Calcutta's sorrow

Bihar's rural Nightingales

Healthcare receives a boost in starkly poor villages

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

Net protection

UNITED NATIONS

Home remedy

African merchandise

Survival is the only business that thrives in an ailing continent

Malaria

Breakthroughs in malaria research may well go the way of the other 'diseases of the poor'

Nuclear buzz

UN's latest malaria combatant

Africa sees 2 new disease outbreaks every week, link with climate change clear: CDC

Around 75% of outbreaks zoonotic, shortage of healthworkers, epidemiologists concerning, says Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &…

East Africa to experience surge in El Nino-related malaria infections, experts warn

Impending outbreak of new infections can wipe away gains in malaria control, they say

India’s progress in health outcomes dismal: UN report

The under-five mortality rate in the country still stands at 43 per 1,000 live births

Why evolution must be at the centre of fighting parasitic infections

Each year more than 200 million cases of malaria are recorded across the globe

Gut reaction

Malarial parasite’s food chamber reveals secret of its survival

The nature of malaria

A new project is analysing several natural parameters that aid the spread of malaria

Sure shot!

How the malaria parasite takes out an 'insurance policy' to deal with the immune system

Bednet or not?

Scientists debate the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets in dealing with malaria

External threat

Soft targets

Fatal catalyst

Deforestation spurs malaria

In a hole

Dengue grips Bangalore

Maladjusted

Modifying mosquitoes to fight malaria proves unsuccessful

WHO certifies Cabo Verde malaria-free; third African country to do so

Following last outbreak in 2017, the country identified problems and made improvements