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). Each year, WHO’s World malaria report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across …
The world's first malaria vaccine has cleared the final test, but the results haven't been emphatic. The final trial results demonstrated that vaccination with RTS,S, followed by a booster dose administered 18 months after the primary schedule, reduced the number of cases of clinical malaria in children (aged 5-17 months …
IN spite of the progress made so far, African countries are not likely to attain the World Health Assembly target of 75% reduction in malaria cases and deaths by 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO has also stressed the urgent need to tackle malaria drug resistance and …
There is no licensed vaccine against malaria anywhere in the world at present Final clinical trials of a malaria vaccine - the first to reach this stage - suggest it could help protect millions of children against malaria. But tests on 16,000 children from seven African countries found that booster …
It's a major problem that's quickly becoming global: fake medicines. The threat of poor quality drugs that are being distributed in place of real medication is on the rise, and may undermine decades of successful efforts to combat disease. A group of editors of a collection of journal articles have …
Just over 20,000 malaria cases were detected in the hospitals of the central Huambo Province from January to March this year, compared to the 16,160 cases recorded in 2014. Speaking last Tuesday to ANGOP, the local supervisor of the fight against malária, Constantino Sacanombo, regretted the fact that in the …
'The "candidate drugs" for malaria, osteoporosis and diabetes were currently undergoing clinical trials'. The Indian pharmaceutical sector would soon be showcasing ‘candidate drugs’ for malaria, osteoporosis and diabetes, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. With further R&D;, important breakthroughs could be on …
A study of Vadodara and Chhotaudepur districts conducted by MS University's (MSU) Department of Geography of Faculty of Science identifies tribal areas of the region as high risk areas of vector-borne diseases, especially malaria. According to the study, Jetpur Pavi, Naswadi, Kawant and Chhota Udepur talukas in Chhota Udepur district …
The amount of US$101 million has been announced for the benefit of Liberia until December 1, 2017, the Liberia Coordinating Mechanism (LCM) Secretariat of the Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and Malaria has disclosed. Mrs. Paulina Doe Hilton, Head of the LCM Secretariat said the country stands to benefit …
The Vice President, Mr Mokgweetsi Masisi, says Botswana is among the 147 United Nations member states that are committed to re-enforcing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as halt Tuberculosis (TB) and other diseases by 2015. Speaking at the World TB Day commemorations in Francistown on Tuesday (March 24), …
Chhattisgarh has failed to secure maternal health, besides remaining a laggard in promoting use of contraceptives as an alternative to female sterilization, according MDG India Country Report 2015. Also, high HIV prevalence among youth, pregnant women and adults remain a cause of concern. In the third part of series on …
Malaria, dengue fever and other deadly exotic diseases could become an established part of British life in a matter of decades, public health experts have warned. The emergence of the illnesses is likely to be driven by climate change, which will make it easier for mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects …
NIGERIANS have been told to seek alternative ways of checking increase in the incidence of malaria in the country. Speaking with The Guardian over the weekend, Mr. Max Daluz, the chief executive of Inesfly Africa, said malaria and other forms of insect related diseases have led to so many deaths …
India has emphasised inclusion of adaptation as a part of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC). For understanding adaptation requirements, we need to understand and value climate change impacts first. This preliminary assessment tries to estimate the cost of global climate change impacts for India. The study aims at estimating first …
Insect predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs may help protect us from infectious diseases, according to a new study. In recent decades, humans have altered biodiversity around the globe as the result of activities including deforestation, man-made climate change and pollution. Meanwhile, outbreaks of infectious diseases like chikungunya, …
Emergence of artemisinin resistance in southeast Asia poses a serious threat to the global control of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Discovery of the K13 marker has transformed approaches to the monitoring of artemisinin resistance, allowing introduction of molecular surveillance in remote areas through analysis of DNA. We aimed to assess the …
South Darfur - South Darfur State has successfully reduced cases of Malaria infection to 4 percent in 2014, down from 45 percent in 2004. In a similar context, Dr. Fahad Awad Ali, the national coordinator for combating Malaria said efforts to curb cases still face some challenges, particularly its dependence …
Balla Kandeh, programme manager at the National Malaria Control Programme, NMCP, has said malaria incidence reduced by 85.5 per cent; admissions due to malaria dropped by 74 per cent and malaria-attributable deaths dropped by 90 per cent. Despite the worldwide burden of malaria, significant progress has been made in The …
The quality of drinking water supplied in many parts of the district has become a cause of concern with the possibilities of a rise in water-borne diseases from the affected areas. Latest health department reports indicated that even the water samples from Aurangabad taluka were contaminated. The latest drinking water …
A leading microbiologist has warned of the increasing threat that killer fungi poses to humans and the environment. New figures show that fungal diseases cause hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, following severe respiratory illness and infections of the blood stream. And now an expert has warned that fungi kill …
The Lancet presents the most recent update on the global, regional, and national causes of death. Against a backdrop of increased global improvements in life-expectancy, death rates for some causes – including drug use and liver cancer – continue to rise. Up-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause …
