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
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
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
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-…
Losers still
The mad scramble for patenting the magic malaria antidote is seemingly resulting in dishonesty and plagiarism, while Onges, the actual knowledge …
Lethal gambit
The failure of the government to ban lethal pesticides, used to control the spread of malaria, poses a hazard to human health
Communities to the rescue
Malaria is no longer an unmanageable disease in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe, thanks to a community-based project
Caught by the gen(i)e
Scientists develop genetically modified mosquitoes that are unable to transmit malaria parasite
The 2021 Nobel Prize for medicine helps unravel mysteries about how the body senses temperature and pressure
Discoveries of Julius and Patapoutian have given sensory researchers fundamental insights into how people interact with their world. But they …
SDG remains a distant dream in Sub-Saharan region
Africa's progress is crucial to the world achieving the 37 health-related indicators under the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by …
Unused funds, understaffed civic agencies cause spurt in vector-borne diseases
In 2015-16, only 42 per cent of the Rs 620 crore allocated for prevention of vector-borne diseases was spent
Is chicken's odour the answer to mosquito-borne diseases?
Research finds that mosquitoes avoid feeding on chicken through olfactory identification
Why don’t we wipe mosquitoes off the face of the Earth?
They spread disease and misery and account for millions of deaths every year. There's not a lot to be said for mosquitoes
Malaria and the wrath of God
Forest Malaria in Southeast Asia Edited by V P Sharma and A Kondrashin Price: Not stated Community Participation in Malaria Control Edited by V …
Biopesticide delay plagues malaria control plan
As scientists debate which of two new pesticides should be used in the fight against malaria, the toll in the disease slowly rises.
Is institutional racism for real?
A recent review of editorial boards of ten leading international psychiatry journals has revealed almost nil representation from developing countries
Monoclonal antibody tech promises better disease prevention and control in Africa
Although the technology is not new, it is relatively unexplored in low- and middle-income countries
Climate change aided malaria expansion into highland east Africa and towards the Cape in 100 years: Study
Direct links between climate, biodiversity change and disease emergence will help identify, address healthcare needs in newly vulnerable …
What impact does climate change have on your health?
Heat-related deaths increased by 68 per cent between 2000–2004 and 2017–2021
