Special report: Why is India seeing a massive dengue outbreak this year?

Unplanned urbanisation, changing rainfall patterns and delayed preventive measures have created perfect conditions for mosquitoes to thrive.

Tabassum Barnagarwala

· Dec 03, 2021 · 09:00 am

As India grows older and more polluted, a little-known disease is killing a million people a year

Often confused with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims more lives than diabetes, malaria, tuberculosis and breast cancer combined.

Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 13, 2019 · 08:30 pm

The number of new HIV cases in India is falling but not fast enough and there’s a risk of resurgence

AIDS activists say more young people who have no awareness about HIV/AIDS are being diagnosed with the disease.

Papiya Bhattacharya

· Sep 27, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Nanomedicine could hold the key to bringing the global tuberculosis epidemic under control

Nanoparticles allow less medicine to be needed and toxic side effects to be reduced.

Sarah D'Souza, Admire Dube, The Conversation

· Aug 19, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Cheaper drugs are helping the fight against hepatitis C in Asia, but not enough

Hidden costs of treatment and stigma associated with the diseases are still major barriers.

Inga Vesper

· Aug 11, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Battling HIV: ‘The epidemic is far from over and it’s not time to disengage’

Head of the International AIDS Society Linda-Gail Bekker on the continuing challenge of treating HIV and preventing new infections.

Candice Bailey, The Conversation

· Jul 28, 2018 · 02:30 pm

The next step in dengue control might be an artificial intelligence prediction tool

A machine-learning system harnesses hundreds of parameters ranging from wind speed to local roof architecture to try and predict the next outbreak.

Aisling Irwin

· May 05, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to eradicate tuberculosis from India by 2025

He said the government was doing ‘massive work’ to ensure that active TB cases are identified at the right time and the right medicines are given.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 13, 2018 · 12:55 pm

The developing world suffers from many curable diseases. So, why aren’t we curing them?

Without drastic increases in funding and public awareness, the plight of people affected by the neglected tropical diseases is unlikely to lessen anytime soon.

Katherine J. Wu, The Conversation

· Nov 05, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Yemen: Massive cholera outbreak in Sanaa leaves 115 dead

The World Health Organisation sent in medical supplies and equipment to the war-ravaged country.

Scroll Staff

· May 15, 2017 · 09:40 pm

Why wildlife conservation is good for our collective health

From providing lifesaving drugs to buffering humans from disease, protection of wildlife habitat is key to human well-being.

Rashmi Bhat, Ensia

· Oct 06, 2016 · 06:00 am

This video explains how mosquitoes can be used to fight malaria (in two words, genetic engineering)

We haven't adopted the technology yet because it might lead to unintended consequences.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 23, 2016 · 01:00 pm