Cross-border malaria elimination: A shared responsibility for neighbouring nations
1 year, 10 months ago

Cross-border malaria elimination: A shared responsibility for neighbouring nations

Hindustan Times  

The chairmanship of G20 has provided India with a unique opportunity to organise international interactions on a variety of subjects. Hence, cross-border malaria becomes particularly important as states and nations approach the near-malaria elimination stage. Although most Indian states are nearing malaria elimination, a few continue to face challenges, including domestic cross-border malaria. The 2030 malaria elimination goal is a commitment made by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the heads of States of several neighbouring countries. With demonstrable, replicable, and sustainable domestic evidence of the science of malaria elimination, India is uniquely poised to take leadership by ending cross-border malaria at home and abroad.

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India excluded from WHO’s High Burden to High Impact group as Malaria cases reduce by 97%
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

India excluded from WHO’s High Burden to High Impact group as Malaria cases reduce by 97%

Op India  

India has achieved a significant milestone in its fight against malaria, with cases plummeting by over 97% since independence. The World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2024 highlights India’s substantial progress, including the country’s exit from the WHO’s High Burden to High Impact group in 2024. Additionally, in 2023, 122 districts across various states reported zero malaria cases, which demonstrates …

India poised to be malaria-free by 2030: Health ministry
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India poised to be malaria-free by 2030: Health ministry

Hindustan Times  

The number of malaria cases has seen significant reduction over the past 75 years— from 75 million at the time of independence to 20 lakh in 2023—, highlighting India’s progress towards achieving malaria-free status in next five years, said Union ministry of health and family welfare in a statement on Wednesday. At the time of independence in 1947, malaria was …

WHO World Malaria Report 2024: India’s fight against malaria: Cases drop by 93 percent, deaths by 68 percent in 2023
3 months ago

WHO World Malaria Report 2024: India’s fight against malaria: Cases drop by 93 percent, deaths by 68 percent in 2023

India Today  

India has made a striking achievement in reducing malaria cases and deaths, contributing significantly to the overall decline in the World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region. The WHO World Malaria Report 2024 revealed that in 2023, the South-East Asia Region reported eight malaria-endemic countries accounting for four million cases, making up 1.5% of the global malaria burden. The region saw …

India accounts for half of all estimated malaria cases in 2023 in South-East Asia Region
3 months ago

India accounts for half of all estimated malaria cases in 2023 in South-East Asia Region

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation’s South East Asia Region contributes about 1.5% of the burden of malaria cases globally and India accounted for about half of all estimated cases in 2023, followed by Indonesia, which carried just under one-third. The report notes that since 2000 the WHO South-East Asia Region has made remarkable progress against malaria and estimated malaria cases in …

India makes 'significant progress' in malaria control; deaths drop by 68%: WHO report
3 months ago

India makes 'significant progress' in malaria control; deaths drop by 68%: WHO report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India has made "significant progress" in reducing malaria incidence and mortality, according to the latest 'World Malaria Report' released by the World Health Organisation. The number of estimated malaria cases in India decreased from 6.4 million in 2017 to 2 million in 2023, marking a 69% drop. Globally, the report noted an estimated 263 million malaria cases and …

Odisha govt faces under-reporting charge as malaria, dengue surge in state
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha govt faces under-reporting charge as malaria, dengue surge in state

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: AMID a surge in malaria and dengue, allegations of under-reporting of cases of vector borne diseases have surfaced raising concerns about transparency in the state’s public health data. Odisha reported 41,739 malaria cases and nine deaths in 2020, 25,503 cases and 13 deaths in 2021, 23,770 cases and five deaths in 2022, 41,973 cases and four deaths in 2023, …

Egypt's Malaria Elimination: A Roadmap for India's WHO Certification
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Egypt's Malaria Elimination: A Roadmap for India's WHO Certification

The Hindu  

Egypt's success in eliminating malaria is a testament to the power of coordinated efforts and sustained commitment to public health. The country's meticulous approach, including targeted interventions, robust surveillance, and effective vector control, has resulted in a significant reduction in malaria cases. Egypt's achievement serves as an inspiration for other countries seeking to achieve malaria elimination.

