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). Each year, WHO’s World malaria report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across …
AURANGABAD: After taking charge as the Aurangabad division assistant director of health services, Sanjay Deshpande called on health officials to stress the need for a high level of preparation to tackle the outbreak of vector-borne diseases, which occurs in the monsoon. He warned that the weather is conducive to malaria, …
Mosquitoes that only gives birth to male off springs are the new weapon in the global fight against malaria. British scientists announced on Tuesday that in what will be a massive boost against the world's deadliest vector borne disease, they have successfully wiped out malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the lab. Scientists …
It has been theorized that inducing extreme reproductive sex ratios could be a method to suppress or eliminate pest populations. Limited knowledge about the genetic makeup and mode of action of naturally occurring sex distorters and the prevalence of co-evolving suppressors has hampered their use for control. Here we generate …
The present analysis included 381 women enrolled in the Study of Women and Babies (SOWB) during 2010–2011, from eight South African villages in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) occurred in half of the villages. Questionnaires regarding various demographic and medical factors were administered and blood samples …
Studies on urban metabolism have provided important insights in the material and socio political issues associated with the flow. However, there is dearth of studies that reveal how infrastructure as a hybrid of social and material construct facilitates disease emergence. The paper brings together urban metabolism, political ecology and anthropological …
UDUPI: Buoyant by the success of the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) initiative in creating awareness on the importance of voting among public, the district administration is planning such programme to curb vector-borne diseases too. Rain water often gets stagnated in various areas during rainy season making it …
Docs Report Sharp Hike In Food & Water-Borne Diseases Health experts have sounded an alarm at the increase in cases of food and water-borne diseases due to consumption of locally available drinks, like fruit juices and nimbu paani, whose sales have shot up with the soaring temperature. Doctors say this …
Doctors said the virus manifests itself much stronger in adults, with longer episodes of the disease, than in children. Cases of chicken pox are on the rise in the capital, with nearly 300 cases already reported. The MCD’s Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Disease (MVID) hospital has confirmed the death of one …
Pollution in the once clean and green Doon has become a cause for concern when it comes to public health. According to the Chief Medical Officer Dr Gurpal Singh, accumulation of garbage, improper sewage system, use of pesticides and other chemicals to increase agricultural yield affects humans adversely. Accumulation of …
The prevalence of malaria in the district is now on the decline due to preventive measures taken by government and non-government organizations, reports BSS. The rate of deaths from the disease, whose dreadfulness has taken a place in Bangla literature and still creates panic in the society, also declined in …
After Jaundice, its now Malaria which has started spreading its tentacles across the State as a few cases have been detected in Basna area of Mahasamund district besides some other districts. Alarmed by this, the Health Department has sought report from the districts and issued instructions for preventive measures to …
Taking a malaria control program from the control phases through to elimination is challenging. The reorientation of the malaria control program involves a shift of focus, from reaching high levels of coverage of interventions to prevent morbidity and mortality, to an emphasis on completeness and timeliness of activities in order …
Fresh data released by the United Nations shows a 45 per cent decrease in maternal deaths since 1990. An estimated 2.89 lakh women died in 2013 from complications in pregnancy and childbirth as against 5.23 lakh maternal deaths in 1990. Another WHO study, also published in “The Lancet Global Health”, …
Mortality rate is declining but not enough to meet Millennium Development Goal. India accounts for the maximum number of maternal deaths in the world — 17 per cent or nearly 50,000 of the 2.89 lakh women who died as a result of complications due to pregnancy or childbearing in 2013. …
Korali block most sensitive; poor hygiene, open drains culprits Lack of cleanliness around the Yamuna seems to be making certain areas in the city and the district malaria sensitive. Korali block, which consists of over five villages, is one of them. Nine out of the total 10 positive cases of …
While an antibiotics policy is on the anvil for the three major municipal hospitals in Mumbai, the majority of private hospitals, nursing homes and standalone consultants here continue to prescribe antibiotics arbitrarily. Studies show the rate of resistance to antibiotics has quadrupled from 5% to 20% in civic hospitals. What …
The influx of visitors from the north-eastern regions and States such as Odisha, where malaria is endemic, is a cause for concern to public health officials. The State has been registering a gradual drop in malarial cases since 2010 but it will be several years before the disease is taken …
Geneva : On the occasion of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a new guide to help countries to move towards malaria eradication. The new guide provides countries with a comprehensive framework to assess different scenarios and timelines for moving towards elimination, depending on programme coverage and …
As the world celebrates Malaria Day Friday, health officials have claimed that sustained efforts have brought down malaria cases in Bardez, but admit that unplanned urbanization has led to a spurt in dengue cases in the taluka. The Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has registered 1,530 cases of Malaria and …
On World Malaria Day (25 April), WHO is launching a manual to help countries to assess the technical, operational and financial feasibility of moving towards malaria elimination. WHO’s new guide, "From malaria control to malaria elimination: a manual for elimination scenario planning", will provide these countries with a comprehensive framework …
