NEW DELHI Diseases like tuberculosis, malaria and kala azar, which are often considered as diseases of developing countries, will finally get some more contribution and attention from scientists and pharmaceutical companies. Taking a lead to provide a collaborative effort from scientists, doctors, technocrats, students and people with expertise, Union science and technology ministry has launched a Web portal on Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) programme. This portal will provide a common platform to those willing to contribute in the field of drugs for tropical diseases. To begin with, OSDD has taken up research on discovering new drugs for treatment of tuberculosis. Union science and technology minister Kapil Sibal said OSDD is a concept to