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

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Ashna Ashesh

· Mar 09, 2022 · 07:30 am

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

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Finn McQuaid, The Conversation

· Feb 10, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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

· Oct 11, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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

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Michael Good, The Conversation

· Oct 09, 2021 · 11:30 pm

WHO recommends use of world’s first malaria vaccine for children

The vaccine has been developed by the British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 07, 2021 · 11:15 am

Around 2.9 lakh TB patients ‘missing’ in 2019, no treatment for 1.32 lakh, says government report

The TB Report 2020 said 24.04 lakh patients were notified or registered in the records of the health ministry, an increase of 12% over 2018.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 24, 2020 · 08:17 pm

Encephalitis outbreak: SC asks Centre, Bihar and UP to list steps taken to stop spread of disease

The top court directed the governments to file affidavits within seven days.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 24, 2019 · 11:48 am

India recorded three million fewer cases of malaria in 2017: World Health Organization

India was the only ‘high-burden country’ to report a decline in the number of cases.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 20, 2018 · 08:07 pm

Congo: At least 47 people reported dead in fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

The World Health Organization confirmed that 20 of the 47 fatalities were caused by the virus, while the rest were still being tested and identified.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 18, 2018 · 04:51 pm

New Zealand orders the culling of 1.26 lakh cows in attempt to eradicate a disease

The culling is required to prevent the disease from spreading across the country, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

Scroll Staff

· May 28, 2018 · 01:52 pm

Ebola in Congo: WHO calls for emergency meeting to discuss global risks of outbreak

Officials said there are 44 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola and that 23 people have died have died so far.

Scroll Staff

· May 18, 2018 · 10:45 am

Fighting Ebola: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours

Health authorities must define the scale of the outbreak and then break its chains of transmission as quickly as possible.

Chikwe Ihekweazu, The Conversation

· May 12, 2018 · 02:30 pm