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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Hyderabad: Fight against malaria stagnates
In 2015, the state showed only three deaths as per NCVDCP data. Hyderabad: The fight against malaria seems to have stagnated as 0.7 to 1.6 million confirmed cases were reported by the National Vector
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Assessment of point-of-care diagnostics for G6PD deficiency in malaria endemic rural eastern Indonesia
<p>Patients infected by Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale suffer repeated clinical attacks without primaquine therapy against latent stages in liver. Primaquine causes seriously threatening acute hemolytic
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Malaria costs India Rs 11,640 crore yearly, dengue 6,000 crore: WHO
The steep rise in socio-economic burden due to vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and Zika has prompted the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ask member countries, including India,
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Garlic complements anti-malarial drug: Study
Artemisinin, a drug isolated from the sweet wormwood plant artemisia annua, has been in common use to treat malaria. However, of late, the malaria superbug has gained resistance against all existing antimalarials,
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Swine flu claims three in five days, 77 cases so far in Ahmedabad
The three deaths were reported on February 11, 12 and 15 at different hospitals in the city. Swine flu has claimed three lives in Ahmedabad in the last five days. Since January 1, the total number
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Is climate change helping Zika spread?
The outbreak of Zika virus in Central and South America is of immediate concern to pregnant women in the region, but for some experts the situation is a glimpse of the sort of public health threats that
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Health dept on high alert for Zika
JAIPUR: While Zika virus threat is looming large, the health department has started collecting details about the number of water bodies in all districts of the state. The water bodies could become breeding
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National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) in India 2016–2030
This framework is an attempt to eliminate malaria from the country and contribute to improved health and quality of live and alleviation of poverty. It is in line with WHO Global Technical Strategy (GTS)
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S/Africa receives African award for curbing malaria deaths
South African President Jacob Zuma has been awarded the 2016 African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) award for his country’s achieving the malaria Millennium Development Goal target of reducing malaria
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Africa: Malaria Deaths On Decline in African Countries
Africa: South Africa Recognized for Progress in Malaria Fight Statistics indicate that annual malaria deaths in Africa have decreased from an estimated 764,000 in 2000 to 395,000 in 2015. According