Zimbabwe is struggling to deal with an increase in cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Cases of the disease nearly doubled in 2012 compared to 2011. Read more »

A court has dismissed a petition by a drug company that challenged the strict patent requirements that makes it a major supplier of generic medicines globally. Read more »

Somewhere between walking out of her front door in Cape Town, taking a taxi to college and hanging out with friends, Phumeza Tisile caught tuberculosis. As South Africa and other ... Read more »

Mark Dybul, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, says the cornerstone of the fund's new funding model is 'continuous communication'. Read more »

Dozens were left dead after a bus carrying 70 commuters collided with a truck in central Zambia's Chibombo district. Read more »

The first tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to be tested for efficacy in infants in more than 40 years has proved ineffective as a TB booster shot. Read more »

Uganda's health sector faced several challenges in 2012. Read more »

Uganda has been plagued by corruption scandals which have left billions of public funds allegedly misappropriated or lost. The latest scandal is the disappearance of millions of ... Read more »

Scientists discovered that the immune systems of two women living with HIV were able to produce antibodies capable of neutralising and killing 88 percent of the virus. Read more »

In the face of the growing threat of tuberculosis that is resistant to standard medication, researchers are calling for a greater focus on the search for a vaccine to prevent TB, ... Read more »