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 …
KAMPALA, Uganda–A device that detects malaria without drawing blood has made it into the finals of the prestigious 2018 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Ugandan innovation Matibabu tests for malaria quickly, accurately and without drawing blood. Matibabu, which means ‘medical centre’ in Swahili, was developed by computer scientist Brian Gitta. …
JAIPUR: Facing the shame of reporting highest number of swine flu and dengue cases early this year in the country, the state government has come out with strict provisions for doctors and people to prevent these diseases. The health department issued a notification on Monday declaring dengue, malaria and swine …
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has come up with a safe and superior drug for managing malaria during pregnancy. The drug, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine that is a second line intervention was found highly effective for treating clinical malaria. The scientists involved found the drug to be safe for use during the …
The Copperbelt Province has continued TO record high cases of maternal deaths with 27 new cases being recorded in the first five months of 2018. Addressing journalists In Ndola today, Copperbelt Provincial Medical Director, Alex Makupe said that despite witnessing a reduction in the number of cases recorded in the …
New Delhi: Three fresh cases of dengue have been reported in May, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this season to 15, according to the latest municipal report released on Monday. Fourteen cases of malaria have also been recorded till May …
Scientists at the Kenya Medical Research Institute have come up with a safe and superior drug for preventing and managing malaria during pregnancy. The drug, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), a second line treatment for malaria, was found to be safe in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, and is also highly …
The cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between mid-July and November-end, but this period may stretch up to mid-December. At least eight cases of malaria have been reported in the national capital this year, with four of them being recorded in May. Till April 7, at least 12 cases …
ADDIS ABABA–Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed that Ethiopia has been vigorously working to eliminate malaria epidemic by 2030. National Malaria Programme Coordinator at the Ministry, Hiwot Solomon told The Ethiopian Herald that the nation has designed feasible strategy which can fulfill the world health organization's goal to prevent and control …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first 'essential diagnostics list', a catalogue of tests needed to diagnose the most common conditions as well as a number of global priority diseases. The step was taken to address the problem of people's inability to access diagnostic services, thus failing to …
PANCHKULA: Panchkula health department has made 10 special teams to tackle instances of malaria and dengue in advance. As per the information given by the health department, they held a meeting with the supervisors of municipal corporation to take various steps to stop the breeding of dengue and malaria mosquitoes. …
Worried over the change in climatic conditions and its impact on the health of residents, the Delhi government's health department is preparing a road map on how to deal with the seasonal changes in the Capital. The department will submit its report to the Centre about the measures should be …
To intensify its fight against malaria, the state government will soon make it mandatory for health sector stakeholders like doctors, hospitals and diagnostic facilities to report cases of this vector-borne disease to state authorities. Health department officials will be empowered to enter construction sites and buildings to check if these …
In addition to the devastating floods and landslides as a result of the ongoing heavy rains, there is an even deadlier danger: The prevailing environment is conducive for the breeding of mosquitoes that transmit malaria. Hospital wards are jammed with malaria patients. Efforts to combat the disease are overwhelmed by …
NAGPUR: Though malaria cases have dropped by over 27,000 in Gadchiroli in the last three years, the district continues to have the highest incidence of the disease in not only Nagpur division but also entire Maharashtra. The state public health department has a budget of almost Rs9 crore for malaria …
HYDERABAD: In 2017, Telangana could have reported at least 35-40 dengue deaths, most of them from Hyderabad. Yet, not one gets reflected in the data complied under the ministry of health and family welfare’s ‘National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme’. While it pegs the total dengue cases for the year …
PATNA: At least 115 malaria cases were reported across Bihar from January till March this year, as per the monthly surveillance report available on the state health society’s website. Of these, 102 were caused by plasmodium vivax parasite and 13 by plasmodium falciparum parasite. The health department has also identified …
There are patients who are put on dialysis and then treated with medication for malaria. Hyderabad: Kidney dysfunction is a contributing factor in severe malaria cases according to research carried out by PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Understanding the manner in which malaria affects the kidney will help in improved treatment …
India contributes the highest malaria cases outside Africa. Hyderabad: With Sri Lanka having officially eradicated malaria in 2016 and China poised to do so by 2020, the question of whether India can get rid of the disease at least by 2030 has become an important one in medical circles. In …
PANAJI:The directorate of health services (DHS) aims to achieve “zero malaria transmission - annual parasite incidence (API) of less than 1 - by 2020, but it is a mammoth task. The biggest challenge for Goa would be to sustain a API level of less than 1 till 2027, when 10 …
On the occasion of World Malaria Day 2018, April 25, the African Development Bank has released Money and Mosquitoes: The Economics of Malaria in an Age of declining Aid. The report examines financing in the battle against malaria, focusing on the role of foreign aid. It analyzes whether or not …
