Catching viruses

Brand new infectious maladies such as Jacobson's disease have begun to plague the world, despite better sanitation and medication in developed …

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 …

Africa not on track to eliminate malaria by 2030 as envisioned: Report

Disruptions in access to health facilities, supply chain during COVID-19 pandemic impacted management of malaria cases

HIV, TB, malaria prevalence will reduce with fewer inequalities in healthcare: WHO

A recent WHO report takes a look at 32 health indicators from 186 countries on HIV, TB and malaria, that kill 2 million annually  

Global warming can put billions at risk of malaria, dengue: Study

Policy makers should prepare appropriate strategies to build resilience to major mosquito-borne diseases in a warmer and more urbanised world, …

World Malaria Report: Despite a dip in cases, India still one of the worst-hit countries

While Africa and India saw the maximum dip in malaria cases between 2017 and 2018, they still accounted for 85 per cent deaths

Climate change increasing threats from Vibrio bacteria: Study

Warming catalyses antimicrobial resistance

Diseases linked to a degraded environment continue to ravage India

Despite the increasing burden respiratory infections and water borne disease, the budgetary allowance for health has steadily dipped in the last …

World not on track to meet 2020 milestone for malaria control: WHO

Currently, less than one per cent of the global funds for health R&D investment are allocated to develop tools to fight malaria

Simply put: Diseased India

WHO launches high impact plan to check malaria

The newly launched response, high burden to high impact, builds on the principle that no one should die from a disease that can be easily prevented

Deal with Russia air defence system

IIT Hyderabad develops device to detect infectious diseases at low costs

The device can help detect infection on the first day of being infected and can be used without the help of a technician 

Funds for research on neglected diseases lowest in 2015

Over 1 billion people in 149 countries worldwide suffer from one or more neglected diseases

How to use evolution to fight malaria

Scientists have proposed a new strategy to select mosquitoes which can be checked by repellents, thereby less likely to transmit malaria

Three scientists bag Nobel for Medicine for innovative battle against parasites

While two of the scientists invented drugs for combating roundworm parasites, the third developed a drug to combat malaria

Developed nations should invest in healthcare of poorer countries: WHO

The Addis Ababa conference from July 13 to July 16 will also pave the way for the new set of Sustainable Development Goals

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Big bite

As the malaria parasite and its mosquito carrier become increasingly immune to pesticides and drugs, a recourse to vaccines seems to be the only …

Nipping malaria in the bud

Scientists are focussing on strengthening genetically the defence mechanism of mosquitoes so as to render them inhospitable to the malarial parasite.

Malaria breakthrough promises better drugs

Now that they have discovered how chloroquine controls the malaria parasite, scientists hope to use this knowledge to develop more efficient anti-…

Calcutta's sorrow

Gene shows the way

The kiss of death

An early monsoon and increasing drug resistance spark off malaria fatalities in Assam

Marigold magic

An insecticide obtained from marigold flowers is effective against mosquito larvae