As malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India (SII) has been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO), SII chief Adar Poonawalla said that the combined efforts of both of them have come to fruition.
The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India has been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after meeting required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) and was endorsed by the WHO Director-General following its regular biannual meeting held on September 25-29.
RSV poses a significant global public health challenge, particularly affecting children, and stands as the second most common cause of death in infants under one year of age, following only malaria.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important discovery about Aedes aegypti mosquitos, which could one day lead to better methods for reducing mosquito-to-human transmission of dengue, yellow fever,
Wading into the continuing political firestorm over DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks, equating Sanatan Dharma with "mosquitoes, dengue, malaria, fever and corona", BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the controversy has pushed the Congress into a helpless state where it cannot outri
The death toll of children dying from malaria has risen to six in a week as the disease continues to wreak havoc across Sindh, ARY News reported on Saturday.
"Every year in April, July and October, a special campaign is conducted with inter-departmental coordination for effective control of communicable diseases. The new phase of the campaign is scheduled to start in October this year. Along with government efforts, public participation is also i
Amid the persistent war of words and political outcry over Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin's rant against Sanatan Dharma, equating it with malaria, dengue and corona, the BJP state president K Annamalai on Tuesday shared a video clip of DMK MP A Raja in which he is purportedly heard labelli
The controversy created by "Sanatana Dharma" has created a political slugfest in the country. The political rival NDA and INDIA alliance are taking a potshot at each other after Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin equates 'Sanatana Dharma' with "mosquitoes, dengue, malaria, fever and coro
Coming out in defence of Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who has come under attack from the BJP as well as seers for his remarks equating Sanatan Dharma with "dengue, malaria and corona" and calling for it to be eradicated, fellow party leader TKS Elangovan on Thursday claimed 'Sanat