World malaria report 2022
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Vector Borne Diseases
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Mosquito menace: Fogging to be taken up
The state health department will gear up to tackle any outbreak of rain-related diseases in the State, Health Minister B Sriramulu said on Wednesday.
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Panel to tackle vector-borne diseases
In order to ensure food hygiene in the Capital, especially during summer, the Health Department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi had conducted 82 raids in eating joints of the city from May 8 to 15.
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KMC fears more dengue, malaria
KOLKATA, 19 May: With the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) expecting a rise in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria this season, the municipal commissioner, Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay today sought better co-operation among various departments of the state government that included the public works, KMC and health department.
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Chikungunya cases on rise in City
Meanwhile, the number of suspected chikungunya cases continued to climb with the Public Health Centre in Kaval Byrasandra reporting 450 OPD cases per day. Lady Curzon and Bowring Hospital is treating 40 suspected cases everyday while KC General Hospital reported 24 suspected cases on Tuesday.
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Panel to tackle diseases
The Delhi government will soon set up a high-level committee to ensure integrated approach to tackle vector-borne diseases, particularly during monsoon in the national capital.
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Civic meet on malaria
The civic authorities will meet realtors on Tuesday to alert them against water accumulation at construction sites that could turn breeding ground of mosquitoes.The meeting at the civic headquarters is part of a drive to control vector-borne diseases in Calcutta.
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Malaria eradication campaign begins
KAAC Malaria Department in deep hibernation
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Climate change: Poorest nations not ready to face health impact
The world's poorest nations are not prepared for the strain climate change will put on their public health systems, according to studies by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and partners.
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Parel, Dadar among 326 malaria hotspots
MUMBAI: Parel, Dadar, Byculla and parts of Andheri (E) are emerging as the hotspots for malaria. The BMC has identified 326 chronic sites, including 127 in the island city, 59 in the western suburbs and 13 in the eastern suburbs, where the disease is assuming menacing proportions.
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Malaria finds new spots as civic body identifies high-risk areas
Mumbai Ahead of the advent of monsoon in the city health authorities have warned about the deadly mosquito sting which claims several lives every year. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials have reported a ten per cent rise in confirmed malaria cases this year compared to last year.