Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-4 of Malaria

India announces a contribution of $22 million to Global Fund for AIDS, TB and malaria

India has recently announced a contribution of $22 million to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and malaria (GFTAM) for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22). This is an...

September 4, 2019

Dengue and Climate Change

The Dengue (correctly known as Dengue fever) is a mosquito-borne tropical disease. It is caused by the dengue virus which is transmitted by the Aedes mosquitos. Symptoms typically...

August 10, 2019

Health Ministry launches Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan in New Delhi

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) have launched a 3 day special campaign called Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan in New Delhi. It is a campaign aimed towards...

July 19, 2019

Tackling Malaria: Odisha Model

The state of Odisha has reported the highest decrease in the number of Malaria cases in the country. The number of cases has been reduced from 4,36,850 malaria...

July 17, 2019

WHO: Algeria and Argentina declared Malaria-Free

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Algeria and Argentina as ‘Malaria-Free’ countries after no cases of indigenous transmission of disease were recorded. Key Highlights Background: The Malaria...

May 24, 2019

Algeria officially recognized as malaria-free in WHO African Region

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free countries, after no new cases of the deadly disease have been reported for at least...

May 24, 2019

India launches ‘MERA India’ to remove malaria by 2030

The ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) has unveiled the ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India’, a gathering of partners working together to scale up research to eliminate...

April 27, 2019

ICMR launched 'MERA India' to eliminate malaria from India by 2030

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched ‘MERA (Malaria Elimination Research Alliance) India’, with aim of eliminating Malaria from India by 2030. It is a collective group...

April 27, 2019

ICMR launched ‘MERA India’ to eliminate malaria from India by 2030

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched ‘MERA (Malaria Elimination Research Alliance) India’, with aim of eliminating Malaria from India by 2030. It is a collective group...

April 27, 2019

MERA India launched to eliminate Malaria by 2030

The Indian Council of Medical Research has launched the ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India’ to eliminate malaria from India by 2030. The initiative is a conglomeration of...

April 27, 2019

Archives

Archives

Archives