Serum Institute of India's new 'high efficacy' malaria vaccine rolls out in Africa
8 months ago

Serum Institute of India's new 'high efficacy' malaria vaccine rolls out in Africa

India Today  

A new “high efficacy” malaria vaccine co-developed by the Serum Institute of India and the University of Oxford was officially rolled out on Monday when Cote d’Ivoire in West Africa became the first country to begin administering R21/Matrix-M. In total, 15 African countries are expected to introduce malaria vaccines with Gavi support in 2024, and countries plan to reach around …

VIMSAR study reveals low use of mosquito nets in Odisha's Burla
8 months, 3 weeks ago

VIMSAR study reveals low use of mosquito nets in Odisha's Burla

New Indian Express  

The findings of the study were recently published in the international medical sciences journal, Cureus of Springer Nature Group. The group of doctors of VIMSAR, who conducted the study comprised Dr Sanjeeb K Mishra, Dr Gourahari Pradhan, Dr Soumya R Patra, Dr Ashok K Panigrahi and Dr Subrat K Pradhan. One of the researchers, Dr Mishra said, “Out of the …

Malaria: Beware of that bite
10 months, 1 week ago

Malaria: Beware of that bite

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In India, malaria still poses a serious threat to public health despite considerable improvements in recent years. Because these mosquitoes breed in stagnant water bodies, malaria transmission is more common in locations with poor drainage especially during the monsoon season. Individuals who live close to bodies of stagnant water: In peri-urban and rural regions, mosquitoes that thrive in puddles, …

Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Vaccine efforts are still in early stages: Cameroon this …

Health talk | The new malaria vaccine can reduce morbidity and death, study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Health talk | The new malaria vaccine can reduce morbidity and death, study finds

Hindustan Times  

Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes. A recent study found that in areas with seasonal malaria, approximately 200,000 cases and 650 deaths from malaria could be prevented per 100,000 children, if they were vaccinated with all four doses of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine over 15 years. Additionally, the vaccine, which was recently recommended for …

4,361 people infected with malaria in Tripura
1 year, 9 months ago

4,361 people infected with malaria in Tripura

The Hindu  

The authorities have sent emergency medical teams to Malaria affected areas in Tripura. But we have information about malaria infections and the count is 4,361 as of now”, an official of the National Health Mission which is implementing the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme in Tripura told The Hindu on Monday. Medical teams are organising health camps to extend …

Malaria cases went down in TS in last nine years
1 year, 10 months ago

Malaria cases went down in TS in last nine years

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government released a report on Monday, ahead of World Malaria Day which is observed on April 25, that malaria cases had come down to 611 in 2022 from 5,222 in 2014. It said several districts had recorded zero cases last year: Jagtial, Kamareddy, Medak, Nagarkurnool, Narayanapet, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy and Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri. The report said the government has …

Malaria will soon be a notifiable disease across India
1 year, 10 months ago

Malaria will soon be a notifiable disease across India

The Hindu  

Malaria is all set to become a notifiable disease across India, with Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Meghalaya too in the process of putting this vector-borne disease in the category. Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. India witnessed 85.1% decline in malaria cases and 83.36% …

On World Malaria Day, the battle against malaria and beyond
1 year, 10 months ago

On World Malaria Day, the battle against malaria and beyond

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 24, 2023 18:48 IST - 2 MINS READ World Malaria Day is observed every year on April 25, with the aim of raising awareness about the devastating impact of malaria and the ongoing global efforts to eliminate this deadly disease. According to the World Health Organization, global malaria cases have declined by 27 per cent since 2000, …

Malaria Cases Record 45% Drop in 2020, India on Track to Eliminate Mosquito-borne Disease by 2030
1 year, 11 months ago

Malaria Cases Record 45% Drop in 2020, India on Track to Eliminate Mosquito-borne Disease by 2030

News 18  

Malaria cases in India are consistently decreasing with a 45 percent drop in 2020 and 13 percent in 2021, making it the only high-burden country in the Asia Pacific region reporting progress, said the chief of the top international body to eliminate malaria from the region. Status of malaria in Asia Pacific region A public health scientist, Das said while …

Winning the war against malaria through focused strategies
2 years, 4 months ago

Winning the war against malaria through focused strategies

Hindustan Times  

India has made significant strides in its battle against malaria through collaborative partnerships and dedicated efforts from the bottom up. Statistics from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme reveal there has been a remarkable reduction in malaria deaths across India from 1,005 in 2001 to 194 in 2017 and finally 80 in 2021. Some corporates have developed an app …

How India Took Sting out of Malaria Could Become Global Example, Says US Expert to News18
2 years, 5 months ago

