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New mutations in malaria parasite found boosting drug resistance

New mutations in the malaria parasite that enhance resistance to a drug used to prevent the disease in pregnant women and children are already common, says a new study

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pandemic may hurt Malaria eradication progress

61% Indians know someone who died of Covid, will vaccine revive international travel, 22 experts on how to prevent future pandemics-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Insurance policy for vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria on anvil

Health and general insurers will soon be permitted to offer specific insurance cover to the public for treatment of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya

IMD to start issuing predictions for malaria outbreak from next monsoon

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will start issuing forecast for malaria outbreaks from next monsoon, Ministry of Earth Sciences secretary M Rajeevan said on Saturday

Not only Covid, research underway to find vaccine for three other diseases

Deaths from these three diseases could almost double over the next year as a result of disruptions to health care in the face of Covid-19

Delhi: Civic bodies launch campaign against dengue, chikungunya, malaria

The BJP-ruled civic bodies launched a mega campaign in the city against dengue, chikungunya and malaria in view of the monsoon season and mosquito breeding

Is India right in recommending HCQ despite the uncertainties around it?

HCQ was dropped from the solidarity trial that WHO was conducting as a part of a global effort in May.

Give priority to coronavirus, but focus on malaria, polio too: WHO

The global number of those infected with coronavirus has increased by almost 85,000 in the past 24 hours, climbing to 2,804,796 Covid-19 cases

Plan to use HCQ for Covid-19 treatment receives setback after death reports

Trump administration has stockpiled more than 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, a large chunk of which has been imported from India

India's only quinine making unit set up in 1874, has been shut since 2001

Covid-19 has triggered a sense of urgency to revive this sick unit, as Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, surfaced as potential medicine to alleviate the symptoms of the disease

Covid-19: Trump calls Modi, asks to release US order of hydroxychloroquine

On March 25, India banned the export of hydroxychloroquine, which is used primarily to treat malaria and lupus

Covid-19: India partially lifts ban on export of paracetamol and HCQ

HCQ is the same drug that US President Donald Trump had sought from India and warned of retaliation if India did not supply the drug

Govt bans export of key malaria drug to deal with coronavirus outbreak

There are currently no approved treatments, or preventive vaccines for Covid-19, the highly contagious, sometimes deadly respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus

Three African countries trying out 1st and only malaria vaccine in babies

A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against malaria, one of history's deadliest and most stubborn of diseases. The southern African nation is rolling out the shots in an unusual pilot programme along with Kenya and Ghana. Unlike established vaccines that offer near-complete protection, this new one is only about 40% effective. But experts say it's worth a try as progress against malaria stalls: Resistance to treatment is growing and the global drop in cases has leveled off. With the vaccine, the hope is to help small children through the most dangerous period of their lives. Spread by mosquito bites, malaria kills more than 400,000 people every year, two-thirds of them under 5 and most in Africa. Seven-month-old Charity Nangware received a shot on a rainy December day at a health clinic in the town of Migowi. She watched curiously as the needle slid into her thigh, then twisted up her face with

Poor nutrition to encephalitis outbreak: 2019's biggest health stories

All year round, the level of air pollution in Delhi remains three times higher than the national standard

India achieved 28% reduction in malaria cases in 2018 : WHO report

Malaria cases dropped by 28 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017, while there was 24 per cent decline in cases between 2016 and 2017

Sales of anti-malarial drugs jump 76% on the back of long rainy season

The long, rainy season and the ensuing rise in antibiotic (anti-infective category) sales boosted the overall growth of the domestic pharma industry during the September quarter

New compound can prevent growth of malaria parasite, reveals study

The study also noted that the compound was effective against other species of Plasmodium

Going beyond research to help us stay ahead of the dreaded mosquito

More than new research, better monitoring of vector-borne diseases and a safer environment are what can help us stay ahead of the mosquito, writes Ritwik Sharma

Multi-drug resistant malaria spreading rapidly in Asia: Lancet study

The study reveals the importance of ongoing genomic surveillance to inform public health malaria control strategies, researchers said.