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 …
Raiganj: The North Dinajpur district health administration has been put on alert following the out break of malignant malaria in Raiganj, Karandighi and Goalpokhar blocks and the death of one person from the mosquito-borne parasite. Doctors are also concerned about the 2,000 infants suffering from fever in the three blocks. …
A new global campaign and the latest genetic breakthroughs energise efforts to wipe out malaria AFTER decades of tinkering, the world finally seems to be getting really serious about trying to eliminate one of its gravest diseases. As a coalition of businesses, charities, celebrities and big aid donors starts to …
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Following increase in malarial cases in the city the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to disconnect water supply lines of buildings and police stations that fail to take appropriate measures to check the breeding of mosquitoes inside their premises. One death due to malaria has been reported form the …
The World Health Organization dramatically cut its estimate on Thursday of how many people are infected with malaria every year, attributing the revision to changes in research methods. But the report kept the number of people who died fronMhe disease broadly the same. The United Nations agency said 247 million …
New Delhi, September 18 Malaria has infected millions of people worldwide, with a large number of cases being reported from India alone, says the latest report of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
In a path-breaking initiative that has the potential to revolutionalise the drug manufacturing sector, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Monday launched its Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) programme with the aim of finding a cheap medicine for tuberculosis. The main objective of the initiative is to …
That reduces malaria incidence many studies have shown that building a dam increases incidence of malaria in that area. For instance, after the construction of the Bargi dam on Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh, malaria cases in children increased 2.4 times and the annual parasite incidence increased four times in …
The mosquitoes seem to have woken up the government after taking 72 lives and spreading the malaria germ in at least 16,000 people since June. Minister of state for public health Ranjit Kamble convened a meeting with civic authorities on Thursday, asking them to go on an overdrive against malaria. …
Mumbai, September 5 Plagued with the increasing malaria cases in the city, with highest numbers observed in urban Maharashtra, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to step up the surveillance activities and anti-malaria measures. After a high incidence rate in mid-80s, there has been a recurrence of the malaria …
Atiq Khan LUCKNOW: With at least two dozen districts of Uttar Pradesh reeling under the impact of rain-related diseases, the worst may not yet be over for them, despite the decline in floods and a respite from the prolonged spell of monsoon. Over 400 people have died of viral fever, …
As safe water sources become scarcer and more polluted, the use of wastewater in urban agriculture may produce many benefits but may also lead to crop and soil contamination and endanger farmers and consumers. To effectively manage wastewater use in agriculture, it is important to understand how stakeholders feel impacted …
The health department along with 21 non-governmental organisations has undertaken a set of programmes to halve the malarial deaths in the country by 2012, a roundtable discussion in Sylhet was told on Thursday. The programmes include free distribution of mosquito nets to reduce the malarial attacks and opening of
