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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Use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets can reduce malaria deaths
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday said insecticide-treated mosquito nets could help reduce deaths due to malaria effectively. They said the outbreak of the disease is taking a serious turn in 13 districts particularly in mosquito-infested areas in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of the country as 98 per cent people of the areas are under the risk of malaria.
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Insecticide-treated net coverage in Africa: mapping progress
An analysis of insecticide-impregnated bednet usage in 40 African countries over seven years, using the Global Rural Urban Mapping Project, has identified poverty-stricken Nigerian children as a priority for the rollout of free bednets to prevent malaria. Other priority countries include Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, C
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Official seal on malaria outbreak in Giridih
Civil surgeon V.K. Singh today conceded that at least three persons died of malaria at Tisri alone even as 30 people are feared to have fallen prey to the disease in the district. The civil surgeon had sent a medical van to Gawah and Tisri blocks today for instant check-up of suspected malaria patients.
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Malaria prevention programme
The Matale anti malaria Regional Office has embarked on a malaria prevention programme in the area. Eight malaria patients have been treated recently at the Matale district hospital.
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Number of leptospirosis, malaria cases mounting
M K Sunil Kumar, KOCHI: The cases of leptospirosis (rat fever) and malaria have gone up in the district with the
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Awareness drive against malaria stepped up
KOLKATA: Authorities at the city
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Vector-control measures all over the place
Though over 25,000 people have been afflicted by Malaria and Dengue in the city in the past two months, the drive to spray mosquito repellents at every house by civic workers has virtually collapsed. The civic authorities had issued a circular asking all field workers to carry out anti-larval measures including spraying of larvaecide till 30 November .
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Now, a bio-technology method can contain malaria
BHUBANESWAR: Now, Orissa can shed its stigma with malaria as a new method using simple biotechnology can wipe out the larvae and the success could be much more than what was achieved in the past decades with numerous control measures.
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Malignant malaria alert - 2000 children suffering from fever
Raiganj: The North Dinajpur district health administration has been put on alert following the out break of malignant malaria in Raiganj, Karandighi and Goalpokhar blocks and the death of one person from the mosquito-borne parasite.
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Hunting down a crafty killer
A new global campaign and the latest genetic breakthroughs energise efforts to wipe out malaria