Malaria

Over 3,300 dengue cases in Delhi in 2022 so far, nearly 1,150 in November

The dengue infection tally stood at 3,044 till 18 November, and 279 more cases have been recorded since then till 25 November

Explained: How scientists engineered mosquitoes that cannot spread malaria

The genetically modified mosquitos have the ability to slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their gut, an innovation that can help prevent transmission of the disease to humans

Genetically modified mosquitoes by scientists can't spread malaria

Researchers from the Institute for Disease Modeling at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have developed a model that can aid in the eradication of malaria. Read more.

Tips protect yourself and your family from dengue and malaria fever

To protect yourself and your family, it is important to protect yourself from getting bitten by female anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes

How P vivax strain threatens India’s progress towards malaria elimination by 2030

Awareness campaigns are also central to fighting vivax malaria

Commonwealth leaders meet in Rwanda, climate, malaria highlighted in summit

The summit for Commonwealth heads of state in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is the culmination of a series of meetings earlier in the week that have reported some success in efforts to improve the lives of people in the 54-nation bloc

Why malaria is the next biggest cause of child mortality among other causes

Malaria is a common life-threatening disease which is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium and is transmitted in humans by the bite of a female anopheles mosquito

Antibiotic resistance caused 1.2 million deaths in 2019: AMR and its link to COVID-19 explained

A new study covering 204 countries showed that at least 1.2 million people died in 2019 due to drug-resistant bacterial infections, ahead of both HIV and malaria

WHO approves malaria vaccine for kids: A global health expert explains why that is a big deal

Approval of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, which goes by the name Mosquirix, provides a “glimmer of hope” for Africa, according to Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa.

Malaria strain resistant to drugs found in Uganda; doctors suggest HIV-like treatment approach

Doctors suggested that instead of the standard approach, where one or two other drugs are used in combination with artemisinin, doctors should now use three, as is often done in treating tuberculosis and HIV.