Desk,Odishabarta Anugola, November 4: Reinforcing its commitment to community health and disease prevention, Jindal Foundation, in collaboration with the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC), distributed mosquito nets among vulnerable families in Nagira village under Pallahara block of…
Sri Vijaya Puram, October 27: The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has intensified efforts to contain African swine fever (ASF) through farmer awareness programmes, farm-level biosecurity measures and sanitisation of passengers and luggage at island transport points, while urging pig owners to…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today reported major global progress against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), with 63 countries having eliminated at least one NTD by June 2026, up from 42 at the end of 2020. Advances in science offer new tools to prevent and…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 63 countries have eliminated at least one neglected tropical disease (NTD) as of June 2026, representing a significant increase from the 42 countries recorded at the end of 2020. However, the global health agency has warned that funding…
In September, Portugal released 30,000 mosquitoes in Lisbon. But these were no ordinary insects. The specially treated male mosquitoes had been sterilised through irradiation, meaning they could mate with females but produce no offspring. The aim is to reduce populations of…
A WINSA workshop in Bogotá reported widespread pyrethroid and organophosphate resistance, high kdr mutation frequencies and metabolic resistance in Aedes aegypti, and emerging resistance to novel insecticide formulations across South America.
…Ododo targets reduction of malaria prevalence to below 2% The Kogi State Government is set to distribute more than 3.7 million Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) free of charge to households across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state as part of renewed…
While substantial progress has been made in driving down the global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), trends are “uneven and fragile”, and several diseases are off course to meet 2030 targets. This is according to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
By Jennifer Nerkie Kenney Pregnant women have been urged to begin antenatal care immediately after confirming their pregnancies to reduce the risk of malaria-related complications for themselves and their unborn babies. Principal Midwifery Officer at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital,…
Genetic analysis of Anopheles sinensis mosquitoes across nine Shandong locations reveals high haplotype diversity, weak population differentiation and strongly directional gene flow from the northwestern plains toward the south and east.
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