World Malaria Day

WORLD MALARIA DAY NEWS

264 malaria cases in Delhi so far — highest in five years for January-Sept period

September 09, 2025 6:01 am

Clinical features include high fever, headache, chills and shivers, nausea, vomiting, convulsion and unconsciousness in severe malaria

Southern Command launches community-based mosquito elimination drive

April 26, 2023 3:32 pm

The community drive will be conducted twice a week for four weeks from April 25, once a week till October 30 and once in two weeks from November 1 till April 24 next year.

Experts Explain | On World Malaria Day 2023, the challenges and new hopes in the fight against the disease

April 25, 2023 10:43 am

One of humanity's greatest scourges for millennia, malaria primarily kills babies and infants. Today there are reasons to be hopeful about 'zero malaria', in the form of two first generation vaccines that have recently been developed and may soon be rolled out.

World Malaria Day 2023: Simple diet tips to fight the mosquito-borne disease

April 26, 2023 3:35 pm

This World Malaria Day, observed annually on April 25, here are some dietary recommendations to fight malaria

World Malaria Day: 'Data-driven decision making and tailored approaches crucial now in all efforts to eliminate malaria'

April 29, 2022 11:46 am

Dr Corine Karema, a senior Malaria expert and the former Director of the Rwanda National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), in an interview with The Indian Express group talks about eliminating malaria, the impact of Covid-19 on such programmes and the way forward.

Make Karnataka malaria-free by 2027: Health Minister Sudhakar to officials

April 25, 2022 4:52 pm

Currently, the most number of malaria cases in Karnataka are recorded in Udupi and Dakshina Karnataka districts and research is underway to understand the reason behind this, the minister said.

World Malaria Day 2022: How the infection can be harmful during pregnancy; tips for expectant mothers

April 25, 2022 1:57 pm

"Pregnant women are prone to malaria infection because of their immuno-compromised state during that phase," Dr Seema Sharma, Senior Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology

World Malaria Day 2022: All you need to know about causes, symptoms, and treatment

April 25, 2022 10:24 am

Malaria can be treated. If the right drugs are used, people who have malaria can be cured and all the malaria parasites can be cleared from their bodies

World Malaria Day 2019: Symptoms of malaria and how you can beat the disease

April 25, 2019 9:54 am

World Malaria Day 2019: High grade fever, chills, headache, decreased urine output, nausea, loss of consciousness, vomiting, convulsions, blood in stools, anemia and difficulty in breathing are some of the symptoms of Malaria.

World Malaria Day 2018: Are you 'Ready to beat Malaria' this year?

April 25, 2018 6:30 am

World Malaria Day: The disease is caused by the Plasmodium parasites, which is spread to people through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito, also known as malaria vectors. The theme for this year's Malaria Day is 'Ready to beat Malaria'.

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