Bill Gates warns White House he can't fill shortfalls in US global health fundingBill Gates has been actively lobbying Trump administration officials to maintain funding for global health programs, including childhood va...
18 Mar, 2025, 06.10 PM IST
COP28 delegates urge greater action on climate-linked health risksPhysicians, activists, and country representatives at COP28 in Dubai call for greater global efforts to protect people from health and safe...
03 Dec, 2023, 05.33 PM IST
TiE Delhi-NCR and Prayatna organise 'Malaria Hackfest'Hackfest has invited suggestions from top tech schools in India to provide targeted solutions to fight Malaria. A maximum award of INR 5 la...
22 Nov, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
US issues alert after first local malaria spread in 20 yearsFour malaria cases detected in Florida and one in Texas, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both Texas and Florida...
27 Jun, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
Pakistan health authorities seek government permission to import mosquito nets from India after malaria cases surge due to floods: reportThe development came after a deadly malaria onslaught wreaked relentless havoc in flood-affected regions of the country, where hundreds of ...
23 Sep, 2022, 11.40 AM 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 approved a malaria vaccine for children – a global health expert explains why that is a big dealApproval of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, which goes by the name Mosquirix, provides a "glimmer of hope" for Africa, according to Dr. Matshidiso ...
10 Oct, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
IMD to start issuing predictions for major malaria outbreak from next monsoon: Official"The IMD first studied the malaria data it got from Nagpur. This can be applied to other places as well. This can give predictions on large...
07 Nov, 2020, 01.45 PM IST
Fight against malaria could be set back 20 years, WHO warnsThe WHO said new projections indicate that in a worst-case scenario, 769,000 people could die of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa this year as...
24 Apr, 2020, 05.48 PM IST
Pakistan bans export of anti-malaria drugs amid spike in coronavirus casesThe ban, which has been imposed with immediate effect, will remain till the National Coordination Comm-ittee (NCC) on COVID-19 deems necess...
11 Apr, 2020, 03.39 PM IST
Gujarat companies to export hydroxychloroquine to US: Vijay RupaniHydroxychloroquine is an old and inexpensive drug used to treat malaria, the export of which was banned by India last month amid views that...
08 Apr, 2020, 09.56 AM IST
India partially eases export curbs on Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug Donald Trump wantsThe Indian government had earlier put a hold on exports of hydroxychloroquine.
07 Apr, 2020, 03.50 PM IST
Explainer: Why are malaria pills being used against coronavirus?Studies are underway in a number of countries, including China, France and the United States, to see whether the pills - chloroquine and hy...
25 Mar, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
Cadila, Torrent, Ipca Labs surge as malaria drug found effective against Covid-19Trump touted that generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has been used with some success in treating Covid-19.
20 Mar, 2020, 02.16 PM IST
Tata Trusts to start project to eradicate malaria in IndiaTata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata, managing trustee R Venkataramanan and head of innovation Manoj Kumar will bet the trustees of the new Inst...
27 Sep, 2017, 11.20 AM IST
Suffering from malaria? Exercise, diet could offset effectsFruits, vegetables & the right amount of protein may help lessen damage to the heart & skeletal muscles brought on by malaria.
14 Jan, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
Man dies of malaria in Delhi, 'first' fatality in five yearsPraveen Sharma, a resident of Mandawali, died at Safdarjung Hospital Sunday evening after suffering multi- organ failure triggered by malar...
06 Sep, 2016, 08.35 PM IST