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Africa is a treasure trove of medicinal plants: here are seven that are popular

Plants have directly contributed to the development of important drugs. The antimalarial treatment artemisinin, pain medication morphine, and cancer chemotherapy taxol are just three examples of drugs derived from plants. Africa is endowed with up to 45,000 plant species – about 25% of the world’s plant genetic resources. More than…

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There's no cure for sickle cell disease, but spotting it early can improve treatment

Most of the global cases of sickle cell disease are diagnosed in African countries. The Economist Intelligence Unit – the research and analysis division of the Economist media group – estimated that in 2020 the total annual cost of treatment and impact on the economy of sickle cell disease across…

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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 on Tuesday. According to the latest monsoon diseases update, the first three days of July have seen 49 cases of gastroenteritis, 39 cases of malaria and seven cases of dengue.

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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.

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Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes, new research in mice finds

Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal. Over 1 million deaths per year are attributed to mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya fever.

The Conversation

What it would take to set up an African drug discovery ecosystem

Africa has great potential for drug discovery. The continent has natural resources, indigenous knowledge and human capacity. And it has the need: it bears more than 20% of the global disease burden. There are many internationally recognised African scientists undertaking cutting edge research. But a lack of resources makes it…

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‘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 to the death toll could be in sight

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Climate, malaria highlighted as Commonwealth leaders meet

Leaders of Commonwealth nations are meeting in Rwanda in a summit that promises to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

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 eliminate these diseases. "Over the past decade, great progress has been made against NTDs, but there is still a lot more work to be done," CEO Vas Narasimhan said. Novartis…

Benzinga

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.

The Hindu

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. The declaration is a high-level statement meant to mobilise the necessary political will, community commitment, financial resources, and individual action to end NTDs. The Kigali Declaration will be launched at…

Bangkok Post

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’ in global fight against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria

The Independent UK

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 taken to ensure the pandemic does not spread again from them, the DC told officials

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Stunning Stobswell mural unveiled on three-storey wall

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

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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 funding

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Is Mysuru closer to become ‘malaria-free’?

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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

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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 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000 since 2000, there were still an estimated 240 million cases and 600,000 deaths in 2020 globally.

Reuters

Davos booster for $18 billion fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

A global health fund has raised a third of the $18 billion it says is needed to reverse setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic and combat AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

Bangkok Post

11 catch 'macaque' malaria

TRAT: Eleven people in two districts have caught a strain of malaria that primarily infected macaques, governor Chamnanwit Terat said on Monday.

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Vic institute to tackle neglected diseases

Victoria's Burnet Institute has partnered with Moderna to develop new vaccines for diseases such as malaria and hepatitis C.

The Hindu

Stop distributing iron fortified rice in Jharkhand, say activists

Excess iron can cause health issues in large tribal populations ailing from sickle cell anaemia, thalassemia and tuberculosis

Wales Online

The near-death experience that opened Elon Musk’s eyes to the possibility of space travel

Do you think Elon Musk is a superhero or a supervillain?

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Travel for Two: On safari, a gin and tonic gives rise to the perfect African sundowner

The end of the evening is fast approaching on the African savanna. On safari in Kenya, deep in the heart of Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia County, our late afternoon game drive is chilly, enough to snuggle under a blanket in the open-sided Land Rover. Most safari lodges and camps across…

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