Disease Control
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700 dengue deaths, 9,000 patients – Bangladesh must do more to combat rising tide of disease
The situation is alarming even in the context of dengue’s annual nature in Bangladesh.
Dhaka Tribune
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After measles, experts worry typhoid could pose the next health challenge as India delays vaccine
The country already has a high typhoid burden and increasing drug resistance could led to a rise in treatment cost and recovery time.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Maharashtra forms task force to tackle rising cases of measles
The state has reported 724 confirmed cases of the disease this year, while 15 patients have died.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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As measles outbreak sweeps Mumbai, health workers struggle to overcome vaccine fears
Since October 26, seven children have died of complications suspected to be related to the disease.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Why Indians are still dying of cholera, despite Modi government’s massive water and sanitation push
India has built a record number of toilets and tap-water connections. But as a recent cholera outbreak in Maharashtra revealed, many simply aren’t working.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Three things we know about monkeypox and three things we need to find out
While the World Health Organization has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, this may change in the future.
C Raina MacIntyre, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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In charts: Four scenarios show how the monkeypox epidemic is likely to play out
In mere weeks, the disease has spread to 37 non-endemic countries, with over 2,600 cases.
Adam Kleczkowski, The Conversation
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In India’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, TB care has suffered collateral damage
As the country saw a 25% reduction in the annual notification of tuberculosis cases between 2019 and 2020, it had potentially missed detecting lakhs of cases.
Chapal Mehra & Ashna Ashesh
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A new TB vaccine could be a game changer for India and South Africa
A modelling study shows M72/AS01E dose’s potential impact and value in the two high burden tuberculosis countries.
Matthew Quaife, The Conversation & Finn McQuaid, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Explained: Why it took nearly 30 years to develop a vaccine for malaria
Experts desribe the hindrances in developing a dose for the parasite with a complex life cycle.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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All you need to know about the world’s first mass malaria vaccination programme
The Mosquirix dose recommended by the World Health Organization will prevent thousands of children from dying from the debilitating disease.
Danielle Stanisic, The Conversation & Michael Good, The Conversation
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WHO recommends use of world’s first malaria vaccine for children
The vaccine has been developed by the British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal