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 …
About 19 people died of Malaria and more than 100 people were admitted to different hospitals in the last 14 days in Tripura, official sources today said. Mungiakami block under Taliamura subdivison of West Tripura district was the worst affected with nine deaths reported from there so far. However, a …
The building construction activity which is going on at brisk pace in the twin industrial township of Pimpri-Chinchwad continues to pose health problems for residents. In last four months, as many as 51 citizens have been affected malaria. Another unnerving fact for citizens is that dengue cases, which are common …
Outbreaks of malaria are being reported in various parts of the province of Sindh, with local people blaming the authorities for failing to carry out preventive measures, including the spraying of insecticide to kill mosquitoes during the pre-spring breeding season. In Shikarpur District, upper Sindh, Mohammad Thaaral Channa, malaria superintendent …
MIDNAPORE: It seems the Midnapore West district authorities have not taken adequate measures in combating malaria in Belpahari, a high malaria-risk zone in the district. The disease had claimed four lives in 2007, 19 in 2006 and this year four had died of malignant malaria in adjoining Goaltore block. While …
In Tanzania, millions of people seek treatment for malaria through the private sector. But most cannot afford effective medicines. Now a pilot study is testing whether a drug subsidy scheme could help these patients, with some positive preliminary results.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce a new global initiative on Friday to eliminate more than one million deaths every year caused by malaria as quickly as possible. In his video message for a World Malaria Day event at UN headquarters, Ban said the initiative will offer indoor spraying and …
The 1st World Malaria Day will be observed in the country today as elsewhere across the globe to create awareness among people about the preventable disease that affects around 60,000 people every year in Bangladesh, while more than 500 patients die due to the disease. The outbreak of malaria borne …
Malaria caused by the deadly plasmodium falciparum parasite is becoming common in India. Even though the number of malaria cases have declined from 30 lakh in 1996 to 16 lakh in 2006, infections caused by plasmodium falciparum have increased from 38% to nearly 50%. Vector-borne disease experts say malaria caused …
The Punjab Directorate General of Health Services, in collaboration with Fatima Memorial Hospital, will organise a seminar on the hospital premises on Friday (today) in connection with the World Malaria Day. The seminar aims at educating people about the gravity of the disease and introducing guidelines about its management. Dr …
As far as security details go, mine is pretty unflappable. They are seldom fazed by unruly crowds or post-conflict hotspots. But travelling in East Africa one day last year, I stepped into a swarm of mosquitoes. From the expressions on their faces, I realised that close protection was no match …
It looks a bit like the coolers used to keep drinks fresh on a sunny day but the chill box being tested in sweltering Mozambique serves a higher purpose -- saving lives from malaria. The new cool box is intended to keep malaria medicines at 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees …
Around 75 percent of total population of Nepal run risk of catching malaria. According to Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, people living in Terai districts, particularly around border region, are in higher risk of malaria. The Division states that while 65 out of total 75 districts of Nepal are in …
Nearly 120 people have been diagnosed with malaria in the last 10 months in Bardiya district alone. Organizing a press meet here on Thursday, Dr Guna Raj Lohani, the medical superintendent at Bardiya Hospital said that 11 patients were suffering from fatal malaria called plasmodium falciparum. "Hundred-and-five other patients are …
The ongoing conflict between India's Maoist rebels and the government across states in the east and centre of the country has displaced thousands of people. Refugees living in camps and settlements face a multitude of health problems.
At a time when malaria has started claiming lives in the state, the referral malaria clinic at School of Tropical Medicine in the city is facing an acute crisis of specialists. Officials of STM said the clinic's out patient department (OPD) has been hit hard owing to absence of any …
Even as rising cases of meningococcal meningitis continue to haunt the State, malaria too has taken its toll mostly in border areas. The West Khasi Hills district of the State that detected one suspected case of meningitis so far is fighting the seasonal malaria, surfacing through the migrant population, stagnant …
The Health Ministry has provided mosquito nets to residents in the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts where Chikungunya, Malaria and Dengue are prevalent. Health sector sources state that the mosquito population is on the increase due to global warming and monsoon rains. A number of people affected by Chikungunya and Malaria …
Climate Change A Factor In Deaths From Disease - WHO PHILIPPINES: April 8, 2008 MANILA - Climate change is one of the factors causing an increase in the incidence of diseases like malaria and dengue fever, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. At least 150,000 more people are dying …
Awareness vital to combat malaria SHAHID RAO RAWALPINDI - Integrated awareness programme is vital to eradicate malaria because this disease has no boundaries and the residents of malaria-free areas, too, are falling victim to this dreadful disease. Pakistan Green Task Force President Dr Jamal Nasir said while addressing a seminar …
Speakers at a seminar here stressed the importance of an integrated awareness programme to eradicate malaria from society. According to a press release, the seminar was organised under the auspices of the federal malaria control programme, ministry of health. Director of the programme Dr Faisal Mansoor said malaria is the …
