Communities to the rescue

Malaria is no longer an unmanageable disease in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe, thanks to a community-based project

Why evolution must be at the centre of fighting parasitic infections

Each year more than 200 million cases of malaria are recorded across the globe

Soft targets

Fatal catalyst

Deforestation spurs malaria

In a hole

Dengue grips Bangalore

Gut reaction

Malarial parasite’s food chamber reveals secret of its survival

Africa sees 2 new disease outbreaks every week, link with climate change clear: CDC

Around 75% of outbreaks zoonotic, shortage of healthworkers, epidemiologists concerning, says Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &…

East Africa to experience surge in El Nino-related malaria infections, experts warn

Impending outbreak of new infections can wipe away gains in malaria control, they say

India’s progress in health outcomes dismal: UN report

The under-five mortality rate in the country still stands at 43 per 1,000 live births

The nature of malaria

A new project is analysing several natural parameters that aid the spread of malaria

Sure shot!

How the malaria parasite takes out an 'insurance policy' to deal with the immune system

Bednet or not?

Scientists debate the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets in dealing with malaria

External threat

Maladjusted

Modifying mosquitoes to fight malaria proves unsuccessful

What's plan B?

Why don’t we wipe mosquitoes off the face of the Earth?

They spread disease and misery and account for millions of deaths every year. There's not a lot to be said for mosquitoes

The 2021 Nobel Prize for medicine helps unravel mysteries about how the body senses temperature and pressure

Discoveries of Julius and Patapoutian have given sensory researchers fundamental insights into how people interact with their world. But they …

SDG remains a distant dream in Sub-Saharan region

Africa's progress is crucial to the world achieving the 37 health-related indicators under the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by …

Unused funds, understaffed civic agencies cause spurt in vector-borne diseases

In 2015-16, only 42 per cent of the Rs 620 crore allocated for prevention of vector-borne diseases was spent

Is chicken's odour the answer to mosquito-borne diseases?

Research finds that mosquitoes avoid feeding on chicken through olfactory identification

Malaria and the wrath of God

Forest Malaria in Southeast Asia Edited by V P Sharma and A Kondrashin Price: Not stated Community Participation in Malaria Control Edited by V …

Biopesticide delay plagues malaria control plan

As scientists debate which of two new pesticides should be used in the fight against malaria, the toll in the disease slowly rises.

Is institutional racism for real?

A recent review of editorial boards of ten leading international psychiatry journals has revealed almost nil representation from developing countries

WHO certifies Cabo Verde malaria-free; third African country to do so

Following last outbreak in 2017, the country identified problems and made improvements

As told to Parliament (December 3, 2021): Diabetes prevalence to grow almost 70% by 2045

All that was discussed in the House through the day