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 …
Sanitation workers have checked peri-domestic places in the colonies for stagnant water by conducting door-to-door survey. VIJAYAWADA: The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has started anti malaria campaign in the city. Health and sanitation wings in the civic body have conducted a sanitation drive at Jakkampudi where 28 malaria cases were …
Dr Seidu Barikisu, Northern Regional Focal Person for Malaria has disclosed that malaria cases have reduced from 41.2 per cent to 25.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year. He said malaria case fatality had also declined from 0.68 to 0.31 in the first quarter of this year. …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is splashing money on travel far more than it does on three crucial diseases that it continues to fight. The combined financial commitments it made to AIDS, TB and malaria in 2016 stood at $191m, $71, $61 and $59m respectively. Yet, the WHO – which …
Nearly 130 million hectares of forest -- an area almost equivalent in size to South Africa -- have been lost since 1990, according to a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A new study of 67 less-developed, malaria-endemic nations titled, "Anthropogenic forest loss and …
Geneva — Three years after Ebola crisis, Dr. Matsidisho Moeti’s Transformation Agenda yields numerous achievements by WHO in the Africa region; sets stage for new focus on adolescent health and establishment of emergency response hubs The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa announced today four new flagship programs …
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Scientists at Tanzania’s leading research institute have identified mosquito species which they said contributed to 90 percent of malaria cases in rural areas of the east African country, according to a new study published on Sunday. The study by scientists at the Ifakara Health …
Johannesburg - Malaria in Limpopo is under control, says provincial health spokesperson Thabiso Teffo. Teffo said when the malaria season started in February, there were more than 3000 cases reported and the number had dropped to less than 100. The department saw a significant increase in malaria cases between March …
The district Health Department is all set to take the help of gambusia fish to check dengue and malaria by introducing the same in ponds in rural areas. A record number of over 1,500 dengue patients were reported in te district in the previous year. The disease had caused at …
AHMEDABAD: Vector-borne infections are on the rise despite the rising temperatures, with the number of cases of malaria being particularly high. According to the weekly health report of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), 299 cases of vector-borne infections were reported in the city this month till Saturday. Of these, 290 …
Johannesburg — About 20 people have died of Malaria in Gauteng in the past five months, according to Dr Chike Asomugha, a senior advisor for Public Health and Communicable Diseases, at the Hillbrow Clinic, in central Johannesburg. Speaking to The Legislature Monitor, Dr Asomugha said Gauteng has about 950 cases …
While the district administration is conducting back-to-back meetings with officials of various departments to curb malaria and dengue, no efforts on the ground are visible barring awareness programmes. The instructions of the district administration to spray burnt oil or insecticides in water pools are being ignored as residents of many …
The Director of Science at Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Dr. Fredros Okumu, has been selected by philanthropies as international research scholar. He is among 41 scientists from around the globe and other scientists from 16 countries who have been chosen as International Research Scholars, touted as exceptional early-career scientists poised …
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi have agreed to collaborate in fighting malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, amid revelations that 949 people have died of the disease since the beginning of this year in the three countries. There were four million recorded cases of malaria in the three countries during the same period. …
Leonard Ncube — Zimbabwe and Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in malaria control and elimination. The agreement will result in the two countries combining efforts to conduct indoor residual spraying on either side of the Zambezi River. The MoU was mooted in 2009 against …
More than 200 million people are diagnosed with the disease annually - killing 430,000 every year. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab - to be launched in Ghana, Kenya and …
The biggest challenge for India is the dual fight of containing a 'developing' country's health concerns while a flare-up of 'developed' world disorders are its doorstep. On one hald India is combating basic health concerns such as malnutrition, low immunization rates, hygiene, sanitation and infectious diseases. On the other hand, …
In a first, a malaria therapy made from the dried leaves of an Asian plant has successfully cured 18 critically ill patients, scientists say . The findings may help fight the growing problem of drug-resistant malaria. A physician in the Democratic Republic of Congo opted for the therapy from the …
On World Malaria Day, the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) affirmed their conviction that malaria can be eliminated in India, and across the Asia Pacific region as a whole, by 2030. Malaria is endemic in India with approximately 14% of the population or 184 million people in India at …
AJMER : The medical and health department has initiated operation MADM (Mission Against Dengue and Malaria) and formed Rapid Response Team (RRT) to eradicate dengue and malaria from the district. Five years ago, Jawaja and Masuda were included in the dark zone of malaria with large number of patients testing …
A new drug candidate “has tremendous potential to cure and protect against malaria in a single dose”‚ said a statement from the Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) at UCT. Professor Kelly Chibale‚ who led an international team from the Medicines for Malaria Venture that published its findings on Wednesday‚ …
