Chikungunya returns: WHO warns of global risk from mosquito-borne virus epidemicThe World Health Organization has issued a warning about the resurgence of the chikungunya virus, reminiscent of the 2004-2005 epidemic. Or...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
The first drug to treat infants sick with malaria is approved by Swiss authoritySwissmedic has approved Coartem Baby, a malaria medicine specifically formulated for infants weighing 2 to 5 kilograms. This marks the firs...
09 Jul, 2025, 06.43 AM IST
Takeda, Biological E enter manufacturing pact to produce 50 million doses of Dengue vaccineJapanese drug giant Takeda has partnered with Indian vaccine maker Biological E (BE) to manufacture its Dengue vaccine. BE will increase it...
27 Feb, 2024, 11.16 AM 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
Transforming mosquitoes from foes to friends in the battle against dengue fever; Everything explainedIn Honduras, where 10,000 people are known to be sickened by dengue each year, Doctors Without Borders is partnering with the mosquito prog...
13 Sep, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
One-shot chikungunya vaccine found safe, effective in first phase 3 trial: Lancet study"This could be the first chikungunya vaccine available for people living in endemic regions, as well as for travellers to endemic areas or ...
13 Jun, 2023, 11.51 AM 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
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseasesAs the world focuses on the pandemic, experts fear losing ground in the long fight against other infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosi...
16 Apr, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
This tech giant is gearing up to remove mosquitoes around the worldIt’s unclear what would happen if the world’s disease-causing mosquitoes were done away with.
30 Nov, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
World's first dengue vaccine outAsian countries spend an estimated $6.5 billion annually in both direct and indirect medical costs due to dengue.
24 Feb, 2016, 06.01 PM IST
Take preventive measures against Zika virus: WHOWHO urged Southeast Asian countries and India to strengthen surveillance and take preventive measures against Zika virus.
03 Feb, 2016, 07.53 AM IST
World's first dengue vaccine gets nod after 20 years of researchThe injection can thwart all four types of the virus, which has appeared in Portugal, France, Florida and Japan recently, according to WHO.
10 Dec, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
Malaria on decline in India, half a million die globally: WHOIndia has seen a "major" decline in the number of deaths caused by Malaria in the last three years even as more than half a million people ...
23 Apr, 2015, 10.21 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
It costs less than Rs 30 for an entire year to treat a person: Dr Neeraj MistryNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are the second largest disease burden in developing and under developed countries in the world.
24 Oct, 2013, 03.54 PM IST
Changing evolution by compassionCompassion for all living creatures doesn't come easy because scale matters. A squished ant will not evoke the same visceral response as a ...
11 Sep, 2009, 12.32 AM IST