Bad blood

Change is needed

Progress against a neglected tropical disease in east Africa is under threat

Kalaazar is neglected because it is a disease of poverty

World TB Day: More men than women reported infection among India’s elderly

The prevalence percentage among men is almost double that among women.

Killer on the prowl

Plaguing the question

Bacterial transfers

Curse of infections

Troubled future

Mother Teresa, the saint who fought against stigma of leprosy

She established a number of mobile leper clinics as early as September 1957

Fun time for fungi

Fungal infections stalk the corridors hospitals in the Capital

Rats on the rampage

The toxins of war

Are chemicals used during the Gulf War causing sperm mutations among the war's soldiers?

Steer clear!

The mouth trap

Latest studies on rhesus monkeys point to the risk of contracting the AIDS virus via the mouth

On a come-back trail

Death-watch

Cause of death: poverty

Malawi first country in southern Africa to eliminate trachoma: WHO

The Global Trachoma Mapping Project in the country helped in targeted action

Metal shield

A clean kill

It seems that cleanliness has been overrated

Tourism biggest casualty

Database of potential bioweapons

Peeling touch

Government policy stops prevention of lifestyle diseases

Sterilized but infectious

Drug-resistant bacteria spreads between hospitals