Kolar: The dilemma continues
Although the MRC's work is still going on, the community remains has not been educated to continue with it
Hardwar: Not without help
The malaria control operations have been successful only because of help from a large public sector corporation
Dengue - reality bites
The millions affected have many to curse -- the mosquitoes, officials and the scientific communityby Ritu Gupta
50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
Curative resolve
A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases
Breakthrough in search for new malaria cure
Scientists find a way to block malaria parasite from making itself at home inside host blood cells; research opens up possibilities of new …
Anthony McMichael on health risks from climate change
ANTHONY MCMICHAEL heads the International Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, and is a member …
Anti-malarial drug resistant parasites knock on India’s doors
Countries will have to consider the possibility of revising treatment strategy to counter drug resistance, says study
Fatal bacterial infections may stem from COVID-19 therapies, AMR a concern: Study
Researchers have found that SARS-CoV-2 and bacteria in lungs may affect each other’s ability to cause damage and worsen the outcome in a …
‘Disasters like Ebola threaten Africa’s progress towards MDGs’
Report launched at the ninth African Economic Conference says the continent made headway in human development but its continuation is threatened …
Political apathy, unplanned urbanisation make vector-borne diseases hard to control in India
Only 60 per cent of the total plan outlay for vector-borne diseases spent between 2007 to 2013; lack of co-ordination between ministries and …
Check Jharkhand’s degrading environment
Unscientific mining has caused rampant environmental degradation in the state in the absence of proper monitoring
MDG Report 2014: India among worst performers in poverty reduction, maternal death and sanitation
Report shows good progress in areas like poverty alleviation and access to clean water and controlling diseases like TB, Malaria
Stagnation as a culture
WATER is for flowing. When made to stagnate, it buzzes deafeningly of a culture of deliberate ignorance. Look at the misfortune of the people of …
Why diseases are "mysterious"
The government's public health system is completely defunct. Of late, there has been an alarming rise in disease outbreaks in the country. …
Vaccine Eloquent
Universal vaccination became part of government policy in 1978. A quarter of a century since, progress has been fitful. In some parts of the …
Future shock
As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…