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Medindia's Press Release’ section provides the latest press release on Tropical Disease from across the world for the global audience. This page links to 1052 Tropical Disease press releases.

Parliamentarians from 23 countries call on G7 leaders to invest in neglected tropical diseases

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases ( unitingtocombatntds.org ) releases letter signed by 36 Parliamentarians from 23 countries calling on G7 Leaders to invest in NTDs. LONDON , May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To: Fumio ...


Abt Associates Awarded Contract to Prevent Malaria through Vector Control

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the lead agency for the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), has named Abt Associates as the lead in a new, five-year, $809 million contract, Prevention of Malaria through Vector ...

Elimination of Malaria in India cannot Happen till the Private Sector Actively Participates in the Fight!

India has pledged to end malaria in India by 2030, as stated by the Honorable Prime Minister at the East Asia Summit in 2015, the nation has made immense progress in controlling malaria – we have recorded 86% decline in malaria cases and 79% decline ...

Malaria breakthrough: A collaboration between ISS, IRBM and CNR has led to the discovery of new molecules blocking the transmission of the parasite

ROME , June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Istituto Superiore di Sanità, IRBM and CNR today announced collaborative research published in the journal Communications Biology (doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03510-w) that identified new molecules ...

After 15 years, the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, the world's largest grassroots campaign fighting to end malaria, changed its name to United to Beat Malaria

The United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, the world's largest grassroots campaign to end malaria, announced today that it is changing its name to United to Beat Malaria in order to better reflect the multifaceted and inclusive ...

Initiatives for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that its CEO Haruo Naito participated in the online event entitled "100% COMMITTED to End NTDs" celebrating the 10th anniversary of the London Declaration, an international public-private partnership to eliminate ...

Oxitec Successfully Concludes Mosquito Releases in Landmark Florida Keys Pilot Program

- Public support for Oxitec's sustainable, targeted technology has remained high throughout the project OXFORD, England , Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxitec today announced the successful completion of the mosquito release phase of its ...

ContagionSurvival.com Marks Seven Year Anniversary Supplying Pandemic Kits

Seven Years Have Passed Since The Ebola Outbreak of 2014, The Same Year First Aid Global LLC Started ContagionSurvival.com TARZANA, Calif. , April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Since November 2020 , West and Central African nations have ...

Statement - Canada, United States agree on protocol to guide bilateral trade if African swine fever is detected in wild pigs

OTTAWA, ON , March 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, Canada's Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Dr. Jaspinder Komal , working in collaboration with the United States' CVO, Dr. Burke Healey, issued the following statement: "We are pleased to ...

InnoCentive Launches Open Innovation Campaign With Habitat for Humanity to Find Solutions to Prevent Mosquito Bites Across Africa

Global nonprofit seeking ways to prevent the spread of malaria, which is expected to be a greater cause of death in Africa than COVID-19 this year LONDON , March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Open innovation firm  InnoCentive  is supporting ...

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Insights into a Malarial Parasite — Plasmodium Falciparum’s Genetic Arsenal

Insights into a Malarial Parasite — Plasmodium Falciparum’s Genetic Arsenal

New ‘copy-paste’ mechanism in genetics have been identified by researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in a malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum as per a study published in the journal PLOS Biology ...

Ancient Eastern Arabians' Malaria Adaptation Unveiled

Ancient Eastern Arabians' Malaria Adaptation Unveiled

Residents of ancient Eastern Arabia seem to have acquired resistance to malaria after the introduction of agriculture in the region approximately five thousand years ago. ( ) DNA analysis of the remains of four ...

Monkey Fever Prompts Public Health Advisory in Tamil Nadu

Monkey Fever Prompts Public Health Advisory in Tamil Nadu

The public health department of Tamil Nadu has issued a health advisory to both the Tamil Nadu forest department and local authorities in regions bordering Karnataka, addressing the looming threat of Monkey Fever in the border villages...

Surge in Measles Cases Sparks Concern Across Europe

Surge in Measles Cases Sparks Concern Across Europe

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning about the alarming surge in measles cases across Europe, emphasizing the imperative for vaccination. ...

906 New Mpox Cases Across 26 Countries in November

906 New Mpox Cases Across 26 Countries in November

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a surge in Mpox ( monkeypox ) instances, recording 906 new cases across 26 countries in November. This marks a 26% rise from October. ...

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