How India Took Sting out of Malaria Could Become Global Example, Says US Expert to News18

News 18  

India could soon become a global example for its malaria-elimination strategies as it has managed to reduce malaria-driven deaths by almost 80 per cent in the last five years, said a top officer of a Washington-based not-for-profit organisation, Malaria No More. ​“Every single of those 90 deaths is a tragedy and worldwide, of course, malaria last year killed more than …

India reports 86% fall in cases since 2015, 79% reduction in deaths due to Malaria
2 years, 8 months ago

India reports 86% fall in cases since 2015, 79% reduction in deaths due to Malaria

The Hindu  

The number of malaria cases in India has fallen by a staggering 86% since 2015 and there has been a 79% reduction in the number of deaths caused by the disease between 2015 and 2021, according to a report by non-profit organisation Malaria No More. India's budgetary allocation to fight malaria more than doubled between 2017 and 2019 and it …

Continuous innovation needed to eliminate malaria
2 years, 8 months ago

Continuous innovation needed to eliminate malaria

China Daily  

Scientist Tu Youyou, a 2015 Nobel Prize laureate, does research in her lab in Beijing. In 2020 alone, 627,000 people died from malaria globally, according to the World Health Organization's latest World Malaria Report, and another 241 million people were infected, most of whom are in low-income countries. The Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation, with a core mission focusing on eliminating …

Is India falling short of its deadline of eradicating malaria by 2030?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is India falling short of its deadline of eradicating malaria by 2030?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST IN May 2015, in a bid to accelerate malaria eradication worldwide by 2030 and shift gears from its earlier strategy of malaria control, the World Health Organization adopted its Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030. “Major challenges,” they say, “include insufficient surveillance, slow and aggregated data reporting especially in exigent situations like cross-border …

World Malaria Day 2022: China, El Salvador and others; list of countries that are malaria-free
2 years, 10 months ago

World Malaria Day 2022: China, El Salvador and others; list of countries that are malaria-free

India TV News  

Highlights Odisha will be the first state to achieve the malaria-free status El Salvador and China received the malaria-free certification in 2021 40 plus countries and territories in the world are malaria-free Mosquitos are the little troublemakers who are the main cause of malaria. There are several countries like Africa, India, Botswana, Eswatini and others that register cases of malaria …

Malaria fight disrupted by COVID pandemic: WHO
3 years, 3 months ago

Malaria fight disrupted by COVID pandemic: WHO

Al Jazeera  

The UN health agency cited a total of 241 million cases of the disease in 2020, up 14 million from the year before. The World Health Organization says the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted health services in many countries, leading to tens of thousands more deaths worldwide last …

Explained | Will India benefit from the WHO-recommended malaria vaccine?
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Will India benefit from the WHO-recommended malaria vaccine?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On October 6, the World Health Organization made a historic announcement, endorsing the first-ever malaria vaccine, RTS,S, among children in sub-Saharan Africa, and in other regions with moderate-to-high Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission. Editorial | Killing the chills: On the malaria vaccine As Matthew B. Laurens argues in a paper in Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics : “An …

New climate-based solutions for eliminating malaria in India
3 years, 9 months ago

New climate-based solutions for eliminating malaria in India

India TV News  

The India Meteorological Department and the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday partnered with Malaria No More, a non-governmental organisation, to launch an expert committee that will explore and advance climate-based solutions for eliminating malaria in India. The India Interagency Expert Committee on Malaria and Climate will consist of leading experts and researchers from health, climate and technology fields …

Alarm grows in Africa as it watches India’s COVID-19 crisis
3 years, 10 months ago

Alarm grows in Africa as it watches India’s COVID-19 crisis

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa is “watching with total disbelief” as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the continent’s top public health official said Thursday, as African officials worry about delays in vaccine deliveries caused by India’s crisis. “What is happening in India cannot be ignored by our continent,” he said, and urged African countries to avoid mass …

India's 116 districts reported zero malaria cases in 2020: Health minister Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 10 months ago

India's 116 districts reported zero malaria cases in 2020: Health minister Harsh Vardhan

India TV News  

As many as 116 districts in India reported zero malaria cases in 2020 and the country has been able to achieve remarkable success in reducing the disease burden in terms of cases by 84.5 per cent and deaths by 83.6 per cent, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. The minister said the World Health Organisation has attributed India's …

