The Government of Meghalaya on April 11, 2023, notified the Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases Malaria Regulation, 2023. The following has been stated- Powers and Functions of the Inspecting Officer are mentioned. Preparation of blood slides for each fever case is specified. Declaration as a case of suspected malaria until and unless …
PANJIM: Shortage of yellow fever vaccine at Panjim Urban Health Centre has forced those seeking to take the vaccine, to avail it from private clinics at a much higher cost. While Panjim UHC used to provide the vaccine at a subsidized cost of Rs 300 per patient, private clinics charge …
WHO panel proposed treaty requires all governments to share cost India supports a proposed legally binding global instrument that requires all governments to share the cost of research and development (R&D;). The treaty, recommended by a World Health Organisation panel, will boost access to countries least able to pay for …
Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus Skuse mosquitoes transmit serious human arboviral diseases including yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. Females of the two species have adapted to undergo preimaginal development in natural or artificial collections of freshwater near human habitations and feed on human …
HAILED for being a vital ingredient in traditional medicines, cosmetics and detergents, soapnut can now combat mosquito-borne diseases and thus reduce indiscriminate use of harmful insecticides and mosquito repellents. Kernel extracts of soapnut disrupt the activity of enzymes of larvae and pupae and inhibit the growth of Aedes aegypti, a …
TRAVELLERS planning to visit African, West Indian and South American countries, endemic to yellow fevers may have to postpone their plans, since the Government authorised centres in the city to administer the yellow fever vaccines are running out of stock. The vaccination is mandatory to visit the yellow fever endemic …
As the outbreak of yellow fever spreads from Brazil to its neighbouring countries, Argentina and Paraguay, who has said that the world's supply of vaccine against the disease is under extreme pressure. "At this point, our global emergency stockpile is depleted. We are very much on the edge of our …
People attend the wake of Oscar Toledo, who allegedly died of yellow fever, in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, on Monday. Seven people have died of the illness in Paraguay. FACTS ABOUT YELLOW FEVER -Transmitted to humans via infected mosquitoes - Occurs in tropical regions of Africa and parts of South America …
Brazil is battling an outbreak of yellow fever. The haemorrhagic illness, which is endemic to the region, has already killed eight people since the beginning of the year, the health ministry confirmed on January 19. With this, the death toll from yellow fever crossed that of 2007, when only five …
Following the diagnosis of four cases of yellow fever in Ivory Coast, who has called for an immediate vaccination programme in the country. According to who, about 20 per cent of the population is likely to get the disease, with half of them dying, if there is a yellow fever …
Yellow fever is a dreaded disease in the Americas and Africa. It was an even-more feared malady in the 19th and early 20th century when cures were not readily available. In 1878, some passengers from a ship that left Havana, Cuba carried the fever and spread it in New Orleans, …
recognising the worsening global epidemiological trends for dengue, the recently held 55th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organ isation (who) passed a resolution urging the international community to spend more funds and expend efforts on dengue research. who reports that every year, 50
Ministers and top government representatives from over 100 countries assembled at the 19th session of the governing council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, which began on January 20, to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The ministers will also determine the changes required in the governing structures …
