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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...- Ebola: 'You are not alone' in fight, vows DR Congo-bound WHO chiefThe World Health Organization chief is heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo to combat a deadly Ebola outbreak. He pledged full suppo...
- Ebola virus in India? Here's the latest update on the Bengaluru scare, symptoms and precautions explainedEbola virus in Bangalore: A woman returning from Uganda was quarantined in Bengaluru with Ebola-like symptoms. Her tests have come back neg...
- April rains fuel dengue surge in Delhi as mosquito breeding spikes across cityDelhi is witnessing a surge in dengue cases. April's erratic rainfall has led to over half of this year's infections being reported. This t...
- Oxford University strikes new malaria vaccine pact with Serum Institute of IndiaOxford University and Serum Institute of India are collaborating on a new malaria vaccine, R78C. This partnership aims to create a more eff...
- GST Council should consider lowering tax on household insecticides to 5 pc: EY-HICA reportA new report recommends lowering the Goods and Services Tax on household insecticides. The current 18 percent rate could be reduced to 5 pe...
- India registers 'significant progress' in reducing malaria cases: WHOIndia has made significant strides in reducing malaria cases and deaths, exiting the WHO's high-burden group. Community health workers, pri...
- CDC issues health alert on Malaria after cases reported in Texas and FloridaAfter five cases of spread of malaria by mosquitos were reported in two months in Texas and Florida, the CDC issued warning.
- 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...
- India reports 86% fall in cases since 2015, 79% reduction in deaths due to MalariaIndia's budgetary allocation to fight malaria more than doubled between 2017 and 2019 and it was made a notifiable disease in 31 states and...
- 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.
- 14 million more malaria cases in 2020 worldwide; India sustained reduction in disease burden: WHOThe World Malaria Report 2021, brought out by World Health Organization (WHO), highlighted the havoc malaria continues to wreck on the worl...
- India only high endemic country to report malaria cases decline of 17.6% in 2019 over 2018: Government"The Annual Parasitic Incidence (API) reduced by 27.6 per cent in 2018 as compared to 2017, and by 18.4 per cent in 2019 as compared to 201...
- India recorded largest reductions in malaria cases in South-East Asia between 2000-2019: WHOWHO noted the "impressive gains" made by India in the fight against malaria, with reductions in cases and deaths of 18 per cent and 20 per ...
- New malaria cases down a third: JP NaddaNadda said with nearly three-fourth of the share of the regional burden, India’s “successes” have significantly contributed to the reductio...
- Dams contribute to one million malaria cases in Africa annuallyThe study has for the first time correlated the location of large dams with the incidence of malaria and quantified impacts across the regi...
- World Health Organisation calls for greater investment to check malariaEven though the number of confirmed malaria cases in the region decreased from 2.9 million in 2000 to 2 million in 2012, malaria remains a ...
- 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...
- India to see decrease in malaria cases: WHO"India, the country with the highest number of cases in the region, is projected to achieve decreases of 50-75 per cent in malaria case inc...
- Malaria in Kolkata: Bengal minister blames it on warmingWith malaria cases in Kolkata rising alarming, a West Bengal minister named global warming as one of the major reasons.
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