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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Playing with poison
It is better to act early, than wait for <font class='UCASE'>ddt </font> to take its toll on humans
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UGANDA
A recent study reveals that up to one-third of malaria parasites in Kampala are resistant to chloroquine and quinine, Uganda's first-line treatment for malaria. The study conducted by L N Mutanda,
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KENYA
At least 1,000 people have been killed in western Kenya in the past three months due to an outbreak of malaria, president Daniel Arap Moi said. Moi visited the worst hit Kisii district, 155 miles
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SOMALIA
A widely-available anti-malarial drug has been blamed for some of the military excesses committed by United Nations troops in Somalia. The drug, mefloquine, is recognised by the World Health
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Bite me
Early exposure to mosquitoes may help develop resistance to malaria where chances of infection are high
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Roll back malaria
IN AN effort to combat malaria, four United Nations' organisations - the UN International Children's Fund, the UN Development Programme, the World Health Organisation and the World Bank - joined
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Malaria vaccine
A vaccine based on viral DNA is tested on humans for the first time
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Malaria menace
Health experts warn of an impending malaria epidemic in Vadodara. But government officials are silent over the issue
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Wings of change
Researchers are trying to end malaria at its very root: by genetically modifying mosquitoes that carry the disease
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Quinacrine banned
THh Union government has issued a notification banning the use of quinacrine for female sterilisation/contraception. The notification bans quinacrine in pellet form for use as a contraceptive, Anyone