World malaria report 2023
<p>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).</p>
Malaria
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Big Pharma Gets A Shot In The Arm
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK) recently cut a deal with the Brazilian government, which allows it to supply a 10-valent vaccine against childhood pneumonia and other life-threatening infections for a decade at a fixed price in a reflection of the growing importance of vaccines and emerging markets to Big Pharma.
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Environmental threat to public health, economy
Population density intensifies in every country around the world. Recent statistics shows (World total population Wikipedia) the total population in the world is around 6.78 billion people whereas in 100 years before the overall population was approximately 2.0 billion. 100 years ago most of the countries were dependent on agriculture.
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TISS to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), principal recipient of the global fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria in India, today announced the launch of
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Malaria control insecticide residues in breast milk: The need to consider infant health risks
In many parts of the world, deliberate indoor residual spraying (IRS) of dwellings with insecticides to control malaria transmission remains the only viable option, thereby unintentionally but inevitably also causing exposure to inhabitants.
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Combining fungal biopesticides and insecticide-treated bednets to enhance malaria control
In developing strategies to control malaria vectors, there is increased interest in biological methods that do not cause instant vector mortality, but have sublethal and lethal effects at different ages and stages in the mosquito life cycle.
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Long-lasting insecticidal hammocks for controlling forest malaria: A community-based trial in a rural area of Central Vietnam
Insecticide-treated hammocks could cut malaria rates in remaining pockets of high transmission in the forests of South-East Asia, researchers say. Hammocks made from nylon, ropes and an insecticide-treated bednet were given to 7,000 people in Ninh Thuan province in central Vietnam.
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Pakistan asks Afghanistan, Iran to fight malaria jointly
Federal Minister for Health Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani on Tuesday called upon Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to evolve joint strategies to stem the spread of malaria in the region.
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Govt not serious about dengue, malaria
Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Captain Jaipal Singh in a statement issued here on Thursday accused the state government not taking seriously the deadly diseases like dengue and malaria falciparem fevers.
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People oriented strategy against malaria, dengue fevers
90 per cent children of the state would be administered vaccination within the next two years. According to the new medicine policy it will be ensured that medicines are made available in all hospitals. A people oriented strategy to wipe out malaria and dengue fever from the state would be prepared. Minimum number of transfers would be effected in medical department.
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Travelers Fee Can Help Fight Diseases
A United Nations program that has raised $1.2 billion over the past three years for the treatment of H.I.V./AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis through a small fee added to airline tickets sold in 15 countries is going global.