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 …
Concerned over the fact that many parts of Europe may get affected by malaria due to climate change, India and the European Union have joined hands in evolving strategies for control of the disease, which is affecting 219 million people in developing countries. "The European Commission as part of the …
GURGAON: The threat of diseases such as dengue and malaria looms large over parts of the city that were flooded in the first spell of monsoon last week. The district malaria control department has already registered six cases of malaria and same number of patients are expected to be admitted …
Improved living conditions could make vector control operations more effective in preventing malaria in children. The Chennai Corporation has recorded 105 cases in the last two weeks until Saturday. Many of the affected children are from densely populated areas, said corporation officials. The findings seem similar to those of a …
The Global Fund (The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria) offered a grant of US $ 1.9 million to the Sri Lankan government for use on TB control activities. Annually around 10,000 new TB cases are detected in Sri Lanka of which 8,000 are cured, Health Minister Maithripala …
‘State has 36,000 HIV+ people in the grey zone who are unaware of the infection’ Of the 6.51 lakh units of blood collected in Karnataka from April 2012 to March 2013, 1,096 were found to be HIV positive and therefore discarded. Shockingly, of these, a mere 236 (21.5 per cent) …
On Thursday, the Gujarat high court (HC) asked the state government and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to file a monthly report showing the number of people affected by malaria and dengue and the number of fatalities. The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala issued instructions …
Barely days into monsoon and the city has already witnessed an alarming jump in malaria cases, laying bare the poor vector control preparation by civic authorities. About 86 malaria cases have been reported from Hyderabad in the last two weeks and 213 cases from across the state during the past …
With nearly 70% of malaria cases being reported from the slums and South Kanpur localities, the medical health and family welfare department has decided to take comprehensive anti-malaria measures to curb outbreak of the disease in these areas in the upcoming rainy season. As part of an anti-malaria campaign, the …
The annoying bites of mosquitoes that we so often tend to ignore have accounted for over nearly 500 deaths in the last four years in Assam. Significantly, it is Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and not malaria that has caused 60 per cent of the total mosquito-bite-related deaths in the State. Dengue, …
State of food security in Pakistan has deteriorated since 2003. The conditions for it are inadequate in 80 out of 131 districts of Pakistan. Ab out 48.6 percent of Pakistanis do not have access to sufficient food for an active and healthy life. This was stated by CEO Society for …
Falciparum malaria increases the risk for bacteraemia, whereas the relationship between vivax malaria and bacteraemia is not clear. Data from a prospective fever surveillance study in Kolkata, India were reanalysed for the potential association between Plasmodium vivax malaria and bacteraemia.
PUNE: The city continues to bear the brunt of mosquito-borne infections with as many as 95 dengue and 44 malaria cases being recorded between January 1 and May 26, this year. "Three cases each of dengue and malaria were recorded last week. Since all private hospitals have been directed to …
PUNE: Citizens may soon have to pay a fine of Rs 1,000 or even face a criminal case if civic officials come across mosquito-breeding sites in or around their property, according to the Pune Municipal Corporation's recently drafted by-laws to control the spread of malaria, dengue, chikungunya and other insect- …
Death of infants in Malkangiri district due to preventable diseases has come under judicial scanner. The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government on a petition seeking an inquiry into deaths of over 7,400 children in Malkangiri district in the last five years. The division …
Toxic waste sites in India with elevated levels of lead and chromium are causing disease, disability and even death, leading to loss of healthy years of life among people, according to a new research. The scale of the problem is comparable to that of other major public health issues such …
The municipal services department on Friday asked constructions companies to stop dumping waste material in Leh Nullah otherwise it will issue violation penalties. Commissioner of Municipal Services has imposed ban on dumping construction material in Leh Nullah since the last two years. Executive District Officer Municipal Services Raja Muhammad Zaheer …
Scientists have discovered three new drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite in Cambodia, which they say have spread to other parts of Asia as well. The parasites are genetically different from other strains around the world and are able to withstand treatment by artemisinin ~ a front-line drug against malaria. …
Gujarat high court has issued a stern warning to authorities that officials would be personally held liable if unhygienic conditions at the Civil Hospital and across the city resulted in spread of malaria, dengue and falciparum next monsoon. The court has said that all officials concerned would be held guilty …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified anti- malarial resistance in four countries of South East Asia and launched an emergency response to prevent resistant strains of the malarial parasites from spreading further. On the occasion of World Malaria Day today, the WHO has also cited concerns over resistance emerging …
Sri Lanka will join the rest of the world to mark the World Malaria Day that falls on today, April 25, 2013. The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka has launched an Anti-Malaria Campaign, which has implemented a programme to completely eradicate malaria from the country by 2015. Addressing a seminar …
