1000 activists march to demand urgent reform of outdated patent laws in South Africa; The Fix the Patent Laws launches a new medicines report showing how patents stop people from accessing nine important medicines in the country.

TB advocates ask that, at a minimum, every second Union World Conference be held in a country with a high burden of TB and/or lung disease.

The High-Level Meeting would bring together Heads of States, political leaders, U.N. agencies, and people affected by TB to push for a renewed and well-funded global response at the highest political levels in order to end TB.

World leaders signal an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines.

United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines calls for new deal to close the health innovation and access gap.

New MSF report exposes pharma industry failings and highlights new ways of researching and developing medicines that address public health needs.

The new profiles seek to guide the drug/regimen development process, enabling important drug and regimen features to respond to the needs of end-users, care providers and policymakers.

Globally, more than 140,000 children die each year and one million become sick from tuberculosis.

TB advocates addressed the University of Limpopo and Sefako Makgatho Health Science University demanding the immediate release of funds for the NeXT study.

Robust, rapid DNA-based test can serve as an alternative to sputum smear microscopy.