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>
Vector Control
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Peanuts for ecology
India spends very little on Science for Ecological Security. And then spends it poorly
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Science for ecology
Down To Earth and the Centre for Science and Environment announce the winner of the 2001 Green Scientist Award. In the exercise to rate the efforts of India's environmental scientists, the study shows some alarming facts. Firstly, that the Indian governme
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Home remedy
In rural India, malaria continues to claim the lives of thousands of people. Vector control using DDT (dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane) has been known to lead to several environmental ill-effects.
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New drugs on the block
The development of new drugs could contain the spread of malaria
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BIG FOOT
At least 20 million people in Bangladesh are suffering from lymphatic filariasis, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. To eradicate the disease, the government has asked for help from the World
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More bites for India!
Though eco friendly alternatives are available, the government s malaria control programme banks heavily on use of hazardous chemicals
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On the prowl
Insecticides are being used to control a virus in the US
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Fighting mosquitoes
not malathion the pesticide, but the fish Gambusia affinis will be used this year by the New York City administration to fight mosquitoes. Health commissioner Neal L Cohen said the city
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EGYPT
Disclosed recently, the results of a research has revealed that a massive campaign to combat a blood parasite in Egypt went horribly wrong and resulted in an epidemic of Hepatitis C. The research
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Fighting malaria
The WHO initiates global move to check the onslaught of malaria