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-…
Azerbaijan, Tajikistan reach malaria-free milestone
In Tajikistan and Azerbaijan, the last cases of regional spread of Plasmodium vivax malaria were discovered in 2012 and 2014
Global malaria response suffered due to COVID-19: World Malaria Report 2021
COVID-19 service-related disruptions responsible for 69,000 additional malaria deaths in 2020, says new WHO report
Malaria vaccine: India needs it too, say experts
Countries in Africa registered 94 per cent of all malaria cases and deaths that took place globally in 2019; India saw the largest drop …
Nigeria has Africa’s highest malaria death rate — progress is being made, but it’s not enough
Nigeria’s environment is a favourable one in which mosquitoes – the malaria vector – can thrive
World Malaria Day: How Africa plans to fight the disease
Malawi becomes the first African nation to roll out landmark vaccine, Ghana and Kenya to join the league soon; Uganda adopts a new mass action …
Accelerate efforts to end malaria: World Health Assembly adopts new resolution
7.6 million deaths, 1.5 billion cases averted since 2000, but global gains levelled off in recent years, flags WHO
Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector
Anopheles Stephensi can transmit multiple parasites, shows high resistance to local insecticides
As a Malian, the slogan 'zero malaria starts with me' has special meaning
Researchers in Africa are in the early stages of developing a genetically modified mosquito that can only produce male offspring
‘We could eradicate malaria by 2040’ says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO
R21/Matrix vaccine was developed by Oxford University together with the Serum Institute of India and can reduce malaria by 75%
WHO launches new initiatives to contain invasive malaria vectors in Africa
Shifting our focus to integrated and locally adapted vector control can save both money and lives
Alarms ring as deadly Asian malaria vector detected in Kenya
Anopheles Stephensi expanding its geographic range over the last decade; may derail Kenya's progress against malaria control
Vaccine hope
While Africa gets its first vaccine to fight malaria, India is still in the early stages of clinical trials
Climate change can affect malaria transmission patterns in Africa: Study
Much of the subsequent increase in malaria transmission could be realised by 2041-2070, according to the study
A lone warrior who fights malaria and saves lives
For the past two decades, Ram Kumari has been single-handedly ensuring timely diagnosis of the disease in her village in Chhattisgarh
Fever kills 202 in Bareilly, district administration records just 28
The district hospital has one bed for every two patients suffering from fever and just two physicians to attend to them
Malaria parasite can now resist main line of treatment: Uganda study
Researchers flag risk of cross-border spread of malaria, especially in east Africa
World’s first malaria vaccine ready for rollout in sub-Saharan Africa
RTS, S is the first malaria vaccine to successfully complete pivotal phase three testing
Malaria-free India: A vision may be more achievable now
The US’ FDA has approved a drug that can flush out a recurring parasite that causes 34 per cent malaria cases in India
Malaria-helping protein identified
By targeting the protein, pharma companies can develop a new drug to treat the disease and block its transmission
Five countries had zero malaria cases in 2018: WHO
While China and El Salvador reported no cases for second consecutive year; Iran, Malaysia & Timor-Leste had zero cases of the …
World Malaria Day: More cases in states less prone to disease
While the total number of cases in India declined in 2018, there was a bump in less susceptible states like Uttar Pradesh