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>
<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>
With the city recording nine cases of dengue, over a hundred cases of malaria and several of cholera this season, the deficient rain seems to be offering no solace to the health department which is now gearing up to take the full onslaught of vector and water-borne diseases that plague Delhi during the season. “The scanty rainfall that the city received coupled with the high humidity levels have resulted in hospitals getting a number of patients with high fever, infections, complications arising out of water contamination and respiratory diseases. Cases of malaria, cholera and gastroenteritis are on the rise, we have also started seeing cases of jaundice,” said Delhi Health Minister A. K. Walia.
Itanagar: Over a hundred people were affected by an undiagnosed disease at Pasighat town and its adjoining areas in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh since early this month. The disease is like viral fever but no medicine available in the district to fight the symptoms have helped those ailing from it. Tako Dabi, political advisor to chief minister, who is also a victim of the disease said in a statement on Tuesday that the symptoms were neither that of malaria nor of typhoid which are prevalent in Arunachal Pradesh. This has drawn the attention of the state government for early solution to the problem.
The BMC on Thursday said media reports claiming a sharp rise in the incidence of sensitive diseases may have caused alarm. For instance, malaria cases in the city have dropped drastically, it said, adding
JAIPUR: With the number of plasmodium falciparum (PF) malaria cases have increased in the state, the medical health and family welfare department has decided to give artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to each and every case of malaria PF from this year. As the risk of malaria spread has increased during monsoon, the department has made ACT available at every block level in the state. The department has directed all the government doctors to give ACT to each and every case of PF malaria.
The UNICEF in association with the Amala Institute of Medical Science will implement a model community action programme at Adattu panchayat in the district to improve child health. Millions of children die from preventable causes before reaching their fifth birthday, many of them during the first year of life, according to health statistics. It is estimated that seven out of 10 childhood deaths are from just five causes - pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, malaria and malnutrition. This is when the capacity to prevent and treat these diseases exists.
Of the deceased, seven were boys and six girls. “The clinical presentation of the cases suggest that these are cases of Chandipura virus. Encephalitis syndrome, sudden fever with convulsions and the affected age group of 1-15 years are strong indicators of Chandipura virus,” Assistant Director (Malaria), Health Services, V R Zare told The Indian Express. “Of course, we have sent about 75 serums for test to the National Institute of Virology, Pune and the results are expected soon,” he added.
With rain comes mosquitoes. So, three days into the monsoon’s onset in the capital, the Delhi Zoo has started an anti-malaria campaign to prevent mosquito menace affecting its animals. Apart from regular
New Delhi: As the city welcomes the monsoon, it’s not all reason to rejoice. Accompanying the rain each year is dengue, malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. This year, there have been five confirmed
Willem Takken and colleagues argue for the expansion of insecticide monotherapy in malaria control by taking lessons from agriculture and including more sustainable integrated vector management strategies.
COLOMBO: Police arrested 53 people for failing to eliminate stagnant water and other mosquito breeding grounds as Sri Lanka tries to prevent dengue fever, which has infected thousands already this year.