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In 2025, Harvard University developed a chemical coating for insecticide-treated bed nets that blocks malaria parasites inside mosquitoes instead of killing the insects. It produced a breakthrough that could fight malaria without increasing insecticide resistance- These large-, mid- and small-cap stocks can give more than 25% return in 1 year, according to analysts
- Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight
- From mosquito nets to iPads: USAID selling, donating, destroying or simply abandoning items worth millions. Check listFollowing USAID's gutting in August, the U.S. government is auctioning off millions in goods as over 5,000 foreign-aid projects shut down. ...28 Aug, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
- Bharat Biotech, GSK to halve price of malaria vaccine by 2028Drugmakers Bharat Biotech and GSK will reduce the price of their malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, to $5 per dose by 2028, more than halving the ...25 Jun, 2025, 12.45 PM IST
- Serum Institute of India's new 'high efficacy' malaria vaccine rolls out in AfricaThe Serum Institute of India (SII) and Oxford University have launched a "high efficacy" malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, in Cote d'Ivoire. A...15 Jul, 2024, 10.29 PM IST
- Monsoon Maladies: Malaria is more prevalent in the rainy season, 5 ways to stay safeDuring the monsoon season, heavy rainfall and increased humidity create ideal environments for mosquito breeding, especially among Anophele...28 Jun, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
- WHO expert panel recommends Oxford University-Serum Institute's anti-malaria vaccineThe R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine is an easily deployable vaccine that can be manufactured at mass scale and modest cost, enabling as many ...03 Oct, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
- UN authorises 2nd malaria vaccine, developed by Oxford University with help from Serum Institute of IndiaResearch suggests it is more than 75% effective and that protection is maintained for at least another year with a booster. Tedros said the...02 Oct, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
- An NFHS question shows why questionnaires need to be reworked and updated from first principlesSurvey questionnaires need to be reworked from first principles in consultation with today’s policymakers rather than blindly perpetuating ...23 Apr, 2023, 11.21 PM IST
- Artificial light may aid in controlling malaria, likely to alter mosquito biologyThe use of artificial lights can trick malaria-transmitting mosquito species that feed nocturnally into behaving as if it's daytime.04 Jun, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
- Fever, chill & headache can be signs of either malaria or Covid. Here’s how to differentiateMalaria fevers are high-grade & cyclic. They appear with chills that make a patient shiver.25 Apr, 2022, 03.55 PM IST
- WHO recommends world's first malaria vaccine for children at riskThe decision followed a review of a pilot programme deployed since 2019 in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi in which more than two million doses wer...07 Oct, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
- How mosquito nets can serve as one of the main public health tools against malariaNets drenched in insecticides are one of the main public health tools against malaria and their use in Covid wards shows their continued re...14 May, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
- Maternal education fights malaria better than vaccine: StudyMalaria is a treatable disease that each year affects approximately 200 million people globally. The young are particularly vulnerable to t...10 May, 2017, 01.44 PM IST
- More than 50 per cent women and children in rural areas anaemic: Family Health SurveyAccording to National Family Health Survey-3, 2005-06, a total of 69.5% of children and 55.3% women are anaemic in rural and tribal areas.04 Aug, 2015, 05.26 PM IST
- Google Earth Engine to help predict malaria on mapsThe goal is to enable resource poor countries to wage more targeted and effective campaigns against the mosquito-borne disease, which kills...14 Sep, 2014, 02.18 PM IST
- India almost wins battle against malaria, sees steady fall in casesThough there has been a spurt in dengue cases in the past couple of years, the number of malaria cases across the country has actually decl...22 Nov, 2013, 11.17 AM IST
- The climate change safari parkMany people - including America’s new President - believe that global warming is the pre-eminent issue of our time.23 Jan, 2009, 12.33 AM IST
- WHO chips in to help flood victims in Bihar, NepalThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has been supplying emergency medicines and equipment for the flood victims of India's Bihar and neighbo...06 Sep, 2008, 09.06 PM IST
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