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 …
London: Studies of patients in western Cambodia suggest that malaria could be developing resistance to the most effective type of drug, putting millions of lives at risk. Scientists say tests indicate that treatments based on artemisinin are becoming less effective at combating the disease. Currently, artemisinin treatments are the most …
Mumbai: Malaria is likely to become more virulent, fear international experts after they found the parasite becoming resistant to the most effective drug used worldwide to treat it. If not controlled in time, it could kill millions, they warn. Around 2 million confirmed cases of malaria are reported in India …
Tree-munching beetles, malaria-carrying mosquitoes and deer ticks that spread Lyme disease are three living signs that climate change is likely to exact a heavy toll on human health. These pests and others are expanding their ranges in a warming world, which means people who never had to worry about them …
Mumbai:(PTI) Malaria-related cases in the metropolis have shot up by as much as 47 per cent this year due to increased construction activities and high humidity levels. "Since January this year 6,300 malaria cases have been reported, an increase of nearly 47 per cent from 2,300 cases in the corresponding …
Mohali: As many as 118 teams would be operating in various parts of Mohali district during a campaign being launched by the health department to create awareness among people about dengue, malaria and other water-borne diseases. These teams would be covering all villages of the district in June, which is …
Prevention better Jamshedpur, May 24: The malaria prevention programme in East Singhbhum has hit twin hurdles. With the monsoon nearly here, the district has failed to start spraying DDT and has run short of malaria medicines. Officials in the district health department maintain that the prevention programme should have begun …
Senior doctors of BJP Dr. KK Khare and Dr. Arun Batra have termed the pilot project for Malaria Eradication as an important work plan of the state government. Through this the government plans to eradicate Malaria by prevention instead of curing. A large number of people die due to Malaria …
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior Senator Talha Mehmood has said that substandard drugs at the camps of internally displaced persons (IDPs) may add to the sufferings of ailing individuals, and urged the authorities to intensify inspection of drugs being distributed at these camps. Talking to Business Recorder from …
KOLKATA, 19 May: With the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) expecting a rise in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria this season, the municipal commissioner, Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay today sought better co-operation among various departments of the state government that included the public works, KMC and health department. The municipal commissioner …
The civic authorities will meet realtors on Tuesday to alert them against water accumulation at construction sites that could turn breeding ground of mosquitoes.The meeting at the civic headquarters is part of a drive to control vector-borne diseases in Calcutta. The authorities will explain to representatives of Credai, a realtors
KAAC Malaria Department in deep hibernation HOWRAGHAT, May 17: Karbi Anglong can be described as a highly malaria confronted district of the State. Hence, to tackle malaria, some successful malaria eradication campaign programmes have been initiated by some NGOs and Government registered social organizations in the district before the advent …
The world's poorest nations are not prepared for the strain climate change will put on their public health systems, according to studies by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and partners. The findings come ahead of a major summit of health ministers from Commonwealth nations in Geneva that …
MUMBAI: Parel, Dadar, Byculla and parts of Andheri (E) are emerging as the hotspots for malaria. The BMC has identified 326 chronic sites, including 127 in the island city, 59 in the western suburbs and 13 in the eastern suburbs, where the disease is assuming menacing proportions. "We have deployed …
Mumbai Ahead of the advent of monsoon in the city health authorities have warned about the deadly mosquito sting which claims several lives every year. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials have reported a ten per cent rise in confirmed malaria cases this year compared to last year. The malaria menace …
Nine dangerous chemicals used in farming and industry will be added to a list of banned substances whose presence in the environment causes serious health risks, more than 160 government agreed on Saturday. The nine pesticides and industrial chemicals join 12 substances targeted for elimination under the 2001 Stockholm Convention …
A few residents of Jagajeevanramnagar staged a flash protest in front of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) office on Friday demanding compensation for a labourer who died of Malaria. Compensation sought The deceased, Maruthi (36), was rushed to the Victoria Hospital around 11.30 am. He failed to respond to …
Pune With no existing vaccine, dengue is a threat to 2.5 billion people and with 50 million cases of dengue fever every year, it is a challenging task to beat this virus. So, it is a moment of pride for Dr Yogesh Shouche, Pune-based scientist at the National Centre for …
President Obama asked Congress on Tuesday to spend $63 billion over the next six years on a new, broader global health strategy that would reshape one of the signature foreign policy efforts of his predecessor, George W. Bush. Mr. Bush made combating global AIDS a centerpiece of his foreign agenda. …
May be the first new chemical entity developed and marketed by an Indian company. Malvinder singhSix years after the Geneva-based, not-for-profit organisation, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), made Ranbaxy its drug development partner, the latter today announced the start of final-stage clinical trials for a new anti-malaria drug. Ranbaxy expects …