Malaria gains at risk from COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
4 years, 3 months ago

Malaria gains at risk from COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

Al Jazeera  

World Health Organization says disruptions to treatment could lead to tens of thousands additional deaths. Funding shortfalls and disruptions to treatment in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic risk tens of thousands more lives being lost to malaria, the World Health Organization warned in its annual report on the mosquito-borne disease on Monday. The UN’s health agency …

India is a constructive, dependable actor globally, writes Harsh Vardhan Shringla
4 years, 7 months ago

India is a constructive, dependable actor globally, writes Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 continues to exact a heavy toll worldwide. The repatriation of Indian nationals stranded abroad and the evacuation of foreigners from India to their home countries have been among the most successful aspects of our response High recovery and low-fatality outcomes can be attributed to proactive measures taken to deal with the outbreak from its early stages. The repatriation of …

Malaria: Can the world eradicate another disease?
5 years, 6 months ago

Malaria: Can the world eradicate another disease?

CNN  

London CNN — Banishing an infectious disease from the face of the Earth is the holy grail of public health – a scientific and humanitarian feat for the ages. While a malaria vaccine is undergoing a large trial in three African countries, Feachem said that the jury was still out on whether that would be widely useful and that the …

World Mosquito Day: Creating Awareness About Malaria Globally
5 years, 6 months ago

World Mosquito Day: Creating Awareness About Malaria Globally

The Quint  

National Health Portal of India reports that the majority of malaria cases are reported from eastern and central part of the country and from states which have forest, hilly and tribal areas. In India malaria cases have consistently declined from 2.08 million in 2001 to about 4 lakh in 2018. Of the countries hardest hit by malaria, only India showed …

Drug-resistant malaria ‘spreading aggressively’ across South East Asia, scientists say
5 years, 7 months ago

Drug-resistant malaria ‘spreading aggressively’ across South East Asia, scientists say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drug-resistant malarial parasites are spreading …

Drug-resistant malaria is spreading across Southeast Asia, study warns
5 years, 7 months ago

Drug-resistant malaria is spreading across Southeast Asia, study warns

CNN  

CNN — Drug-resistant strains of malaria are spreading across Southeast Asia, raising fears of a “potential global health emergency,” two new studies have found. The evolution of the resistant strains in Southeast Asia has had “disastrous consequences,” researchers said – they have rendered a widely-used drug essentially ineffective, leading to treatment failures at “alarmingly high rates.” The drug, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, has …

Drug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia: Study
5 years, 7 months ago

Drug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia: Study

Al Jazeera  

A strain of malaria resistant to two key anti-malarial medicines has become dominant in Vietnam, Laos and northern Thailand after spreading rapidly from Cambodia, scientists have warned. Using genomic surveillance to track the spread of drug-resistant malaria, the scientists found that the strain, known as KEL1/PLA1, has also evolved and picked up new genetic mutations that may make it yet …

India’s past learnings can help it eradicate malaria
5 years, 9 months ago

India’s past learnings can help it eradicate malaria

Hindustan Times  

India has sustained significant decline in malaria cases, halving numbers to 5.1 million in 2018 from 9.6 million the year before. Malaria, which is a parasitic infection that spreads between people through the bite of the infected female anopheles mosquito and causes symptoms like fever, headache, chills and vomiting, can be eliminated only by stopping indigenous transmission of the infection …

India sets 2030 as target to eradicate malaria
5 years, 10 months ago

India sets 2030 as target to eradicate malaria

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Malaria Elimination Research Alliance, a branch of the Indian Council of Medical Research, has been set up to prioritise, plan and scale up relevant research in malaria and bring down the number of cases with the target of eliminating this vector born disease by 2030 in India. Ongoing biomedical research is going to play a major role with …

World Malaria Day 2019: Despite unprecendented success, half the world's population still at risk
5 years, 10 months ago

World Malaria Day 2019: Despite unprecendented success, half the world's population still at risk

Firstpost  

As of 2017, India accounted for only 4 percent of all the malaria cases reported worldwide. Every year, World Malaria Day marks an opportunity for local and global public health organisations to engage with civil society, private sector, academic institutions, and global leaders in ramping up and fighting to eradicate the life-threatening disease entirely. Other advances have come in the …

