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Health institutions in China and Mexico are among those benefiting from new funding from the US National Institutes of Health.

Researchers in Peru have found that early testing to diagnose multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is best to prevent airborne transmission.

The prevalence of dementia in developing countries has been underestimated, according to new research.

A European society has launched a special task force to help provide low-cost fertility treatment for developing countries.

A new WHO report concludes that effective and affordable methods for tackling sanitation are essential to control water-borne diseases.

Women in developing countries are not regularly screened for cervical cancer, putting them at greater risk from the disease, finds a study.

A study of three African countries has found that community-administered healthcare is an effective strategy to combat many illnesses.

European drug companies are topping their US counterparts in ensuring medicines reach the developing world, according to a new ranking.

Diabetes in developing countries deserves more research and better treatment, says a report.

Clinical examination can provide as reliable a guide to patient progress in HIV treatment as laboratory testing, a study finds.

Heart disease occurs in younger people in India and a severe form of the disease is more common, a new study has found.

Countries should follow Tanzania and invest in health systems, rather than projects, to meet the MDGs, say researchers.

South African research has found that heart disease is placing an increasing burden on black Africans.

An antibiotic used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis may increase resistance to pneumoccocal disease, according to a study.

A study shows that national health weeks are an efficient way of delivering deworming treatment to children in Mexico.

Uganda is close to eradicating Hib meningitis among young children as a result of consistent immunisation programmes.

A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.

A simple, accurate way to chart maternal death has been developed by researchers, who say it could improve policymaking.

The stigma associated with HIV/AIDS is on the wane in Africa, reports a new study, but concerted strategies are still needed to fight it. 

A round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 25 February–12 March 2008.