Why do we need to worry about antimicrobial resistance in the time of COVID-19?
As more and more antimicrobials are used to control the virus and the co-infections, this indiscriminate use will further increase AMR
World Health Statistics 2015: some achievements, many concerns
Down To Earth highlights the world’s performance on health-related development goals, where our successes lie and where efforts are still a …
Science and Technology - Briefs
Dengue - reality bites
The millions affected have many to curse -- the mosquitoes, officials and the scientific communityby Ritu Gupta
Needed: People's participation
Communities and state governments have to play a more important role
Hassan: Holding on
MRC's operations are still going on in this Karnataka district, but their fate is uncertain
Kolar: The dilemma continues
Although the MRC's work is still going on, the community remains has not been educated to continue with it
Kheda: Forgotten glory
This is where it all started. And now, there is no sign of past successes
Hardwar: Not without help
The malaria control operations have been successful only because of help from a large public sector corporation
Chennai: beginning of a new policy
New bye-laws might help in dealing with malaria
Pondichery: The gnats live on
Even the memory of initial success of bioenvironmental approach has been wiped off
Goa: Back to square one
For mysterious reasons, the state government is highly sceptical of the MRC's work
Pops out
Bytes
Mumbai hit with diseases after rains
Science & Technology - Briefs
Climate change
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
Scientists make DNA barcode of malaria parasite
It can help prevent spread of drug-resistant malaria from one region to another
Malaria, dengue detection made easy
Doctors evolve mathematical formula to pinpoint most likely cause of fever
Curative resolve
A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases
More floods, no winter
The Gates accounts
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 …