World malaria report 2023
<p>India topped countries in the South-East Asia region for the most number of malaria cases and deaths in 2022, according to this report published by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
<p>India topped countries in the South-East Asia region for the most number of malaria cases and deaths in 2022, according to this report published by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
The US has selected Bangladesh as one of the eight 'Global Health Initiative (GHI) Plus' countries. As part of this global initiative, the US is investing $63 billion over six years to help partner countries improve health outcomes through strengthened health systems -- with a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns and children by providing quality health services and comba
Rashmi Menon, Bangalore, June 18, DHNS: The arrival of monsoon seems to have brought in an unknown viral fever in the City. Apart from the usual suspects - dengue, malaria and chikungunya - hospitals are noticing people coming with viral syndrome. The doctors, however, are unable to identify the virus causing it.
To prevent malaria from spreading in the city, an awareness camp was organised in the Mauli Jagran colony on Wednesday. District Family Officer Dr Rajiv Vadhera, while inaugurating the camp, said there was an urgent need to involve people in the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.
N. Gopal Raj After heading for eradication in the 1950s and 1960s, malaria has had a resurgence in India. Now a study that has just been published suggests that the most dangerous form of the disease could be at levels much higher than previously estimated.
The epidemiology of malaria makes surveillance-based methods of estimating its disease burden problematic. Cartographic approaches have provided alternative malaria burden estimates, but there remains widespread misunderstanding about their derivation and fidelity.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A total of 9,783 fever cases were reported in the state on Monday out of which 11 cases of dengue fever and two cases of malaria have been detected.
As many as 565 cases of suspected malaria were reported from Picchaguntlahalli, Minajenahalli and Yalagondlahalli in the taluk between May 19 and June 13. Of them, 58 cases were found to be positive. According to Health Officer Dr Shridhar, the patients are being treated and a team of doctors have camped at the villages and measures are taken to check further spread of the epidemic.
Following incidents of stomach pain, vomiting and fatigue among students after consuming tablets to prevent malaria, residents in the rural areas around KGF are apprehensive about consuming the pills.
Rajahmundry, June 14: Health authorities are initiating measures to contain the outbreak of seasonal fevers like malaria, dengue, cholera, typhoid, gastro and others in both East and West Godavari districts as several parts in both the districts are witnessing rainfall for past few days.
June 13: Dispelling fears on the presence of malaria and cerebral malaria in the Agency division of the district, the district medical and health officer, Dr U. Swarajyalakshmi, said,