Mutations that make malaria drugs ineffective discovered
Gene kelch13 associated with malaria resistance
Science & Technology - Briefs
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
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