One in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard : WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTOne in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard, leading to tens of thousands of deaths, many of them of African children given...
Global response to malaria at crossroads Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTAfter unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017. There were an estimated 5...
New research agenda towards world free of malaria Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTMore than 180 scientists, malaria programme leaders and policy makers from around the world have come together through a consultative process to...
New Drug effective against resistant hepatitis C found Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTHepatitis C is caused by a highly infectious virus affecting millions across the globe and can lead to a variety of liver ailments. While the...
Lack of access to essential health services pushing 100 million to extreme poverty : WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTAt least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and the World Health...
All febrile patients must be tested for malaria and dengue both Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTAccording to a new study, all febrile patients must be tested for both malaria and dengue in order to avoid a chance of missing other diseases in case...
The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year :WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTMore than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor...
Toothpaste ingredient can help fight drug-resistant malaria: Research Ruby khatun khatun19 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTAn ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of the malaria parasite that have grown...
Treatment of malaria during pregnancy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTAll malaria infections during pregnancy need to be treated as early as possible with safe and effective antimalarial drugs so that there are no...
Even single dose of primaquine brings down malaria transmission Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTAn international team of researchers have prepared an update of Cochrane Review and have found that Even a single dose of primaquine helps bring down...
Disease X may cause serious worldwide pandemic: WHO Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) has released the list of pathogens to prioritize for research and development in public health emergency contexts.A...
Effective malaria vaccine in sight from proteins in deadliest malarial strains Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe World Health Organization has reported 429,000 malaria deaths in 2015, 70 percent of those were children under the age of 5. Unfortunately, a...
