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'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of AfricaMothers in the Central African Republic face dire circumstances. Moreover, aid cuts have closed vital health services, forcing women to giv...- Chhattisgarh proposes to use security camps as 'Seva Kendras'Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, has launched an innovative program aimed at revitalizing inactive police and paramilitary ca...
- Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fightU.S. foreign aid cuts to the President's Malaria Initiative have led to a tragic surge in malaria deaths in northern Cameroon, reversing ye...
- 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...
- World Health Day 2025: India marks progress in maternal and child health with key initiativesOn World Health Day 2025, India highlights substantial progress in maternal and child health through initiatives like Ayushman Bharat and t...
- 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...
- WHO board nominates its chief Tedros for re-election in May"The WHO Executive Board #EB150 nominated @DrTedros for WHO Director-General position to be decided at #WHA75 in May 2022," the WHO said in...
- Zydus Cadila receives orphan drug status from USFDA for its novel malaria drugDrug maker Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila), on Thursday said its antimalarial drug ZY19489 (MMV253), currently in development together wit...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Health dept teams rush to Haryana's Chilli village after several children die due to high feverThough the actual cause of fever has not been confirmed by the health department yet, the prevalence of fever over the last few days in the...
- Indian-origin doctor appointed global coordinator for US President's Malaria InitiativeBorn in Liberia, Raj Panjabi and his family fled the country during its civil war and arrived in the United States as refugees in the 1990s.
- Indian-origin man appointed global coordinator for US President's Malaria InitiativeBorn in Liberia, Panjabi and his family fled the county during its civil war and arrived in the United States as refugees in the 1990s.
- 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...
- India may battle malaria on its own as international agencies plan to divert financesIndia may have to ramp up its funding to eliminate malaria as several international agencies are expected to divert finances to more demand...
- Indian scientist helps find breakthrough malaria cureDr Mahmood Alam, from Lohardaga in Jharkhand, is among the authors of the new study published in the journal 'Nature Communications' .
- 27% rise in Centre's funds to states for free drugsGhulam Nabi Azad said from a total of Rs 1,540.39 crore of central funds to supplement states' efforts in providing free drugs and medicine...
- Drug to offer 'single-dose' malaria cure foundScientists claim to have discovered a drug that could cure all strains of malaria with a single oral dose and also block transmission of th...
- Ranbaxy Daiichi Sankyo to spend Rs 10 crore on mobile healthcare clinics over next 5 yearsThe services will be provided in the fields of basic healthcare, immunisation, maternal and child health services and health education.
- ‘Climate change will hit 175m kids every year’A new report suggests that 175 million children will be affected every year by frequent natural disasters caused due to climate change.
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