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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AI can help fight spread of TB in India: Study
Researchers have found that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can reduce the spread of tuberculosis in India by helping public health programmes better locate, and treat, people living with infectious
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Mozambique gets 515 mln USD aid to fight HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria
The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis on Thursday allocated 515 million U.S. dollars to support Mozambique’s combat against the three infectious diseases, the leading cause of deaths
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Research claims lack of access to essential medicines in India
A research study claims that Indians lack access to essential medicines despite the government approving thousands of drugs to ensure their wider availability. The study has been jointly conducted by
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Africa: Zim Honoured for Leading Fight Against Malaria
Zimbabwe was yesterday honoured alongside five other African countries for leading the way to a Malaria Free-Africa by 2030. The country received the honour from the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
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AU scorecard to include neglected tropical diseases
The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) - at the 30th African Union heads of state and government summit now under way in Addis Abba, Ethiopia - has added neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) to the
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Nigerian Institute Develops Drugs for Ebola, Malaria
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, has successfully researched and developed six traditional herbal products for the treatment of Ebola, malaria and other diseases.
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Dengue responsible for most ICU admissions across India
Scrub typhus, encephalitis, malaria are other reasons, says multi-centre study A multi-centric observational study of 34 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across India on 456 patients — critically ill adults
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Chennai reports 20% rise in malaria cases
Nearly seven out of 10 malaria cases in Tamil Nadu were reported from Chennai in 2017, according to data from the directorate of public health. The city had reported 3,303 of the total 4,671 malaria cases
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‘Collect fines on the spot from people found littering’
Use handheld devices like ones used by traffic police: HC The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suggested the civic bodies here to collect fines on the spot from people found littering, using handheld electronic
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HIV vaccine, malaria control trials approved
THE National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved two applications for HIV vaccine trials and malaria control sought by the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and Macha Research