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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No effort for dengue prevention in city
While the district administration is conducting back-to-back meetings with officials of various departments to curb malaria and dengue, no efforts on the ground are visible barring awareness programmes.
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Tanzania: Ifakara Scientist Wins a Sh1.4 Billion Prize to Eliminate Malaria Vectors
The Director of Science at Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Dr. Fredros Okumu, has been selected by philanthropies as international research scholar. He is among 41 scientists from around the globe and
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Zimbabwe: Three Nations Combine in Fight Against Malaria
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi have agreed to collaborate in fighting malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, amid revelations that 949 people have died of the disease since the beginning of this year in the
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Zimbabwe: Zim, Zambia Sign MOU On Malaria Control
Leonard Ncube — Zimbabwe and Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in malaria control and elimination. The agreement will result in the two countries combining
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World's first malaria vaccine will be available from 2018
More than 200 million people are diagnosed with the disease annually - killing 430,000 every year. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito
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National Health Profile 2016
The biggest challenge for India is the dual fight of containing a 'developing' country's health concerns while a flare-up of 'developed' world disorders are its doorstep. On one hald India is combating
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Plant therapy could cure drug-resistant malaria: Study
In a first, a malaria therapy made from the dried leaves of an Asian plant has successfully cured 18 critically ill patients, scientists say . The findings may help fight the growing problem of drug-resistant
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Malaria can be eliminated in India by 2030, according to the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance
On World Malaria Day, the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) affirmed their conviction that malaria can be eliminated in India, and across the Asia Pacific region as a whole, by 2030. Malaria
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Health department wages war against dengue
AJMER : The medical and health department has initiated operation MADM (Mission Against Dengue and Malaria) and formed Rapid Response Team (RRT) to eradicate dengue and malaria from the district. Five
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Is this end of malaria? UCT drug discovery could eradicate Africa's mass killer
A new drug candidate “has tremendous potential to cure and protect against malaria in a single dose”‚ said a statement from the Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) at UCT. Professor Kelly Chibale‚