MALARIA
Indian-origin doctor appointed global coordinator for US President's Malaria Initiative
Born 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 Initiative
Born in Liberia, Panjabi and his family fled the county during its civil war and arrived in the United States as refugees in the 1990s.
GSK transfers malaria vaccine production to India's Bharat Biotech
The agreement includes transfer of manufacturing of the protein part of the vaccine, RTS,S/AS01, while GSK will continue to supply Bharat B...
Dengue cases count in Delhi reaches near 1,000-mark
All three diseases, malaria, dengue and chikungunya are accompanied with high fever, a common symptom for COVID-19. And therefore, doctors ...
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: WHO
WHO 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 ...
Say 'Ok Google, talk to Malaria No More' on Android devices to get info on disease
The feature will be available in Hindi and English, and will answer questions like 'What is malaria fever?', 'What are the types of malaria...
IMD to start issuing predictions for major malaria outbreak from next monsoon: Official
"The IMD first studied the malaria data it got from Nagpur. This can be applied to other places as well. This can give predictions on large...
Seasonal diseases
Maharashtra: No hospital beds for non-Covid-19 patients in Mumbai
This problem is prevalent across the state. The Nationalist Congress Party, one of the ruling coalition members had raised the issue with H...
Government launches online platform for health, nutrition info about tribal population
"The is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive platform which makes district-wise data about tribal health available for policymaking," he said....
Hydroxychloroquine is not for coronavirus
Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
Results published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine show that hydroxychloroquine was no better than placebo pills at prevent...
My room-mate kept spirits up at hospital: COVID survivor
I am not very sure how I got the infection - it might have been from the cab I had taken to go to office before the lockdown began, recall ...
Trump says he's taking malaria drug in case he gets coronavirus
Donald Trump says he's taking a malaria drug in case he gets the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. T...
TB, Malaria & AIDS toll may rise as focus shifts to Covid-19
As per mathematical models, each month of lockdown in India could cause an additional 40,685 deaths between 2020 and 2025 due to TB. India ...
Plan to use malaria drug in Mumbai slums temporarily shelved
Health officials in Mumbai said that a test to prove the efficacy of the much touted but largely untested drug was still in the cards, but ...
Despite FDA warnings, Trump continues to promote malaria drug for Covid-19
President Donald Trump continued to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 Friday, despite warnings from the U.S. Food and ...
Raise a roast for malaria-free coffee
Mosquito-promoting farming needs to be curbed; fair trade isn’t enough.
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