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 …
With three more fresh cases of vector-borne diseases coming to light on Wednesday, the dengue count in the city has reached 33 and that of malaria 30. Two cases of dengue and one of malaria were reported from three different places in the city. While dengue cases were reported from …
Four children who were suffering from severe malaria were admitted to the paediatrics unit of the Women and Children Hospital in the past one month. Apart from this, around 10 confirmed cases of malaria were reported by the paediatrics OPD. Doctors at the paediatrics unit said the number of children …
There has been a sharp rise in malaria cases over the last week in the city. A weekly bulletin issued by the health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), stated that there have been 1,449 cases of malaria until the 25 in just this month. Just in the last …
THE Southern African Development Community has recorded a 40% increase in malaria cases since 2015. Former Namibian health minister Richard Kamwi, who is the Elimination 8 (E8) ambassador, last Thursday stressed the need for collaboration and unity, not only to treat cases of malaria, but also to eradicate it. This …
Soyo - A total of 27 malaria deaths were reported from January to June this year by health authorities in the province of Zaire, in a universe of 81,607 cases of malaria diagnosed in this period, Angop learnt on Wednesday in Soyo from a hospital source. According to the director …
Another malaria case was reported on Tuesday taking the total count to 21 in Chandigarh. As per the Health Department here, 18 cases of dengue, 21 of malaria and two of chikungunya have been reported in the city. The fresh malaria case was reported from Mauli Jagran. Officials said they …
With 34 fresh cases reported last week, the total number of malaria cases has reached at 207. On the other hand, the total number of people affected by dengue is 117 while the figure for chikungunya stands at 64, according to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation …
JAIPUR: The state government has issued orders for observing every Sunday as ‘dry day’. Relax, beer guzzlers, wine lovers and regular tipplers, the order is not related to booze. Health department will observe ‘dry day’ to prevent mosquito-breeding in the state. It will encourage people to keep their air coolers, …
AGARTALA: Tripura health minister Sudip Roy Barman said on Tuesday that cases of malaria are decreasing in the state. While addressing an event on prevention of communicable diseases at Pragna Bhawan here this afternoon, the state health minister said two people have died of malaria and one person died of …
HYDERABAD: Coinfection of dengue with other similar ailments like malaria and chikungunya makes matters worse for patients and diagnosis difficult for doctors. With cases of coinfection on the rise, doctors say they are finding it difficult to diagnose the health issue. As all the three pathogens causing malaria, dengue and …
GURUGRAM: At least 530 houses, where clean water was found in tanks, plant pots or other containers on the roof or in ditches near the premises, have been issued notices by the Civil hospital’s chief medical officer (CMO) to get rid of the same. The move has been taken to …
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has found 21 construction sites, four schools and a BRTS workshops, which are the most prominent sites of mosquito breeding. The civic body has been conducting an inspection of mosquito breeding sites since a week. Administration charge worth Rs 2.65 lakh has been levied on these …
NEW DELHI: Malaria is turning out to be the fastest spreading mosquito-borne disease this season. As per municipal data released on Monday, 75 people have been affected by malaria as on July 21 this year. It is higher than the number of people affected by dengue (43) and chikungunya (34), …
NEW DELHI: At least 29 cases of malaria have been reported in the first three weeks of July in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this season to 75, according to a municipal report released on Monday. Two cases of …
At least eight fresh cases of malaria were reported in the first week of July, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the city to 54. With the arrival of the monsoon increasing fear of vector-borne diseases, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has started …
A drug to treat malaria - the first such pill to get approval in 60 years - has been given the green light by authorities in the United States. The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria, which makes 8.5 million people ill each year. This type of …
GURUGRAM: The district health department confirmed the first dengue case this year on Thursday. The 40-year-old patient, a resident of DLF 5, has been admitted to a private hospital. District epidemiologist Ram Prakash said that out of the 18 suspected cases of dengue, only one was confirmed, so far. “This …
NEW DELHI: If there is a pool of stagnant water or possible mosquito breeding sites in your house or property, get it cleared immediately or get ready for an FIR against you. South Delhi Municipal Corporation, for the first time, has registered FIRs against three people in Greater Kailash for …
JAIPUR: One lakh fourteen thousand mosquito breeding sites found in houses in rural areas setting alarm bells ringing. The season of vector-borne disease has reached the doorstep. More monsoon rains lashing the state making it more vulnerable to dengue and malaria. In two months (May-June), health department detected these breeding …
At least eight fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the first week of July in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this season to 54, according to a municipal report released today. At least eight fresh cases of …
