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 scare abroad over the superbug or NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo beta lactamase) in 2010 was deliberately created to tarnish India’s image as a medical tourism destination, says V.M. Katoch, director-general
Personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed in Naxal-affected areas are facing a threat as grave as bullets — mosquitoes. In the past 10 months — January to October — at least 17 CRPF
Health activists have reacted strongly to the decision of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to cancel new grants to the three pandemics until 2014. The decision was taken at the 25 th Board of the Global Fund as a consequence of donor governments' failure to fulfil their financial pledges to the Global Fund.
India might have to bear the burden of funding expensive treatments like second-line drugs for HIV patients and DOTS, plus for those suffering from multi-drug resistant TB. Global Fund, one of the biggest
Cissampelos pareira L. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms inhibited the propagation of rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei in vivo. In a typical fourday experiment, the BALB/c mice were administered
Over 2800 cases reported till October, officials asked to stay alert The state’s plans of introducing two varieties of fish, gambusia and guppy, to control the spread of mosquito larvae in ponds has
Bhopal : The malaria situation in Madhya Pradesh has reached a critical level with the death toll consistently increasing every day and the opposition parties slamming the ruling BJP government for its
JAIPUR: Malaria cases here have gone down but it is still making life miserable for the people. As per medical and health department figures, from October 16 to October 22 the total number of malaria patients was 4,402. Also, the number of PF malaria, which can cause death if not properly treated, cases was 331. Malaria took 27 lives in the state this season.
With the malaria situation in Madhya Pradesh reaching a critical level as the death toll increasing consistently every day, the BJP government has been slammed by the Opposition parties for its alleged failure to contain the epidemic-like situation and they have demanded removal of State Health Minister Narottam Mishra.
With one more death on Sunday the toll due to malaria in Sidhi has increased to 70 and now neighbouring Mandsaur has also come under its grip. This is serious and unless the State Government takes steps