NHS England chair Dr Penny Dash says Britain should learn from India’s healthcare systemBritain's NHS chair sees India as a future global healthcare model. India utilizes technology to expand healthcare access and reduce costs ...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
In 1997, University of Florida spent 10 years developing a mosquito “diet pill.” Today, larvae fed the hormone-treated algae starve within 72 hours, offering an eco-friendly way to fight disease-carrying pestsA University of Florida scientist developed a mosquito "diet pill" using a digestive hormone. This hormone is delivered through algae, whic...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Corporates urge employees to stay alert as H1N1 cases surgeH1N1 cases have increased significantly, and monsoon fevers are at seasonal highs. Companies are issuing safety guidelines and advising emp...
26 Aug, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
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 resistanceScientists have discovered novel compounds that prevent the transmission of malaria parasites in mosquitoes. These innovative chemicals can...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
10,000-year-old disease that haunted Greeks and Chinese, weakened Civil War soldiers and caused 5% of 20th century deaths may finally have a weakness; Indian researchers find breakthroughScientists from India and Britain have identified a protein called Ark1 that acts as a control switch in the malaria parasite's cell divisi...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Health Ministry reviews dengue and malaria situation, asks states to prepare action plans in 20 daysThe Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory to state chief ministers, urging heightened vigilance and intensified preventive measures ...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.04 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
World Malaria Day 2023: Theme, significance, key detailsWorld Malaria Day is an important observance day that highlights the ongoing efforts to control and eventually eliminate malaria.
25 Apr, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
India among 4 nations that account for 81% deaths from p.vivaxThe report said in 2015, an estimated 212 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide a fall of 22 per cent since 2000 and of 14 per cent s...
13 Dec, 2016, 09.29 PM IST
Sun Pharma, others ink pact for malaria project in MandlaThe lessons learned from this demonstration project will be useful for scaling up malaria elimination programme in the rest of the state an...
15 Nov, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
Effective malaria treatment a step closerThe discovery could potentially make malaria treatment significantly more effective for the 3.2 billion people at risk.
18 Apr, 2016, 04.09 PM IST
Government launches national framework for elimination of malariaAs per the World Malaria report 2015, 14% of the population in India lives in high transmission area of malaria
01 Mar, 2016, 04.26 PM IST
New malaria vaccine generates robust immune responseA new malaria vaccine candidate has been found to generate robust immune response while significantly delaying parasitemia in 59 per cent o...
28 Feb, 2016, 02.29 PM IST
P.vivax strain of malaria poses new lethal threat to India, says WHOExperts say, P.vivax is proving to be an extremely difficult parasite as it does not readily respond to the existing control measures
31 Jul, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
WHO calls for enhanced efforts for malaria controlOf the 18.9 million P vivax malaria cases reported in 2012, nearly 13 million were from countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region, mainly...
29 Jul, 2015, 06.52 PM IST
- 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...
18 Dec, 2012, 11.29 AM IST
- Control, not climate change, key to malaria
A study published on Thursday casts doubt on the widely held notion that warming global temperatures will lead to a future intensification ...
20 May, 2010, 03.43 PM IST