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Rich countries put billions into global Covid responses. Low-income countries wish they could spend it on bigger problems.

Those who work on AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other plagues say progress is in danger of reversing.

Change of guard in Kenya: the 5 reasons neighbours watch every step

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta – whose final term in office ends after the 9 August polls – has been a…

The Conversation

Healthy liver: Why ignorance isn’t bliss

NEW DELHI: A survey conducted by Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) shows only about 34% of the people…

The Times of India

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India: Substandard medicines threaten the goal of zero malaria

Fraudulent and substandard antimalarials drive up case numbers, suffering and death. They are the main obstacle as India pursues malaria…

Diabetes and high blood pressure: why are ‘urban’ diseases affecting refugees?

In camps like Mahama in Rwanda, cases of non-communicable diseases such as stroke and renal failure are growing – and…

The Guardian - UK

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa

As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in…

The Independent UK

Karnataka will be malaria-free by 2025, says health minister Dr K Sudhakar

Dr Sudhakar instructed officials to travel to districts with high malaria cases and encourage people to take preventive measures to…

Karnataka will be malaria free by 2025: Sudhakar

Uptick in cases in Udupi and DK, says Minister

Mali's ruling junta suspends all UN peacekeeping rotations

In tonight's edition: Mali puts a stop to rotations of UN peacekeepers from the organisation's MINUSMA mission. Five former members…

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Why world's first malaria shot won't reach millions of children who need it

After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year - a historic milestone that…

Malaria cases up in Mumbai; break in rain could worsen woes

MUMBAI: With rains lashing across Mumbai, the deluge of diseases such as dengue and malaria has begun, said BMC officials…

The Times of India

Climate change doesn’t have to mean more insect-borne disease

As the world warms, diseases transmitted by insects may spread, but prevention strategies can break the link.

‘You get goosebumps from the data’: hopes rise for new malaria vaccine

The disease is a leading killer of under fives across Africa. But trials for a new vaccine suggest an end…

The Guardian - UK

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Novartis Announces $250M In R&D Funding For Neglected Tropical Diseases, Malaria

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) is pledging $250 million into R&D for new treatments of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) and malaria, with an aim to…

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

Malaria in India is perceived as a poor man's disease, thus receiving low priority in the public health agenda.

Act on neglected tropical diseases

Earlier this year, world leaders began the process of committing to and endorsing the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases.…

Former PMs urge government to increase spending on infectious diseases after Covid setbacks

Gordon Brown and David Cameron among 15 former world leaders demanding proper response to ‘reclaim the lost gains from Covid-19’…

The Independent UK

The next global health emergency is already here – and it isn’t a pathogen

Leading expert reveals why the next big threat facing the human race is not what people might expect

Revive COVID-19 task force at taluk level, Udupi DC tells officials

With colleges resuming classes, students from other States and countries have started arriving in the district. Suitable precaution should be…

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Stunning Stobswell mural unveiled on three-storey wall

Artist Lauren Morsley's design was chosen from dozens of entries.

Why the malaria vaccine took 35 years

Malaria's complex biology played a role in the delay, but experts say there was also a lack of urgency and…

Is Mysuru closer to become ‘malaria-free’?

Now, teachers to act as anti-malaria nodal officers in Mysuru

DPI told to support the efforts in identifying teachers in 156 PHC limits across the district

Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria

The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of cases has declined from about…

The Conversation