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

· Dec 15, 2022 · 06:30 am

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

· Dec 02, 2022 · 12:30 pm

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

· Nov 16, 2022 · 09:00 am

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

· Aug 02, 2022 · 09:00 am

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

· Jun 30, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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

· Jun 23, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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