Malaria

78% of communicable disease deaths in 2021 due to respiratory ailments: NSO

Total deaths from contagious diseases rose 86% to 12,598 from 6,767 in 2019

Global tally of malaria cases, deaths remained stable in 2021, says WHO

The global number of malaria cases and deaths generally remained stable in 2021, thanks to redoubled efforts by affected countries, the WHO said

Covid-19 disruption resulted in 63,000 more malaria deaths, says WHO

The coronavirus pandemic interrupted efforts to control malaria, resulting in 63,000 additional deaths and 13 million more infections globally over two years, according to a report from the World Health Organisation published on Thursday. Cases of the parasitic disease went up in 2020 and continued to climb in 2021, though at a slower pace, the UN health agency said on Thursday. About 95 per cent of the world's 247 million malaria infections and 619,000 deaths last year were in Africa. We were off track before the pandemic and the pandemic has now made things worse, said Abdisalan Noor, a senior official in WHO's malaria department. Alister Craig, dean of biological sciences at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, noted that progress in reducing malaria deaths had stalled even before COVID-19. It is almost as if we have reached a limit of effectiveness for the tools we have now, said Lister, who was not linked to the WHO report. Noor said he expected the wider rollout of th

Pak to purchase 6 mn mosquito nets from India to contain malaria: Report

Pakistan's health ministry on Tuesday approved the purchase of over 6 million mosquito nets from India, as the country scrambles to contain the spread of malaria and other vector-borne diseases due to the unprecedented floods, according to a media report on Tuesday. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is using financial resources provided by Global Fund to acquire the nets for Pakistan, according to Geo.tv. The WHO officials said they are planning to obtain mosquito nets as early as possible and are hopeful that these would be obtained by next month via the Wagah route, the report said. More than 1,700 people were killed, 33 million displaced and a third of the country was submerged under water in the worst floods to hit Pakistan, brought about by unprecedented rains since mid-June. In September, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that a surge in diseases like malaria can cause a "second disaster." Last week, the WHO warned of 2.7 million malaria cases in 32 districts in .

Delhi dengue outbreak: 321 cases in first 5 days of Oct, tally at 1,258

As many as 693 cases were reported in September alone, according to a report released by the MCD

Pakistan may see 2.7 million malaria cases in 32 districts by Jan 2023: WHO

The WHO warned of 2.7 million malaria cases in flood-hit Pakistan in 32 districts by January 2023

Spike in fever cases: Dengue, malaria, swine flu take over from Covid-19

Some cities like Delhi and Mumbai are also witnessing cases of leptospirosis and gastroenteritis fevers

Low testing, climate change hamper India's fight against Dengue and Malaria

Experts say India needs more decentralised planning, and access to testing and treatment for malaria and dengue

Huge funding announced to roll-out first malaria vaccine in Africa: WHO

WHO welcomed the announcement by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of international support worth nearly USD 160 million for the next 3 years to facilitate increased vaccine access to children

Mylab launches combined RT-PCR test for Zika, malaria, dengue

Test can differentiate between seven diseases and give results in 2 hrs

WHO calls for continued innovation, increased investment to fight malaria

According to the WHO's 2021 World Malaria Report, global progress in reducing malaria cases and deaths has slowed or stalled in recent years, particularly in the countries hardest hit by the disease

Malaria deaths in Meghalaya drop from 40 in 2015 to 3 in 2021: Officials

Only 27 malaria deaths were reported in the entire state in the past five years from 2017 onwards, they said

A new study finds importance of malaria drug in treating neck cancers

A study says, hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to chemotherapy agent cisplatin in head and neck cancers and restores tumour-killing effects of cisplatin in animal models

More than 1.2 mn people died from drug-resistant infections in 2019: Study

Drug-resistant bacteria and other microbes are rising due to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, say health officials.

India reported reduction in malaria burden between 2019 and 2020: WHO

However, the rate of reduction was lower than it had been before the pandemic

First death due to dengue reported in Delhi this year; 723 total cases

Delhi has reported the first death due to dengue this year, while the number of cases of the vector-borne disease has mounted to over 720, according to a civic report

Vaccines for malaria and dengue may hit Indian market in 2-4 years

There are several candidates in the works - the Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech, and Zydus Cadila are working on either developing or manufacturing anti-malarial vaccines

WHO recommends broad use of world's first malaria vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has recommended widespread use of the world's first malaria vaccine called RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) for children in sub-Saharan Africa.

What are Vector-borne diseases? Here're symptoms, history in numbers

These diseases account for more than 17 per cent of all infectious diseases, causing over seven lakh deaths across the world annually.

Vaccine maker BioNTech to use mRNA technology to target malaria

Pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that it wants to use the mRNA technology behind its coronavirus vaccine to target malaria.