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Topic: malaria

Georgia declared malaria-free after decades-long battle

Georgia becomes the 45th country and the first in the WHO European Region to achieve this status.

India sees 69% drop in malaria cases from 2017 to 2023, exits WHO’s ‘high burden high incidence’ group

The country has set a target of eliminating the disease by 2030, in line with WHO’s Global Technical Strategy that aims to reduce malaria case incidence & deaths by at least 90% in 6 yrs.

Malaria has re-emerged in the US. Is climate change to blame?

An extra 4.7 billion people might be at risk of malaria or dengue by 2070 as the ‘epidemic belt’ of the diseases expands.

12 African nations to receive 18 mn doses of 1st-ever malaria vaccine over next 2 yrs, says WHO

Under immunisation programme funded by UNICEF & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, vaccine doses are expected to arrive in these countries by end 2023 & will be rolled out by early 2024.

Malaria, trial delays & $15 mn settlement: 16 Indian sailors stuck in Nigeria to reach home this week

The sailors were accused of oil theft about 9 months ago and detained in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria until their release on 28 May. They are expected to reach India by 10 June.

Chinese rocket debris shuts down Spain airspace & the mosquito behind Ethiopia’s malaria epidemic

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Moving toward malaria-free India not easy. But new-age technology has answers

For four years, ICMR-VCRC has been preparing mosquitoes that carry strains of a bacteria called Wolbachia, which can reduce pathogen transmission in mosquitoes.

Pandemic disrupts global malaria fight, deaths rise for first time in 3 years, WHO says

The number of malaria cases and deaths in 2020 were at least 40% higher than the WHO targets. The agency said its 2030 goals are now at risk.

World finally gets a malaria vaccine and it has an Indian connection: Bharat Biotech

WHO gave its nod to RTS,S after pilot projects in Malawi, Ghana and Kenya found significant reduction in incidence of severe disease. 

On World Mosquito Day, here are five ways to protect yourself from mosquitoes

Repellent sprays, racquets and roll ons — several new-age solutions have emerged to protect oneself from mosquitoes.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.