Model for malaria control
6 years, 1 month ago

Model for malaria control

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation’s World Malaria Report of 2018 turned the spotlight on India’s recent strides against malaria. India’s progress in fighting malaria is an outcome of concerted efforts to ensure that its malaria programme is country-owned and country-led, even as it is in alignment with globally accepted strategies. The turning point in India’s fight against malaria came at the …

Alarming! 'Super malaria' spreading rapidly in Southeast Asia
7 years, 5 months ago

Alarming! 'Super malaria' spreading rapidly in Southeast Asia

India TV News  

Scientists have warned that an increase in cases of "super malaria" in Southeast Asia is a global threat. According to BBC report, existing anti-malaria drugs won't work on this deadly form of malaria parasite. After the first case was found in Cambodia, it spread through parts of Thailand, Laos and now southern Vietnam The team at the Oxford Tropical Medicine …

China, Myanmar enhance efforts in controlling malaria along border
7 years, 6 months ago

China, Myanmar enhance efforts in controlling malaria along border

China Daily  

China and Myanmar are enhancing efforts in controlling malaria along the border, said U Kyaw Zin Thant, managing director of medical research department of the ministry of health and sports on Thursday. A meeting for fighting malaria along China-Myanmar border was held with the cooperation of National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, Yunnan Center for Disease Control and …

India to be Malaria-free by 2027: More about the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination
7 years, 7 months ago

India to be Malaria-free by 2027: More about the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination

India Today  

The Union Health Ministry and Family Welfare is taking immense measure towards the eradication of Malaria from India. A National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination has been unveiled which states the year 2027 as the deadline for Malaria in India. The National Strategic Plan is a year-wise road-map for malaria elimination across the country The plan aims to achieve universal …

World Malaria Day: How Sri Lanka won the malaria war, lessons for India
7 years, 10 months ago

World Malaria Day: How Sri Lanka won the malaria war, lessons for India

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka was certified malaria-free by World Health Organisation in 2016 after having no indigenous cases for three years. The last locally-transmitted case in Sri Lanka was in October 2012, with the island nation bringing down malaria from 264,549 cases in 1999 to zero in November 2012. By 2030, India too plans to end indigenous transmission of malaria, a parasitic …

News in numbers: India needs $18 billion to eliminate malaria by 2030
8 years, 3 months ago

News in numbers: India needs $18 billion to eliminate malaria by 2030

Live Mint  

11 What is it? The number of National Disaster Response Force teams deployed in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in anticipation of Cyclone ‘Vardah’. The cyclone is also expected to cause damage to paddy crops, banana, papaya trees and orchards over Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu, and Ongole and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. Tell …

China closing in on anti-malaria goal
8 years, 6 months ago

China closing in on anti-malaria goal

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China reported only 40 locally-acquired malaria cases in 2015, down from around 4,300 in 2010, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission. According to a medium-term assessment released on Thursday by the commission, progress is "going smoothly" as more than 96.4 percent of class-A counties and 99.8 percent of class-B ones reported no locally-acquired cases last …

China closing in on anti-malaria goal
8 years, 6 months ago

China closing in on anti-malaria goal

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China reported only 40 locally-acquired malaria cases in 2015, down from around 4,300 in 2010, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission. According to a medium-term assessment released on Thursday by the commission, progress is "going smoothly" as more than 96.4 percent of class-A counties and 99.8 percent of class-B ones reported no locally-acquired cases last …

21 countries could be malaria-free by 2020, reports WHO
8 years, 10 months ago

21 countries could be malaria-free by 2020, reports WHO

Firstpost  

Six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020, according to a WHO report. Geneva: Six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020, according to a WHO report published on Monday to mark World Malaria Day. “WHO estimates that …

Malaria spread still haunts Kozhikode
8 years, 11 months ago

Malaria spread still haunts Kozhikode

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: The spread of malaria continues to haunt the health officials of the district despite their best efforts to contain the disease through cleaning, fighting and resistance campaigns. In the first three months of this year, 33 cases were reported, as per the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project data, and 13 of them were reported from Ponnamkottu Kunnu and 11 from …

70 percent of malaria cases in south east Asia are reported from India, says govt
9 years ago

70 percent of malaria cases in south east Asia are reported from India, says govt

Firstpost  

About 70 percent of malaria cases reported from the South East Asia Region are from India. New Delhi: About 70 percent of malaria cases reported from the South East Asia Region are from India, where the number of cases and deaths due to the vector-borne disease in 2014 saw an increase as compared to 2012, the government said on Friday. …

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