to Southern Africa

Global warming has spread the tsetse fly, which carries sleeping sickness, down to Southern Africa, threatening tens of millions more people.

In Africa prevention is far cheaper than cure

New reports have revealed the cost of non-communicable diseases in Africa, estimating that they cause economic losses of nearly $500-billion a year.

Angola accused of border terror

Angolan security forces are waging a campaign of terror -- including sexual abuse -- on Congolese migrants who cross the border illegally.

TB runs rampant: A one-sided war

Efforts to revamp the international response to the treatment of drug-resistant TB are not proving sufficient.

Brics nations pledge better access to quality medicine

SA has joined other Brics nations in a pledge to bring down the cost of high-quality medicine -- and make it more accessible to the poor.

Made in China, protected in Africa

China's success in becoming an accredited vaccine-maker will benefit the developing world.

Getting to the source of the problem

Kenyans are benefiting from a programme aimed at reducing diarrhoeal disease.

HIV response: Simpler is better

About 1.4-million South Africans with HIV/Aids are receiving ARVs -- a figure closer to the target set by the present national strategic plan.

A life gone up in smoke

Tobacco is the only legally available product that kills people when it is used entirely as intended.

Forced HIV testing up for debate

If people knew their status, new infections would decrease. The question is how to achieve this.

Gates urges African leaders to prioritise vaccines

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has called on African countries to work harder to get life-saving vaccines to children.

Ebola virus case reported near Uganda's capital

Initial test results indicate that a 12-year-old girl died of the deadly Ebola virus in a town about 35km north of Kampala.

Iraq, South Africa buck rising life expectancy trend

Average life expectancies are increasing steadily in most of the world, but men in Iraq and women in South Africa are bucking that trend.

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