malaria

AFP/APP Nairobi: The sudden freezing of US aid to malaria projects comes at a critical moment as deadly new variants are spreading in Africa, posing a devastating impact, according to the head of a major NGO. The US government has…

News Desk Peshawar: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a dramatic surge in infectious diseases in 2024, with cases of diphtheria, dengue, measles, and malaria more than doubling compared to the previous year. A report by the Integrated…

AFP/APP Paris: Climate change is increasingly threatening human health through record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution, and the spread of infectious diseases. As the world approaches what is expected to be the hottest…

News Desk MirpurKhas: A significant rise in malaria cases has been reported in Mirpurkhas, with over 13,000 people testing positive following the recent heavy rains in the district. District Health Officer Dr Jairam Das confirmed that the…

AFP/APP South Korea: Near the heavily fortified border dividing North and South Korea, a monitoring device is constantly at work not tracking missiles or troop movements, but capturing malaria-carrying mosquitoes that might cross the…

News Desk Islamabad: In Djibouti, laboratory-created male mosquitoes are set to be released to help combat malaria. According to a BBC report, these genetically engineered male mosquitoes are designed to reduce the population of…

APP Islamabad: As the monsoon season intensifies, public health expert Dr Suleman Otho issued a timely warning on Saturday to parents and caregivers, urging them to remain vigilant and monitor their children closely for potential health…

News Desk Islamabad: A team of social scientists from COMSATS University Islamabad has been awarded a competitive research grant from The Degrees Initiative to explore the socio-political implications of solar radiation management (SRM)…

News Desk Sierra Leone: In eastern Sierra Leone, ecologist James Koninga and his team are engaged in a critical mission to track and control Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rats. Koninga, who has…

APP Hyderabad: Dr Zulfiqar Shaikh, a pediatrician, informed that Rotavirus diarrhea was not well understood in the ancient world, probably because its symptoms are primarily systemic and non-specific, rather than just diarrhea.…