Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
On the whole 281 patients with fever have visited camps and hospitals for their dose of Paracetamol. Suspect chikungunya cases are rising in DJ Halli area. On Sunday around 100 new patients were treated at the BBMP health camps and 28 new cases were reported at the DJ Halli Hospital. …
Public Health Officials confirmed an outbreak of chikungunya and dengue in DJ Halli, revealing that a staggering 70 per cent of the residents in the area were affected by the vector-borne diseases. Amongst the samples sent from the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Kaval Byrasandra, two tested positive for chikungunya …
Chikungunya fever struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in July 2006. The authors did a prospective observational feasibility study in one peri-urban locality (Brookshabad) to assess the Aedes spp. infestation and subsequently test the efficacy of a community-based approach to control Aedes aegypti.
The mosquito menace in the city has assumed alarming proportions. Residents of many localities have been blaming the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) for this. They allege that the negligence of the civic body with regard to controlling the menace has been leading to the present developments. Saroj Medhi, a resident …
At least 65 fresh cases of suspected chikungunya were reported from DJ Halli on Thursday, the sixth day of its outbreak. Around 450 patients were attended to at the hospitals in the area, with many old patients revisiting to get their dose of Paracetamol. The hospitals have, however, stopped providing …
A significant reduction in malaria deaths through targeted intervention measures, particularly in Africa, and a substantial rise in funding to fight the scourge have brought the goal of elimination of the disease nearer. The search for a malaria vaccine may eventually present a winning candidate, but the focus for the …
Chikungunya outbreak in DJ Halli is getting worse. Of the 450 suspected chikungunya cases treated at the DJ Halli hospital since Saturday, 165 cases were reported on Wednesday alone. Many of these cases are reported to have been confirmed. Hospital sources said eight of the cases reported on Wednesday were …
This article points to: - the main impacts of climate change on the health of the population of Bhutan. - Higher morbidity and mortality from extreme weather and climate events and an expansion of vectorborne and water-related diseases are expected. - consideration of the health sector
Scientists from Glasgow University claim that they have created a device which can detect malaria within minutes. Doctors have welcomed the development as it will help detect the parasite in a short time. The flu-like symptoms can be missed until the patient is critically ill. Blood samples are placed in …
JORHAT, April 27: Despite being the season for the spread of malaria and other vector-borne diseases, the Malaria department is not being able to tackle the mosquito menace on a large scale, due to shortage of funds. A source in the District Malaria office said that eight squads of six …
New Delhi: Following the spread of swine influenza in the United States, the Centre has swung into action. Experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Health Ministry officials will hold a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the level of preparedness in the country.
United Nations: Anti-malaria drugs, more powerful than previous versions, will be put within reach of millions of people in Africa and Asia as part of an initiative launched by the U.N.-backed fund that fights major epidemics.
Research from a savannah area in Mali shows that satellites can reveal the environmental factors that trigger the biological cycles of both the Plasmodium falciparum parasite and its host the Anopheles mosquito. Remote sensing data of vegetation accurately predicted climate trends affecting both the parasite and the mosquito and could …
The risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection is variable over space and time and this variability is related to environmental variability. Environmental factors affect the biological cycle of both vector and parasite. Despite this strong relationship, environmental effects have rarely been included in malaria transmission models. Remote sensing data on environment …
Bhuj: Three members of a family died of dengue in Ade-sar village of Rapar taluka here on Monday. "Amba Sindhal, 28, his wife Shanti, 27, and mother Hasi, 70, succumbed. The trio was diagnosed dengue positive and admitted to a private hospital in Radhanpur in Ba-naskantha, where they died of …
Despite efforts to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas, communicable diseases like meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea continue to haunt the tribal hamlets of Tripura. According to official figures, as many as 58 tribal villagers died of meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea over the past three months. The deadly meningitis has so …
Preventive measures not enough With the onset of summer, cases of malaria and dengue are on rise in the district. The Health Department and the administration requires serious preventive measures to provide proper medical care and facilities to the patients. Four confirmed dengue and 214 malaria cases have come to …
Integrated Disease Vector Control (IDVC) project had its beginning in Kheda district of Gujarat way back in 1983. With the demonstrated success of malaria control using environmental approaches in select villages of Nadiad Taluka, the project jointly funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research and Ministry of Health and …
